Fitzgerald Law Firm Archives - Page 18 of 35

Long Island Man Dies in Car Accident

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 21st, 2014 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

A Long Island man was killed in a Brooklyn car crash when his car was hit head-on by another vehicle at an intersection. Nikon Bouyiosklis, 60, was pronounced dead after being rushed to Brookdale...

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Woman Killed by New York Taxis

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 16th, 2014 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

A young woman who was graduating from Boston College was killed when she was hit by a taxi cab in Manhattan on her way to a job interview, according to recent reports. Kelly Gordon,...

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Upper West Side Officer Strikes Pedestrian With Car

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 14th, 2014 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

An elderly man is in critical condition at a hospital after being hit by a police car on Broadway near 78th Street. The homeless man was hit while the police car sped up the...

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Seastreak Wall Street’s Captain “Confused”

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 11th, 2014 in Accidents Injury Blog

The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that the captain of the Seastreak Wall Street was “confused” by the ship’s controls when he crashed the ferry into a New York pier last year, injuring dozens...

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Crash Kills Four Young People in Queens

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 7th, 2014 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

A tragic crash left four young people dead and is being blamed by police on a combination of rain and speed, although authorities admit that they do not yet know exactly what happened. According...

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5 Facts Regarding Medical Malpractice Payouts in 2013

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 19th, 2014 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

Medical malpractice lawsuits and payouts of damages have been a political hot button for years across the United States. Many jurisdictions have enacted some form of ‘medical malpractice reform’ that generally makes it more...

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5 Troubling Statistics Regarding Birth Injuries in the United States

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 14th, 2014 in Birth Injury Blog

Birth is a complicated process, and even though it’s been happening since before history was even recorded the fact of the matter is that a lot can go wrong during the delivery of any...

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3 Risk Factors for Cerebral Palsy According to the CDC

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 5th, 2014 in Birth Injury Blog

According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the CDC, cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood. Approximately 1 out of every 323 children in the United...

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Medical Groups Call for Reduction in C-Sections As Numbers Skyrocket

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 3rd, 2014 in Birth Injury Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

The Cesarean birth, more commonly known as the C-section, is obviously not a new procedure. Legend dates it back to the days of Julius Caesar, although in reality this procedure has been used for...

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Using Acetaminophen While Pregnant Raises Risk of ADHD in Children

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on February 28th, 2014 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

Anyone who has ever been pregnant understands that there are several restrictions that need to be adhered to in order to make sure that the unborn child is kept as safe as possible. Many...

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