Universal Healthcare? How would it affect my Car Accident?

You might be asking how President Obama’s health care plan would affect your car accident? You are probably not asking yourself that question because most Staten Island residents have never been involved in a car accident before and haven’t needed medical care after a car accident. 
New York, as well as many other states, enacted a no-fault [...]

I was in an accident with a police car!

Silive is reporting that 2 police officers were injured in a car accident while responding to a 911 call. Apparently, as the police were responding to the call, travelling along Hylan Boulevard, another car, driving in the opposite direction, was attempting to make a left turn and hit the drivers door of the police car, sending both [...]

Unlicensed teen leads police on chase through Staten Island

Silive is reporting that a teenager led cops on a chase through Staten Island today, causing pedestrians and other drivers to dodge his car as he ran through red lights and stop signs. Although it doesn’t appear that the chase caused any injuries, as an attorney, I always look at “what if?” – what if he [...]

Unseen dangers lurking in the pool?

Based upon the title of this post, most people fear the danger to be some high levels of bacteria present in their community or swim club pool. However, the danger lies not in the water but on the bottom of the pool, in the form of the pool drain. The design of most pools includes [...]

Staten Island Ferry loses power and crashes into slip

Another major Staten Island Ferry accident was likely avoided due to the painful lessons learned from the 2003 crash of the M/V Andrew J. Barberi. Yesterday, the ferry boat John J. Marchi lost power while entering its slip at the St. George ferry terminal on Staten Island. Without power, the ferry was unable to slow down [...]