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Third person this year fatally struck by sanitation truck in NYC

On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Jan 24, 2020 | Personal Injury

A 67-year-old woman was killed recently when a private sanitation truck struck her. She had been crossing 86th Street near Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst at approximately 4 a.m. The truck did not stop. According to the New York Post, it’s not clear whether the truck...

Bicyclist fatally struck by bus taking kids to museum

On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Jan 8, 2020 | Bicycle Accidents

It’s always a tragedy when a bicyclist is killed in a motor vehicle crash. It adds another layer when the fatality occurs in front of a group of school children. Last Wednesday at about 8:40 a.m., a pediatrician from the Upper East Side was biking along the 96th...

Is it safe to take an Uber?

On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Dec 27, 2019 | Personal Injury

Uber’s business plan was intended to disrupt the taxi industry. Instead of using an expensive, heavily regulated taxi, why not just get a ride from someone who’s going that way anyway? Uber could keep costs down by simply arranging rides from willing drivers, who...

Attorney Callan Featured In CNN Opinion Article: How a Trump impeachment could lead to a Pelosi presidency

On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Dec 23, 2019 | Firm News, Press

Opinion by Paul Callan Updated 8:19 AM ET, Thu October 31, 2019 Editor’s notes: Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former New York homicide prosecutor and of counsel to the New York law firm of Edelman & Edelman PC, focusing on wrongful conviction and civil...

NY Child Victims Act stirs up scores of lawsuits against coaches

On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Dec 18, 2019 | Sexual Abuse

Since New York’s Child Victims Act went into effect in August, over 1,000 new lawsuits have been filed by victims of sexual abuse. Some of these lawsuits were previously barred by the statue of limitations. That limitation period has been extended, and...

Hospital shift nurses may not be getting enough sleep for safety

On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Dec 16, 2019 | Medical Malpractice

In order to function well, people need seven to eight hours of sleep each night. Sleep deprivation, whether acute or chronic, can hurt your ability to handle complex or stressful tasks and make you more prone to errors. In nursing, sleep deprivation could cause...

Report: Too many death row defendants may be innocent

On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Nov 25, 2019 | Wrongful Convictions

Since 1973, 166 people on death row have been exonerated of the crimes they were convicted of. That’s 166 times when prosecutors and judges were certain, beyond any reasonable doubt, of the person’s guilt and were nevertheless wrong. According to the National Registry...

Dollar Tree Assured brand over-the-counter drugs may be defective

On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Nov 19, 2019 | Pharmaceutical Liability

If you have bought over-the-counter topical medications from Dollar Tree, Inc., you may want to throw them out. The company apparently bought medicines for its Assured brand label that were made in such substandard conditions that they were barred from the United...

New York names facilities where deadly C. auris has been found

On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Nov 15, 2019 | Medical Malpractice

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 35,000 people in the U.S. die each year from treatment-resistant infections. One of them is Candida auris (C. auris), a drug-resistant fungus that has been spreading globally. Now, New York State has...