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• Medical Malpractice - Guiliani's Recent Comments

  Rob Quattrocci | November 30, 2007 2:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Recently at one of his rallies presidential candidate Rudy Guiliani was quoted as saying that her refers to attorneys that sue doctors as "the pig factor." This is an interesting comment as it infers that all malpractice lawsuits are without merit which cannot be further from the truth. We all want to limit frivilous lawsuits however using propaganda against all lawyers is not the proper...

• Car Accidents - No-Fault

  Rob Quattrocci | November 30, 2007 2:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Many people have heard that New York is a No-Fault State and interpret that to mean that it does not matter whose fault the accident was in seeking recovery. However, this is only partially true. Regardless of fault you are entitled to recover for medical expenses, lost wages up to $2000 a month and some minimal additional expenses. However fault is required to be shown against the other...

• Roofing Injuries - Workers Compensation/Labor Law

  Rob Quattrocci | November 30, 2007 2:29 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Few people are aware that when an injury occurs on a construction site their may be compensation available in addition to Workers Compensation benefits. In New York Labor Law 240(1), 241(6) and 200 have been enacted to protect workers in the event that they are injured while engaged in certain activities.Recently, a roofer fell from a roof located on Erie Blvd. in Syracuse. This type of fall...

• Nursing Home and Quality of Care

  Joe Stanley | November 28, 2007 10:15 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  The federal government has fined a Syracuse nursing home $215,212.50 for widespread medication errors and other serious problems. The fine demonstrates the serious problem with the care of the old and disabled/ If you have any loved ones in a nursing home visit them frequently and record any problems you see with the care. Follow up with written complaints.This will insure the best care...

• Big Brother IS Watching You

  Joe Stanley | November 28, 2007 9:40 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  I have noticed a disturbing trend in the way victims of negligence are treated. Insurance companies rather than paying a fair settlement will use any means not to pay a fair settlement. One trick is to blame the injured party and to try to show they are trying to "rip off" the system. How do they do this?One of the method is to follow the injured person around. During the process of watching and...

• Construction Safety

  Joe Stanley | November 13, 2007 8:40 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Yesterdays roofer death shows how dangerous construction can be.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Worksite Injuries and Workers Compensation.

• Dangerous Highways

  Joe Stanley | November 12, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The accident today in Oswego countyJoseph Kanaley, 64, of Martville, was driving a 1995 GMC south on county Route 34. He stopped at the stop sign at state Route 104 and then continued into the path of a 2005 Ford tow truck. The driver of the tow truck, Lawrence Curtis, 46, also of Martville, was westbound on state Route 104. Curtis was not hurt. Kanaley was taken to A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital in...

• Workplace Tragedy

  Joe Stanley | November 06, 2007 1:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A terrible workplace accident in AuburnA 47-year-old Moravia man was killed this morning when he was pulled onto a conveyor belt at Auburn Metal Processing, a scrap metal plant on North Street Road in Sennett.shows how dangerous a workplace can be. If you notice a problem in your workplace dont be afraid to complain so it will get fixed.For more information on this subject, please refer to the...

• Car Accidents - DWI

  Rob Quattrocci | November 05, 2007 1:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Two horrible accidents occurred over the weekend. The first accident involved a woman who turned around at a thruway toll station and then proceeded to get go down an off ramp thus driving head on with oncoming traffic. As indicated by the story: "Instead of going through the toll booth at Carrier Circle, Mauro made a U-turn and began driving west on the eastbound ramp, Merritt said. She...