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New York City Personal Injury Lawyer

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By Paul Napoli, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 31, 2011 at 19:14:26

Texan billionaire Allen Stanford has been charged over a $8billion investment fraud.

Posted on February 18, 2009
On February 17, 2009, the SEC said financier, Allen Stanford of the Stanford Group, orchastrated "a fradulent, multibillion dollar investment scheme." The SEC explained Stanford perpetuated the fraud by making false promises and fabricating historical return data...

Continental Commuter Flight 3407 Crashes Into Home, Killing 50

Posted on February 16, 2009
Continental Connection Flight 3407 to Buffalo from Newark, crashed into a home just miles from Buffalo’s Niagara International Airport, killing all 49 passengers and one man inside the home, Thursday night. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recovered the cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders and has tirelessly been working to piece together the cause of the crash...

Two NYC Residents Acquitted of 2 Firefighter's Deaths

Posted on February 16, 2009
Caridad Coste and Rafael Castillo were accused with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide due to the incident when 2 firefighters had to jump to their death because of dividers in the building. Coste and Castillo placed dividers in their apartment complex to section off rooms, however the set up was illegal...

New York Man With Anti-DUI Device Crashes Rental Car

Posted on February 16, 2009
A Long Island man and convicted drunk driver whose vehicle was outfitted with an anti-DUI driving technology ditched his car and rented another, only to crash the rental while intoxicated. The driver, 27, is in critical condition after losing control of the vehicle Sunday morning and striking a utility pole in Brentwood, according to the Stony Brook University Medical Center...

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Peanut Butter Recall due to Salmonella Contamination

Posted on February 09, 2009
The peanut butter recall outbreak caused by Salmonella Contamination was found based from peanut butter and peanut butter paste to be by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). PCA’s processing plant is located in Blakely, Georgia in which the contaminated products came from bulk containers ranging from 5 to 1700 pounds...

Live Abortion Case leaves Doctor in Miami without a License

Posted on February 09, 2009
A Doctor losses his license after he allegedly performed a live abortion for a teenage mother. The Teenager went to Pierre Jean-Jacques Renelique to get a planned abortion however she gave birth instead to a baby girl when the clinical staffers then placed the baby girl in a plastic bag and threw her away...

CPSC Complying With Phthalates Requirements

Posted on February 06, 2009
On February 10, 2009, all children’s toys and child care articles must not contain 0.1% or more of six types of phthalates which include: DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP, and DnOP, regardless of the manufacture date. The CPSC intends to abide by a recent court decision (pdf) that says the prohibition on phthalates in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) applies to products currently in inventory...

Queso Fresco, Fresh Cheese Recalled For Listeria Contamination

Posted on February 04, 2009
The New York State Agriculture Department warns consumers not to consume certain “Queso Fresco, Fresh Cheese,” made by Peregrina Cheese Corp. of Brooklynn, New York, due to a possible Listeria contamination. To date, the Department has not received any reports of illness associated with the recalled cheese products...

New Construction Safety Rules For New York City

Posted on February 03, 2009
New York City Buildings Commissioner, Robert LiMandri, unveiled a plan, including 40 new rules, intended to overhaul how high-rise construction and the City are regulated. The new recommendations include tracking crane parts, engineers and crane owners must sign-off on repairs, better training inspectors and closer scrutiny of older equipment...

Job Cuts Give Rise to Personal Injury Claims

Posted on February 02, 2009
Due to the failing economy, many jobs have been lost and many homes have been forced to go into foreclosure. Many large companies have been laying off their employees left and right due to the inability to stay afloat in these economic times. Lawyers alike believe that history will repeat itself as the last economic downturn increased tremendously the amount of personal injury lawsuits...

Obama Signs First Regulation That Helps U.S. Workers Win Labor Dispute Lawsuits

Posted on February 02, 2009
Obama had been pushing for this piece of legislation while in congress as well as when he was running for president. On Obama’s first day in office he signed the piece of legislation that makes it easier for U.S. workers to win pay-discrimination lawsuits...

The Securities and Exchange Commission finalized settlements with Citi and UBS

Posted on February 02, 2009
On December 11, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission finalized settlements with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. ("Citi") and UBS Securities LLC and UBS Financial Services, Inc. (collectively "UBS") that will provide approximately $30 billion to tens of thousands of customers who invested in auction rate securities before the market for those securities froze in February...

Carbon Monoxide Scare Sends Seventeen To The Hospital

Posted on January 31, 2009
A generator used to fill up two large Moonbounce playhouses is to blame for a carbon monoxide scare at a birthday party that sent 17 people to the hospital, said officials. The fan was keeping two large playhouses inflated while children were jumping and playing in them, said Fire Department Captain John Cleary...

Two Health Care Workers Arrested for Elder Abuse

Posted on January 29, 2009
Two local health care workers have been arrested for abusing elderly residents in two area nursing homes, announced New York’s Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Monique Jones, 32, of Rochester, a certified nurse aid a Kirkhaven Nursing Home is accused of kicking an 88-year-old resident in the ribs...

