New York Personal Injury Law Blog

In one of our previous blog posts, we discussed the risks of having a urinary catheter. This is only one procedure that comes with risks. In fact, just about any procedure you have at a doctor's office or hospital comes with specific risks.

The medical professional who orders the procedure or the one performing it must ensure that patients are informed about the risks and benefits of their procedures. This allows patients to decide for themselves if the risks are worth the potential outcome from undergoing these procedures. For those who decide that they can live with the risks, it may be better to avoid the procedures unless medically necessary.

Recently, you have seen reports in the news of lead found in paint in older buildings and even in tap water. You may be concerned about the presence of lead in your home, especially if you have young children. While the government has enacted various regulations over the last 20 years in order to promote safe drinking water, lead is sometimes still present in tap water. Often this is due to the use of metal taps, interior water pipes and even the connectors that attach your home to the city pipes.

In many cases, the risk for lead is greater when old pipes or fixtures are showing signs of corrosion or it could be in the solder that might be present from repairs. If water sits in a lead pipe for more than a couple of hours, the lead can seep into the water. To find out more about the possible presence of lead in your tap water, read below.

Construction safety is something that must be followed with precision. When proper safety measures aren't followed, tragedy can occur. Two construction workers died hours apart at two Manhattan sites due to falls recently. These falls highlight the need of all construction sites to have proper safety gear and insist that proper protocol is followed.

In one of these cases, the worker was wearing a harness when he was working on the 29th story of a luxury condo building. The harness wasn't clipped in, which lead to him plummeting to his death. In the other case, the worker fell out of a bucket truck.

When you assume that products aren't dangerous if they are being used as intended, you might find that you are wrong. If a trusted brand fails and injures you, it's a breach of trust. You can be left with horrible injuries as a result of some defective product.

We know that you never thought you could suffer harm while using a product you trusted, perhaps used many other times. We can work with you to help you determine how you can get financial compensation for the injuries that devastated your life.