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Blog Posts in August, 2014

David Perecman Says Police Should Wear Body Cameras

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 27, 2014
The death of Eric Garner in New York City and the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, the unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted a call for a number of New York Police ...

Firefighters Suffer Electric Shock From Overhead Power Line While Helping With ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 26, 2014
Electrocution continues to be a significant cause of occupational injuries and death. It is a leading cause of occupational injury death in the United States, and a hazard to anyone whose job brings ...

Toddler's Finger Severed in Escalator Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 24, 2014
Escalators can be extremely dangerous for children. A 2-year-old boy had two of his fingers severed in an escalator in Portland, Oregon. He was at the Washington Square Mall when he got his hand ...

NY Law Officially Bans "Tiger Selfies"

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 20, 2014
Being attacked by an animal can be terrifying. An attack can leave a victim severely traumatized and injured, or even be fatal. In most cases, the owner of an animal is legally responsible for the ...

Texas Leads New York And The Rest Of The Nation in Workplace Deaths

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 20, 2014
More workers die in Texas than in any other state, according to an in-depth analysis of federal workplace data by The Dallas Morning News (8.16.14) . The News’ finding revealed a Texas worker is, on ...

David Perecman Pushes for Required Accident Reporting by Sightseeing Buses

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 19, 2014
The Associated Press (AP) reported (8.10.14) that New York City’s double-decker sightseeing buses have no legal obligation to report accidents to the city agency that licenses them. Attorney at Law ...

Safety of Colgate Total Ingredient Questioned by Consumers and Researchers

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 16, 2014
An antimicrobial chemical called triclosan is found in Colgate Total toothpaste. The chemical has been linked to cancer-cell growth and fetal abnormalities in animal studies, Bloomberg News reported ...

How are Wrongful Death Settlements Paid Out?

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 14, 2014
Wrongful death lawsuits may occur as a result of auto accidents, workplace accidents, medical malpractice , product liability and much more. The damages that can be compensated in a New York wrongful ...

What Is Considered A Wrongful Death?

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 11, 2014
Wrongful death is when a person dies or is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of someone else, said Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Any time a person dies for a reason other than natural causes, ...

Can An Illegal Immigrant Get Workers Compensation?

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 9, 2014
All workers who are injured on the job , including illegal immigrants, are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits in New York. The workers’ compensation is the same as other workers are entitled ...

Safety Procedures Questioned and Changed after Army Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 9, 2014
Colonel Darron Wright, 46, was killed during a parachute training exercise in North Carolina. His death was “made possible by a string of administrative oversights,” reported The News Tribune. Wright ...

David Perecman Praises New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio for Signing Avonte's Law

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 9, 2014
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio signed “Avonte’s Law,” aimed at keeping students with special needs safe while they are at school. The new law requires the city’s Department of Education (DOE) to ...

Twins Die After ATV Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 6, 2014
Two 9-year-old brothers died after an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash in Linn County, Iowa, reported ABC News (8.4.14). The twins, Colton Wayne Novak and Clayton Alan Novak, may either have been ...

Fatal Skydiving Accident On Long Island

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 4, 2014
Gary Messina, a New York City correction officer, died in a fatal skydiving accident at Skydive Long Island. He was jumping in tandem with one of the instructors at the facility. According to reports, ...

Hospital Patient Dies After Sneaking Cigarette in Oxygen Chamber and Causing Explosion

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 3, 2014
Was it medical malpractice ? A Chinese man blew up the hospital ward and died after he decided to smoke a cigarette while undergoing treatment in a high-pressure hyperbaric oxygen chamber. The ...

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