Personal Injury Blogs

An investigation by the Today Show says children who skate and play hockey at indoor ice rinks, and those who work in these facilities, are at risk for short and long-term side effects of carbon monoxide exposure. Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless and tasteless gas created by the combustion of carbon-based fuels. The [...]

Authorities have discovered a Bronx woman running an underground business out of her apartment in which she injected liquid silicone to enhance women’s breasts and buttocks. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York regarding a Complaint unsealed today in Manhattan federal court, Whalesca Castillo, who [...]

The driver of a tractor-trailer is dead today after driving his rig around the railroad crossing gates and into the path of a passenger train, says an article by Associated Press. 51-year-old Randolph Todd, of Sheppard, TX, disregarded railroad flashing warning lights and drove his tractor-trailer around the closed railroad crossing gates in Dunkirk, NY [...]

As New York continues to recover from last week’s snowstorm and in preparation for more winter storms, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) warns of potential dangers of snow cleanup and urges proper worker safeguards. “Cleaning up after a storm encompasses a variety of tasks, each of which can carry [...]

Forty-five employees of La Mar Plastics in Freeport, NY on Long Island required medical attention due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning after a leak of the deadly gas at the plant where they worked. According to The Washington Post, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning. Firefighters called to the scene found that the company’s gas [...]