Even smoking a hookah one time can lead to poisoning from carbon monoxide. Many teens seem to believe that these tobacco devices are relatively safe, but long-term use can lead to even more serious consequences, since the users take deeper and more frequent inhalations.
I’ve worked on countless cases involving union members and their families. Whether it’s construction, ironwork, rail work, or any number of other types of infrastructure work, they all share the commonality of having some element of danger to them.
Written by Michael G. Glass Pressure ulcers are among the most common injuries suffered by nursing home residents.[i] They can be painful and debilitating, and are horrifying to the resident’s family and to jurors alike. Practitioners should have a basic understanding of the law protecting nursing home residents who develop bed sores and be [...]
The husband has exercised his right to file a medical malpractice claim in order to seek justice for the pain, suffering and ultimate loss of his beloved spouse. It is expected that there will be testimony offered that will possibly support his claim that the surgeon's negligence contributed to the death of the patient.
“I shook him to quiet him down”. The end result is “Shaken Baby Syndrome”, a despicable crime usually borne of ignorance. The victim, a defenseless baby, ends up brain damaged or even dies. The mechanism of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Traumatic Brain Injury (“TBI”) are identical.
DRAM SHOP CIVIL LIABILITY Americans love their alcohol in all its destructive glory. The United States Center for Disease Control reports that 50% of American adults consider themselves regular drinkers. In 2016 alone, there were 10,497 people who died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report published in October [...]
When Mike Levine of RGLZ Personal Injury Law decided he wanted to give a holiday gift of sweatshirts for construction workers on Long Island this past December, we thought that we were doing something great. When we saw and heard the kind words from the recipients, nothing could have made us happier. And we never [...]
RGLZ Personal Injury Law has a long history of winning cases for injured workers. It’s one of our hallmarks. But we also pride ourselves on the connection we have to our clients, and our ability to empathize with the everyday hardships these people confront in a tough line of work. And so this past December, [...]
The Volkswagen emissions scandal is heading into its third month at this point, and things seem to keep getting worse as time goes on. Today we’re going to look at some new developments that have come about in recent weeks, as well as look forward at VW’s rumored plans to “fix” the issues with its [...]
By now, Volkswagen’s emissions scandal has become common knowledge amongst the average American. What most people know is that VW cheated on their emissions testing for diesel vehicles, and that they are facing down fines from the US government to the tune of billions of dollars. In short, owners of these vehicles have been the [...]