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Blog Posts in July, 2012

Workers' Compensation After Construction Workers Injured In Brooklyn By Falling Concrete

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 27, 2012
Last week a construction worker was critically injured when a piece of concrete fell on his head in a construction accident, the New York Daily News reported. The 26-year-old man was clearing away ...

New York Court Denies Workers' Comp for Fistfight Injuries

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 23, 2012
New York workers’ compensation law is designed to cover all injuries that arise from a person’s employment. However, just because an injury happened during work hours doesn’t necessarily mean that it ...

Race Discrimination Complaint Against NYPD Intelligence Division

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal complaint against the New York City Police Department on behalf of black detectives in the NYPD’s Intelligence Division, according to NY1 ...

The Likely Cause Of Fatal New York Elevator Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
Inspectors with New York City’s Buildings Department determined that the elevator accident death of an advertising executive was connected to maintenance work, reported the New York Post (1/23/2012). ...

Advice On What To Do After A New York Auto Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
This past weekend, a New York auto accident left a woman seriously injured after her car hit another vehicle before crashing into Brooklyn construction scaffolding , reported the New York Post ...

The Importance Of Video In Police Brutality Probe Of NYPD Officers

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
The New York Police Department is conducting a New York police brutality probe against four officers in the Bronx after a video showed them “pummeling and kicking” a drug suspect, reported the New ...

New York's Labor Law: Explained

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
New York construction accident lawyer David Perecman comments on the expansion of Labor Law 240 . His law firm, The Perecman Firm, persuaded a New York Appellate court to interpret New York’s Labor ...

Lawyer From The Perecman Firm Comments On Crane Accident At WTC Site

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
A crane cable snapped at the 4 World Trade Center construction site on Thursday morning, according to The New York Times (2/16/2012). As a result, steel construction beams plummeted 40 stories from ...

Lawyer From The Perecman Firm Comments On NYPD Killing Of Unarmed Teen

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
The funeral service of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham was held at a Bronx church on Saturday, reported WNYC (2/18/2012). The Bronx teen was gunned down by police inside his home in early February. New ...

Port Authority's Commitment To Minority Hiring

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman commends the head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for wanting to use the agency’s clout to get more minority dock workers hired. ...

Injuries Suffered On Break Eligible For Workers' Comp Benefits

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
During the work day there are often many opportunities to be injured. Depending on people’s jobs, dangers could lurk near machinery, in the form of slippery floors or in a cubical from repetitive ...

New York Workers' Compensation: No Employer Repayment For Concurrent-Job Benefits

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
Doing business in New York is more expensive for employers and their workers’ compensation insurers because of a 2007 change in state workers’ compensation law. Thomas v. Warren County DPW, a recent ...

New York City's Most Dangerous Roads for Pedestrians

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
The Tri-State Campaign for Transportation (TSTC) released the Most Dangerous Roads for Walking Report (3/7/2012) revealing the most dangerous roads in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. The report, ...

Newly Released Civil Rights Data From The Department Of Education

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman welcomes newly released data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection website (3/7/2012). “Evidence is the key to ...

Workplace Safety Following Costco Slicing Machine Personal Injury Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
A worker’s hand was mangled in a slicing machine accident in the meat section of a Harlem Costco, according to the New York Post (3/9/2012). Fortunately, the worker’s hand was not amputated, reported ...

Lawyer From The Perecman Firm Criticizes Decrease In New York Elevator Inspections

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
Elevators in New York are being inspected less often. According to the New York Post (3/14/2012), the average number of monthly elevator inspections conducted by the New York City Department of ...

Top 10 Places NYPD Stop And Frisk

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
The New York Civil Liberties Union recently released a report of great interest to New York civil rights violation lawyers at The Perecman Firm and other defenders of civil rights. The report analyzed ...

Hate Crimes Following Justice Department Announcement On Trayvon Martin Case

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights division and the FBI have opened a civil rights investigation into the Trayvon Martin case, said The New York Times (3/20/2012). Their investigation will be one ...

New York Construction Law Following Fatal Brooklyn House Collapse

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
A 25-year old New York construction worker died when a house collapsed in Brooklyn, reported the New York Daily News (4/3/2012). “Of the many hazards that can happen on a construction site, a building ...

NYCLU Lawsuit Over Operation Clean Halls

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and several other civil rights advocacy groups recently filed a lawsuit of great interest to New York civil rights violation lawyers at The Perecman Firm and ...

The Perecman Firm Argues For More Bicycle Accident Investigations In New York

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
New York City resident Michelle Matson was hospitalized in 2010 after being hit by a car while bicycle riding in Brooklyn. Recently CNN (4/20/2012) reported that the NYPD chose not to investigate the ...

New York Ferry Accident Following Official National Transportation Safety Board Explanation

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued an official press release (4/24/2012) explaining why the passenger ferry, Andrew J. Barberi slammed into a Staten Island terminal in ...

New York's Ellis Hospital Acquires Innovative Infection Prevention Technology

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
New York medical malpractice lawyer David Perecman commends Ellis Hospital for doing more to protect patients against hospital-acquired infections. Ellis is the second hospital in New York to use ...

Sexual Orientation And Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against NYPD

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
New York police sergeant Michael Fox filed a sexual orientation and gender discrimination lawsuit (Index No. 152067/2012) in Manhattan Supreme Court against the New York Police Department. Fox claims ...

Lawyer From The Perecman Firm Announces Two New Linkedin Groups For Lawyers

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2012
New York personal injury lawyer David Perecman, founder of The Perecman Firm, has started two new LinkedIn groups focused on connecting lawyers, insurance agents and other professionals in the New ...

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