Many enthusiasts enjoy riding a bicycle because doing so could be both enjoyable and healthy. Of course, a safe bike riding adventure helps deliver intended benefits. New York City offers some smooth and easy places to bike, but it is a big place, and not every...
Cyclist and pedestrian killed on same night
Two separate hit-and-run accidents resulted in deaths in New York City. The fatal accidents happened within two hours of each other on the night of July 8 and the early morning of July 9. No arrests were made following either accident as both drivers had left the...
Claims under the New York Child Victims Act
In August 2020, the state of New York extended the time in which certain victims of child sex abuse are able to pursue a civil lawsuit. One exception to this extension has been carved our by judicial decree, however. What is the New York Child Victims Act? The New...
Child Victims Act ‘look-back’ window still open
It's been nearly three months since New York's Child Victims Act became law. Victims and advocates had been fighting lobbyists and some politicians for 13 years. New York's Catholic Conference and the Boy Scouts of America, perhaps not surprisingly, were among its...
Multiple sex abuse lawsuits filed against Boy Scouts in New York
Among the victims of child sex abuse who are hoping to finally get some justice thanks to New York's Child Victims Act are former Boy Scouts. As soon as the law took effect last month, attorneys began filing suits on behalf of men who say they were assaulted by scout...
New York’s Child Victims Act and Epstein’s accusers
The women who accused the late financier Jeffrey Epstein of rape, sexual abuse and related crimes won't get to see the alleged sex trafficker go to trial in New York after he took his own life in jail last month. However, some are attempting to get justice in the only...
What New Yorkers should know about the Child Victims Act
In approximately six weeks (on Aug. 15), New York's Child Victims Act will take effect -- just months after being signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The purpose of the law is to deal with our state's statutes of limitations on civil and criminal legal...
Hospital’s letter about alleged abuser prompts lawsuit
Last year, former patients of a once-esteemed endocrinologist who had practiced at Rockefeller University Hospital received a letter stating that the hospital had evidence of multiple cases of sexual molestation by the growth specialist, who worked at the New York...
FDNY firefighter saved by defibrillator he requested
Many people would assume that firehouses are among the safest workplaces around. However, last year, one veteran firefighter with the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) noted that the building where he worked in Queens had no automated external defibrillator (AED). He...
The many reasons car accidents happen
Human error and mechanical problems are two of the most common reasons why car accidents occur. For instance, if a driver is under the influence of alcohol, that is generally seen as human error. The same could be true if a driver was in an unfamiliar part of New York...
