If you only read Sharley McMullen’s death certificate, you would think she passed away as the result of respiratory failure and septic shock. The truth is much more alarming. McMullen, a healthy 72-year old woman from California, was finishing up treatment for a benign stomach ulcer when she contracted an…
The next time you hear the head of the New York City Housing Authority tell you not to worry about the widespread presence of lead paint in public housing developments, don’t believe her. When over 200 children living in public housing were found to have high lead levels in their…
Workers’ compensation programs were adopted in the US roughly a hundred years ago to protect employees injured in the workplace. These programs were designed to minimize unnecessary litigation, guaranteeing injured workers medical coverage regardless of fault, and in exchange, limiting employers’ losses to certain standards for lost wages, medical treatment,…
Do you check the weight capacity of every elevator you enter? If you find your elevator near maximum weight, do you ask a member of your party to get off? At The Espoir Luxury Rentals building in Williamsburg, your answers to these questions could mean the difference between life and…
Only a dozen lawsuits have been filed against Amtrak in the weeks since the deadly train crash on May 12th, but there are more to come, and there is a good chance many of the victims will end up without fair compensation for the injuries they suffered. 8 people…