Personal Injury

Every state employs a somewhat imperfect system in deciding who is the right candidate to be named a judge. Some permit judges to be appointed by local politicians. Others hold elections where voters decide who should sit on the bench. Some states have systems where...

An elevator accident killed a 30-year-old mechanic on the Upper West Side of Manhattan last Friday, according to news sources. The worker was in an elevator shaft at 75 West End Avenue when an empty elevator car descended three floors, crushing him. A man who lives in...

The New York lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy are always studying important legal decisions handed down by lower and appellate courts. Sometimes a decision can greatly impact the practice of lawyers. Often though, the decisions impact everyday people. This is a...

The New York lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy are following a very sad story that is hitting the news this morning. A man died after falling down a broken elevator shaft in the Flushing section of Queens. An unidentified man was killed yesterday after falling...

In the early 1990's, now legendary deceased New York City cop Jack Maple and police commissioner Bill Bratton began to develop the well-chronicled Compstat program. Compstat was a crime tracking program that was introduced during Bratton's first stint as New York...

The state of New York provides voluminous statistics on a wide range of health topics. One of these relates to traumatic brain injury (TBI) one of the most common consequences of motor vehicle accidents, falls from heights, slip and falls on dangerous premises, and...

The serious New York injury lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy are frequently asked by undocumented persons, usually construction workers and laborers, whether they can bring a personal injury lawsuit. Usually they have been told by a boss or co-worker that they...

When you go to visit New York State's parks, make sure to heed warnings. New York's appellate court recently found that visitors cannot sue the parks if they are injured while flouting warning signs. Last week's decision was a reversal of a Syracuse court decision...

An elevator that occurred at Giants Stadium four years ago reached a settlement halfway through the first day of the trial. The company that maintained the escalators at the stadium, Schindler Elevator Corp., agreed on a settlement with the eight injured fans, but the...

Six Flags Great Adventure has agreed to pay $750,000 to Betty Golembeski, 45 who was injured on a ride at its Hurricane Harbor water park. Ms. Golembeski from Brooklyn, sued after suffering neck and knee injuries on the 621-foot Big Bambu slide at the Jackson, NJ park...