According to a report published in the Journal News on April 10, 1011, approximately 15% of motorcoach carriers in New York State have been cited for safety problems over the last 20 years. Of the five issues that are examined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the most…
A recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicates that traffic deaths decreased to an all time low in 2010, in which 32,788 people were killed in auto crashes, a 3 % decrease from 2009. The drop in fatalities was surprising in light of the fact that…
An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that the casino tour bus involved in the March 12, 2011 fatal bus accident that killed 15 passengers was traveling at speeds of up to 78 m.p.h., more than 20 miles per hour over the speed limit. Investigators also…
As part of his effort to obtain a balanced budget by April 1, Gov. Cuomo has selected a “Medicaid Redesign Team”, whose purported function is to “reduce Medicaid spending.” While this goal might have some merit, the problem is that the team he put together is comprised solely and wholly…
In a follow up to our blog “Fatal Bus Accident Under Federal Investigation” earlier this week, the tour bus industry was rocked again after a second fatal accident occurred, this time on the New Jersey Turnpike on March 14, 2011. In the second accident, a bus operated by Super Luxury…
On Saturday, March 12, 2011, 14 passengers on a tour bus returning to Chinatown from the Mohegan Sun Casino were killed when the driver lost control of the bus, it rolled onto its side, and struck a sign stanchion on southbound 1-95 near the Bronx border. The fatal accident is…
Robert Donohue, a Southeast resident whose wife and 8 year old daughter were killed by a drunk driver back on June 8, 2009, has filed a Putnam County wrongful death lawsuit against the owner of the vehicle and the property owner where the accident happened. The facts are that on…
With the incredibly snowy winter we’re having here in the Metropolitan area, people are slipping on icy sidewalks and stairways and suffering very serious injuries. In New York, in order to be successful in a slip and fall accident, you must be able to establish that the landowner had “notice”…
After four fatal car crashes since 2008, a stretch of Route 9 in Cortlandt from the Annsville Circle to the Putnam County border will now have rumble strips on the center of the road to provide warning to inattentive or sleepy drivers to prevent cross over accidents. The roadway, also…
The controversial drug propoxyphene, sold under the brand names Darvocet and Darvon, will be withdrawn from the market after 53 years due to serious heart risks, according to an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 19, 2010. The studies reviewed by the FDA determined that the…