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Blog Posts in March, 2014

Fatal Accident on Movie Set Raises Questions About Workplace Safety

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Mar 26, 2014
Sarah Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant, died after a freight train hit her while she was working on the set of an independent film, “Midnight Rider.” The accident occurred in rural Georgia, but ...

David Perecman Supports Guinness Boycott of St. Patrick's Day Parade

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Mar 25, 2014
Irish beer giant Guinness pulled its sponsorship of the Saint Patrick’s Day parades in New York City over the event’s policy of anti-LGBT discrimination. Guinness said it was “due to organizers’ ...

Two Train Workers Injured, One Fatally, in Two Separate Accidents

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Mar 24, 2014
A Long Island Rail Road track worker was hospitalized after falling onto the tracks and electrocuting his leg on the third rail, reported the New York Post (3.10.14). The worker suffered serious ...

David Perecman Weighs in on Deaths Allegedly Linked to General Motors Cars with Failed Air Bags

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Mar 17, 2014
General Motors announced last month that it was recalling more than 1.6 million cars because of faulty ignition switches, reported The New York Times (3.14.14). The automaker has acknowledged to ...

David Perecman Weighs in on School Bus-Taxi Collision in Brooklyn, Six Children Injured When Bus Overturned

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Mar 17, 2014
A school bus full of children flipped onto its side after colliding with a cab in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Surveillance video captured the crash. Investigators are using it to try to determine if ...

David Perecman Demands More Information on Head Shot Tactics Allegedly Used on Rikers Prisoners

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Mar 11, 2014
At The Perecman Firm, we believe in civil rights for all. Regardless of whether a person is living in their homes or in federal prison, they deserve the decency to be treated with respect and dignity. ...

Alleged Construction Defects Could Cause Injury

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Mar 11, 2014
Residents of Cathedral Gardens condominiums claim that Artimus Construction built their building incorrectly. They allege that their building has many construction defects including facilities and ...

New York Mall Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills One, Sends 27 to Hospitals

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Mar 4, 2014
A faulty water heater flue pipe was blamed for a carbon monoxide leak that killed a restaurant manager and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals. The tragedy took place at Legal Sea Foods at ...

David Perecman Weighs in on Fatal Multi-Vehicle Accident Set Off by Plow Truck

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Mar 4, 2014
One person was killed and six others injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the New York State Thruway in the Hudson Valley. The seven-vehicle pileup was set off when a Thruway plow truck pulled on to ...

Former CNN Anchor Loses Arm in On-the-Job Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Mar 4, 2014
Former CNN correspondent Miles O’Brien, 54, lost his left arm after an accident in Asia. A case full of heavy TV equipment fell on his arm while he was stacking cases onto a cart at the end of a ...

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