Category: Personal Injury

A man died at a New Jersey construction site after a tape measure fell 50 stories and hit him on the head. Gary Anderson, 58, was killed while delivering drywall to a high-rise construction site in Jersey City, FOX News reported (11.4.14). The 1-pound measuring tape became dislodged from a worker’s belt on the 50th floor and […]

A wine specialist died after she was overcome by fumes at an industrial cellar. She lost her balance and fell into a giant vat of wine. Nerea Perez, 25, fell into the vat while she was watching the fermenting process at the cellar in Salas de los Barrios, Spain. An emergency crew rushed to the […]

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 (8.11.14). Triclosan is also one of about 10 chemicals believed to disrupt the endocrine system to which people are regularly exposed. Concern about triclosan has grown as researchers continue […]

Florida State football player Nick O’Leary was riding his motorcycle down a suburban street when he collided with a Lexus that pulled out in front of his motorcycle. O’Leary slammed into the car, flipped over its hood, and landed nearly 100 feet away, said Fox Sports (7.26.13). Auto accident lawyer David Perecman, founder of The Perecman […]

An impact to the head or face or any type of head injury can affect a person’s vision. A leading cause of head injuries are car accidents. Trauma to the brain can occur during a car accident when a person’s skull hits an object like the windshield or the steering wheel. Loss of sight, blindness, or other […]

Auto accident lawyer David Perecman, founder of The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C., wants to remind drivers in New York to drive carefully on icy roads. An accident in Tonawanda, NY believed to be caused by black ice caused a twenty-car pileup on the I-29 ramp to I-190 South. WIVB (11.12.13) reported that no one was seriously […]