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On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 25, 2017 | Personal Injury
A speeding charter bus plowed into a New York City bus in Flushing, Queens, early Monday morning. It has since been revealed that the charter bus driver had lost his license after a drunk-driving arrest two years ago. Nevertheless, he was allowed back on the road by...
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 25, 2017 | Construction Accidents
Two workers were killed and another was injured in separate fall accidents on the same day last week in Manhattan. The tragedies prompted a call by Queens Assemblyman Francisco Moya for the swift passage of a bill he is sponsoring, known as "Carlos' Law."The first...
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 22, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
Think only guilty people are in prison? Nope, not by a long shot. In fact, wrongful convictions occur all the time for a variety of reasons, including faulty evidence, eyewitness misidentifications and even official misconduct by police. This problem is so pervasive...
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 21, 2017 | Construction Accidents
Suffering a serious on-the-job injury can be a devastating blow for construction workers, often leaving them facing expensive medical treatment and no paycheck to pay for it. However, while most construction workers simply seek workers' comp or file a legal action to...
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 19, 2017 | Construction Accidents
According to the most recent Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), more than 900 construction workers suffered work-related fatalities in 2015 alone -- making construction one of the deadliest industries in...
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 18, 2017 | Construction Accidents
As part of a 2017 reform plan, the New York State Workers' Compensation Board is slated to release new guidelines for how to compensate workers for permanent impairments. Unfortunately, the workers' advocacy group the Workers' Compensation Alliance is concerned that...
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 15, 2017 | Construction Accidents
Can working in construction be dangerous? Of course, especially in New York since construction workers are often required to work at great heights. Fortunately, New York has some of the toughest worker protection laws in the country. However, what happens if you are...
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 12, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
Back in April, we told you about several proposed changes to Section 8-b of the New York Claims Act, which is the state law that allows victims of wrongful convictions to seek damages from the state. At the time, there were multiple pieces of legislation being...
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 9, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
Jennifer Del Prete spent nearly a decade in prison after being found guilty in the "shaken baby syndrome" death of an infant in her care. She was released last August after an appeals court found that the prosecution had withheld key evidence that might have...
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 8, 2017 | Construction Accidents
At a recent town hall in Port Ewen, U.S. Rep. John Faso made it clear that he intends to use his federal position to attack New York's Scaffolding Law, which he simply sees as a burden to economic growth. The problem for construction workers, however, is that this is...
