Posts tagged liability

• Millions of Huber Needles Recalled

  Alan Ripka | July 08, 2010 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Earlier this year, the FDA recalled 2 million Huber needles manufactured between January 2007 to August 2009 by Nipro Medical Corporation and distributed by Exelint International...

• Toddlers and Toxic Substances

  Jim Forde | January 07, 2009 7:13 PM | 0 CommentsLong Island, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  No parent would let their child play with a can of drain opener. But the impact that more ordinary household cleaners, sanitizers and other substances can have on the metabolism of small children...

• Boy crushed to death playing on a parking lot gate at Brooklyn apartments

  Paul Napoli | May 08, 2012 1:14 AM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A 12-year-old boy is dead after playing a game with other children involving an automatic parking lot gate at an apartment complex in the Brownsville area of Brooklyn. Yakim McDaniels died...

• How Does a Woman Die in a Public Pool and No One Notices for Two Days?

  Paul Napoli | July 01, 2011 7:26 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  July 1, 2011 Massachusetts authorities are investigating how a woman died in a public pool yet her body went undetected in the pool by lifeguards, swimmers and a health inspector for two days,...

• 22 People Hurt as New York City Elevator Falls 3 Floors and Crashes

  Paul Napoli | May 19, 2011 1:39 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  May 18, 2011 Nearly two dozen people are injured but lucky to be alive after an elevator malfunction caused the car to plunge three stories. The incident occurred about 7:00 am this morning at...

• Premises Liability Cases

  Christina Cole | March 03, 2007 2:58 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Premises liability is a law that makes the person or possession of the premise responsible for any injuries that happen on his or her property. A common premises liability case that often comes to mind is the one where someone slips on a wet floor, falls and breaks their leg. Then they sue the person or company for not having a caution sign in clear and visible site. While this is a good example...

• Flaming Dessert at Restaurant Turns into Fiery Nightmare that Burns Four Customers

  Paul Napoli | June 12, 2011 10:43 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  June 12, 2011 Dinner at a Florida restaurant went horribly wrong for one family Saturday night when a flaming dessert prepared by the waiter unexpectedly splashed over customers. The incident...

• "Taking the reins from the buggy driver"

  Edward Nitkewicz | July 13, 2011 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsLong Island, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a recent decision by the Second Department of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, the Appellate Court overturned a trial court's ruling that dismissed an injured...

• "Hot Coffee"and the Evils of Tort Reform

  Edward Nitkewicz | July 09, 2011 11:03 AM | 1 CommentLong Island, NY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Seinfeld mocked it. Letterman ranked it in his top ten list. And more than fifteen years later, its infamy continues. Everyone knows the McDonald’s coffee case. It has been routinely cited...

• Google says cars driving themselves would reduce crashes, but who is liable if they do crash?

  Paul Napoli | October 11, 2010 12:59 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  October 10, 2010 Using cameras, radar and lasers, a fleet of Google robot cars have racked up 140,000 miles on California roads and developers believe the vehicles will not only reduce fuel...