February 2015 Blog | NYC Personal Injury Attorney

Metrolink Train Hits Truck in Southern California Train Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 27, 2015

Federal Railroad Administration investigators were conducting a thorough investigation to determine the factors that contributed to the collision between a Southern California Metrolink commuter train ...

Lesbian Couple Blames Discrimination After Pediatrician Refuses to See Their Newborn

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 26, 2015

Currently, 22 states have laws that prohibit doctors from discriminating against someone based on their sexual orientation. Unfortunately, for one lesbian couple, Michigan is not one of them. Two moms ...

Construction Worker At Barclays Center In Brooklyn Dies in Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 25, 2015

A construction worker was crushed to death while on the job. Ironworker Peter Zepf, 52, was helping to construct a green roof on the Barclays Center in Brooklyn when he was fatally injured by massive ...

Blast Force Brain Injury and Auto Accident Brain Injury

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 23, 2015

Many reported traumatic brain injuries are the result of an automobile accident. The cover story of the February issue of National Geographic , explored blast-induced traumatic brain injury. According ...

Haiti Carnival Electrocution Serves As A Tragic Reminder Of The Dangers Of Power Lines

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 22, 2015

Carnival is a celebration held over several weeks each year leading up to Mardi Gras. Contact with power lines is extremely dangerous and can be fatal. Electrical power-line installers, cable TV ...

Justice Department May Sue Ferguson Police Over Racial Discrimination

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 20, 2015

The United States Department of Justice is preparing to bring discrimination charges against the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department in an effort to force them to change a pattern of racially ...

Bruce Jenner Auto Accident Investigation Continues

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 19, 2015

Investigators were analyzing the collected evidence from the accident site where Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star Bruce Jenner was in a four-car crash. Driver Kim Howe, 69, died in the ...

Worker Dies In Georgia Concrete Plant Workplace Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 18, 2015

The surfaces of stored materials such as gravel may be unstable. Workers may become entrapped and subsequently suffocate while working on or under such stored materials. Norberto Galicia Romero, 49, ...

David Perecman Weighs In On CBS '60 Minutes' Correspondent Bob Simon Fatal Auto Accident

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 17, 2015

It is with heavy hearts that we announce that a car accident claimed the life of Bob Simon. He informed households across the nation on current events and foreign affairs when he worked as a CBS New ...

Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing LGBT Discrimination

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 16, 2015

The Arkansas legislature passed a sweeping anti-LGBT discrimination bill, and is sending it to Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson’s desk. The bill (SB 202) passed by the Arkansas Senate bans cities ...

Gary Busey's Auto Injures Pedestrian in Malibu Parking Lot

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 15, 2015

Accumulated ice and snow in parking lots can be hazardous for pedestrians. Actor Gary Busey hit and slightly injured a woman with his car while he was backing out of a shopping center parking lot in ...

Three Muslim Students Killed In Possible Hate Crime

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 14, 2015

Three Muslim students were shot to death at a condominium near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Authorities were investigating whether the victims’ Muslim religion played a role in ...

Icy Road Causes 40 Car Accident And One Death

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 13, 2015

Ice was a factor in a 40-car pileup on the New Jersey Turnpike that left one person dead and more than a dozen others injured. NBC News (2.9.15) said that “officials called it a ‘freak’ accident that ...

Dozens Charged in Bribe Schemes To Ignore Construction Safety

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 12, 2015

Many people’s lives were put at risk so a greedy few could financially benefit. Now fifty people including New York City building inspectors, property managers and owners, “expediters,” contractors ...

Workplace Discrimination Claims Fall to Lowest Level in 7 Years

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 7, 2015

Workplace discrimination claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in fiscal 2014 fell to their lowest level in seven years. The dip that came as the economy improved, said ...

NTSB: Snapping "Selfies" Likely Caused Fatal Plane Crash

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 6, 2015

Selfies have been added to the list of driving distractions. These images of oneself have contributed to a number of accidents. In a story that made national news, the National Transportation Safety ...

Investigators Seek to Understand Fatal Metro-North Train-SUV Crash

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 5, 2015

Railroad crossings are one of the deadliest types of intersections. Six people were killed when a Metro-North train from New York City hit a sport-utility vehicle on the railroad tracks at a crossing ...

NYPD Officer Charged After Caught on Video Apparently Stomping on Suspect's Head

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 4, 2015

A New York City police officer who was caught on video seemingly stomping on the head of a suspect has been indicted. He will be arraigned on an assault charge in Brooklyn Supreme Court. According to ...

David Perecman Joins NASA In Remembering Fallen Astronauts

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 3, 2015

The space shuttle was NASA’s space transportation system. On January 28, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) honored astronauts “who lost their lives while furthering the ...

Tree Branch Tears Off Red Double Decker Bus Roof In London

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 3, 2015

One of London’s red double decker buses had its roof torn off after hitting a tree branch in central London. Five people suffered minor injuries in the accident. Two passengers were taken to hospital ...

Three-Year-Old Boy Falls Into Restaurant Grease Pit

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 2, 2015

Grease traps are designed to separate out the fats, oils and greases and solids typically found in food preparation waste. Wyatt Scharenbroch, 3, fell into a Denny’s restaurant grease pit located ...

Police Visit Richard Simmons Following Elder Abuse Allegations

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 1, 2015

Many older people are victims of elder abuse . Vulnerable older adults face high risks of financial, physical, and psychological abuse. Too often, these abuses may go undetected or may be disregarded ...