In a rather unusual twist of events, a New York gynecologist is being charged with manslaughter following the death of a patient in what has been described as a botched second trimester abortion procedure. Dr. Robert Rho of the Liberty Women’s Health Clinic in Flushing... Read More

As the popularity of indoor trampoline facilities continues to grow across the nation, researchers recently undertook to assess the dangers such parks may pose to young children and better understand the types of injuries often sustained there. According to the August issue of Pediatrics, the... Read More

A series of highly-publicized accidents at amusement parks and other popular tourist attractions have led to serious injuries as well as fatalities, causing many to question the sufficiency of the safety rules governing sites of this type. Even a cursory survey of the regulations and... Read More

According to research by an epidemiologist from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention, accidents involving teenage drivers fall into something of a predictable pattern, and that is why adjustments to graduated licensing rules may be in order. The study suggests that understanding what time... Read More

Legislators in Albany are once again being urged to pass a proposal which would alter New York’s existing medical malpractice statute of limitation to permit individuals additional time to file lawsuits. Current law gives those who have suffered harm as the result of medical negligence... Read More

An agreement has been reached between NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and federal regulators which will require the hospital to pay $2.2 million in penalties for permitting television crews to capture scenes involving the treatment of two patients who had not given their consent. One such patient was... Read More

A Houston area family is in the process of readying a malpractice lawsuit against a dental practitioner they claim caused their 4-year-old daughter to suffer extensive brain damage during a January in-office procedure. The parents of the girl claim that as a result of excessive... Read More

A lawsuit has been filed by the mother and father of a Stony Brook University student who died from a self-administered overdose of anti-depressant drugs, alleging that school therapists and counselors who had been treating the girl did not appropriately address and monitor her condition... Read More

Eight construction workers were severely injured last month in a Brooklyn construction accident that occurred in a decrepit residential structure at 1916 Prospect Place, according to a report in the New York Daily News. Falling from building’s third floor down to the ground floor, several... Read More