FDA requires black box warning-Reglan may cause permanent injury!

New York, NY (NewYorkInjuryNews.com)–The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) www.fda.gov announced drug makers are now required to place a black box warning on all metoclopramide containing drugs like Reglan. Federal regulators must warn patients, healthcare professionals and medication consumers about the risk of serious injury in long-term or high-dose use of all metoclopramide containing […]

FDA alerts healthcare workers-topical pain meds before mammograms

The FDA issued an alert to all mammogram patients and healthcare workers. New York, NY–The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) www.fda.gov issued an alert to all health care workers and patients using topical pain alleviators before receiving mammograms or other routine and diagnostic medical procedures. The FDA has become aware women apply topical […]

Fatal motorcycle crash claims Brooklyn off-duty officer plus injures family

New York off-duty police officer dies in fatal motorcycle versus car crash. New York Car Accident News by New York City Injury Lawyers New York, NY (NewYorkInjuryNews.com)–East Flatbush’s 67th Precinct lost an officer Sunday in a fatal motorcycle accident. New York (CBS) reported a 29 year-old off-duty Brooklyn Police Officer was riding his Yamaha motorcycle down […]

U.S. flagged Maersk container ship ousts Somali pirates!

New York, NY (NewYorkInjuryNews.com)–Breaking News: Unconfirmed reports continue to hit the news medias claiming an American crew regained control this morning of a container ship which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. As reported by the TimesOnline, military officials with the Pentagon say the American container ship crew has one pirate in […]

New York Wrongful Death – Binghamton gunman sent Syracuse TV station killing spree letter

Syracuse News 10 releases letter from Binghamton suicide gunman. New York, NY (NewYorkInjuryNews.com)–The Associated Foreign Press (AFP) reported on Tuesday, 41-year-old Jiverly Voong, who had legally changed his name from Wong to Voong recently, had sent a letter to a television station before he went on a gun rampage in Binghamton, New York last Friday. […]

Long Island multi-car crash leaves teen driver dead plus many injured

Central Islip teen driver dies in fatal motor vehicle collision injuring several. News by New York personal injury Law Firm  New York, NY (NewYorkInjuryNews.com)–A fatal car crash occurred at the intersection of Suffolk Avenue and Church Street in Central Islip around 11:10 p.m. on Friday April 3, 2009. As reported by Newsday, the fatal automobile […]

Bank of America settles $75 million Merrill Lynch employee lawsuit

B of A settles $75 million Merrill Lynch employees’ ERISA class-action lawsuit. New York, NY (NewYorkInjuryNews.Com)–Lawyers for the plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Merrill Lynch & Company alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), in federal court in November 2007. Lawyers for the wronged employees announced the settlement agreement, which was endorsed […]

New York hostage situation – Gunman fires on American Civic Association

Gunman fires on American Civic Association immigration services center in Binghamton. As reported by various news services including the Associated Press (AP), New York Times, and the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin, a lone gunman barricaded the backdoor, of the American Civic Association in Binghamton with his car this morning. As the situation is still […]

A Driver Cannot Proceed Through a Green Light Without taking Note of Potential Dangers

By Christopher T. McGrath Esq.   New York Under New York Law, a driver approaching an intersection with a green light must take note of all the surrounding circumstances before entering that intersection.  Even with a green light, a driver must be aware of other traffic which may be entering the intersection. In Nuziale v. Paper […]

Robert Sullivan Addresses the Failure to Monitor Labor and the Necessity of Caesarean Section Delivery

In this educational piece, New York Medical Malpractice Attorney Robert G. Sullivan, Esq. describes how the failure to monitor a delivery, and, in some instances, perform a Caesarean Section delivery, can lead to medical malpractice. All too often, individuals are harmed when health care professionals either fail to properly monitor a woman during labor or […]