Quick approval is not always a good thing

The Federal Drug Administration’s duty to the citizens of America is to put safe drugs on the shelves of convenience stores and in pharmacies. Yet, how much do this federal agency value its responsibility? It seems that today, it is much easier than ten, twenty years ago to get a drug approved and on the […]

Ferry crash victim awarded $23 million

New York City, New York (NewYorkInjuryNews.com – News Report) – On October 15, 2003, the Andrew J. Barberi ferryboat crashed into a concrete pier at the St. George Ferry terminal. Eleven people were killed and 71 were injured, some of them with severed limbs. This was the worst accident in the ferry’s 98-year history. A […]

Every eight seconds a car crashes

Gloucester County, New Jersey (NewYorkInjuryNews.com-News Report) – According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, a car crash occurs about every eight seconds. In the Elk Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, a Honda Accord collided with a street-sweeper vehicle. All four adults present in the car passed away, except for the 2-month-old girl because she was […]

Hospitals failing to report serious medical errors

New York City medical malpractice lawyers on NewYorkInjuryNews.com. Medical malpractice lawsuits are now, more than ever, becoming the only way to reconcile damages and errors caused in hospital rooms.

Three-vehicle crash leaves three dead

Cherry Hill, New Jersey (NewYorkInjuryNews.com – News Report) – A tractor-trailer crossed the median and collided with oncoming traffic in South Jersey. The large truck hit a Volkswagen soft-top convertible and a box truck. The tractor-trailer was carrying heavy machinery, and the box truck was transporting produce, which after the crash was strewn about the […]

Widow settles wrongful death suit with New York for $1.4 million

Staten Island, New York (NewYorkInjuryNews.com- News Report) – The devastating 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash left many lives crushed, many families broken. Osserritta Robinson was married to Louis Robinson for only eight months before he was killed in the crash of ferryboat Andrew J. Barberi. The boat crashed into a maintenance pier near the St. […]

Angered Taxi Group Rejects New Rules

New York City, New York (NewYorkInjuryNews.com – News Report) – A new city rule was recently passed requiring any new taxis to be hybrid vehicles because of their fuel efficiency rating of at least 25 miles per gallon for city driving and small size. It is part of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s drive to cut […]

Hit and run student gets 18 months probation

Long Island, New York (NewYorkInjuryNews.com- News Report) — 21-year-old Jonathan M. Ebel of Mastic, N.Y., was recently sentenced to 18 months probation and 30 hours of public service for the death of a Conway woman who reportedly stepped out in front of his car on U.S. 501, near Singleton Ridge Road. Ebel told Circuit Judge […]

Guardian angels or pure luck?

Long Island Vital Transportation limo driver cheats death. Long Island, New York (NewYorkInjuryNews.com) — How often do trees in the middle of a concrete city randomly topple over? Probably not many, but it did happen to a 60-year-old limo driver, Fransisco Vizuete, about to begin his drive to the Newark Airport for a pickup. He […]