With Halloween just around the corner, the dangers present should become all too apparent. Selecting the right costume, which children want to start buying in August, can help to make a safe Trick or Treat. Children love to wear masks. The problem is that most masks severely restrict a child’s vision. If it doesn’t fit [...]
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 [...]
As an attorney and father of two young children, nothing angers me more than an incorrectly installed car seat. I have seen firsthand how a car accident can wreck so many lives. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration reports that car accidents are the leading cause of death among children in the United States, but many [...]
The proliferation of readily affordable large flat-panel displays in the home has brought about an unintended and dangerous consequence. The increase in flat-panel televisions and the furniture they rest on has led to a proportionate increase in the number of children rushed to emergency rooms because of the TV or furniture falling on them. Over the past [...]
The CPSC reports that over 3,700 children are sent to emergency rooms each year because they have fallen from open windows. In Staten Island, along with the rest of New York City, window guards must be installed if you live in a building that has three or more apartments and a child under age 11 [...]
The simplest answer is to immediately contact a lawyer! To many client’s surprise, your cruise ship’s ticket package gives you the ability to board the ship but it also takes away some of your important legal rights. In New York State, for example, you normally have three (3) years from the date of your accident to file [...]
Parents are threatening to pull their children out of Our Lady Star of the Sea school in Hugenot after learning that T-Mobile cellular antennas on the roof top of a nearby strip mall are emitting radiation into the classrooms. According to silive, one parent, Antonia Pannone, has already pulled her son from the school’s pre-kindergarten [...]
CDC has released the results of a study that shows that having a dog or a cat in your house may be dangerous to your health. MSNBC reports that dogs and cats are the cause of approximately 86,000 falls each year. Although they amount to only 1% of the falls in the United State per year, they [...]
As the boating season approaches, the North American Safe Boating Campaign kicks off National Safe Boating Week on May 16, 2009. The Campaign focuses on promoting life jacket use amongst recreational boaters. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, of all the boating related fatalities, 90% of those who drowned were not wearing life preservers. Boating combined [...]
I recently took my family skiing to Jiminy Peak resort in the Berkshire Mountains, east of Albany, New York. This year, we introduced my 5-year old son to skiing. For his first lesson, we made sure that we bought him a helmet. As an attorney, after representing numerous clients who suffered traumatic brain injuries, I [...]
A Lawyer's Guide to Car Insurance