The rate of uninsured drivers increases as the recession continues

Posted on January 26, 2009
Studies have shown that the recession could potentially get worse due to the amount of people who do not have drivers insurance. When people drive without insurance they run they risk of not being covered and must pay substantial amounts of money for medical bills as well as repairs for both vehicles...

Anderson Hospital & 3 Doctors in IL accused for the wrongful death of a patient

Posted on January 26, 2009
At Anderson Hospital in IL, 3 doctors and the hospital are being accused for causing the death of Frankie Mae Stokes. While receiving care at Anderson Hospital, she received abdominal and ulcer infections, which eventually was the cause of her death. Anderson Hospital acted negligent when they did not foreseen, treat, or acknowledge that the infection was occurring...

Lip Gloss Keychains Recalled For Lead Hazard

Posted on January 26, 2009
Markwins Beauty Products, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), voluntarily recalled 75,000 Lip Gloss Keychains because they contain high levels of lead. If ingested by small children, lead is toxic and can lead to adverse health effects...

Fiery Car Crash Claims Father And Two Children

Posted on January 25, 2009
A fiery car crash on Monday night claimed a Selden man and his two small children, according to officials. The father, 44, his stepson, 5, and 10-month-old daughter, died in a Jeep that was fully engulfed in flames. Officials are unsure what caused the driver to veer off the roadway, strike a tree, and burst into flames...

Construction Worker Injured At WTC Tower

Posted on January 24, 2009
A construction worker was injured in an accident last week in the basement level of the former Deutsche Bank tower, where workers were removing debris. The site is also where two firefighters were killed more than a year ago. The construction accident happened when the excavator struck the LVI Environmental Services worker and he broke his right leg...

Mylan's Generic Version of Prilosec Approved by FDA

Posted on January 23, 2009
A generic formulation of Prilosec, from Mylan, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for immediate launch. Prilosec, marketed by AstraZeneca, is used for the treatment of gastric ulcers and gastro-esophageal reflux disease...

U.S. Airlines Crashes into the Hudson

Posted on January 20, 2009
On Thursday afternoon at 3:27 P.M., a U.S. Airways plane taking off from LaGuardia Airport in NY headed to Charlotte, NC crashed into the Hudson River. Apparently the cause of the plane having to make an emergency landing on the Hudson was due to a flock of Geese flying and getting caught in the plane’s engines...

Bayer's Response to 60-minute episode on Trasylol

Posted on January 13, 2009
When the 60-minute episode aired on Trasylol Bayer was asked what they thought about the program in which they expressed sorry and grief for the death of Joseph Randone who was administered Trasylol in January of 2009 during his heart valve repair surgery...

Medical Malpractice at an All-Time Low

Posted on January 13, 2009
Many different counties across the United States have seen all time low rates of medical malpractice in 2008. This is a very interesting turn of events as we have seen the rate of medical malpractice increase for decades. Whether the economy has something to do with it or not, one of the major reasons why the rate has decreased is because of new laws being enacted across the country...

King Nut Recalls Peanut Butter For Salmonella Contamination

Posted on January 12, 2009
Minnesota Public Health officials have linked King Nut peanut butter to a nationwide salmonella outbreak after preliminary lab tests found the products were contaminated. On January 10, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a voluntary recall of peanut butter brands distributed by King Nut food supply that were manufactured for the company by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA)...

Lasko Products to Pay $500,000 Penalty Over Faulty Fans

Posted on January 02, 2009
Lasko Products Inc. denies knowingly violating the law, but has agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty (pdf) which settles claims that the company failed to immediately report incidents associated with its defective portable fans according to the U.S...

Officials Investigating Sexual Abuse At Shore Winds Nursing Home

Posted on December 30, 2008
A Shore Winds nursing home patient is at the hospital and unable to return to her home for her own safety, following allegations of sex abuse by a staff member, according to News 10NBC. A male nurse is suspected of abusing the middle-aged woman who suffers from dementia...

FDA to Re-Examine Ruling on BPA

Posted on December 28, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is reconsidering its ruling on the safety of bisphenol-A, or BPA, a chemical found in plastic baby bottles and hundreds of other plastic products. The New York Times reports that there was so much criticism of its August decision that the amount of bisphenol-A in containers and baby bottles did not pose a health risk that the FDA has decided to re-examine its ruling...

Car Crashes Into Hanukkah Party, 14 Injured

Posted on December 26, 2008
An elderly man, 78, lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a building hosting a Hanukkah party for New York families on Thursday, injuring 14 people, according to police. The man struck a parked car before plowed through a plate glass window of the building where Chabad of the Five Towns, an Orthodox Jewish community organization, was hosting its annual Chanukah Wonderland festival in the town of Woodmere, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of New York city...

Madoff: As lawsuits commence, one hedge fund manager kills self

Posted on December 23, 2008
The founder of an investment fund that lost approximately $1.4 billion with Bernard Madoff, and his firm, was discovered dead Tuesday after committing suicide at his Madison Avenue office. Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet was found sitting at his desk at about 8 a...

Reserve Yield Plus Fund: Redemption begins?

Posted on December 22, 2008
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