Clear and Present Danger
Danger surrounds us every day, but it can be avoided! Make sure you know about the latest dangers surrounding us everyday.
Many of us spend so much time on our cell phones that we never stop to think that they might be dangerous to our health...
The New York medical malpractice lawyers of the Raphaelson and Levine Law Firm P.C. and the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm through our joint resources have identified improperly used Medtronic devices as an area of potential malpractice...
To date more than 55 people have become severely ill due to E. Coli poisoning after consuming food at Taco Bell Eateries...
The Long Island Rail Road has come under fire lately for the wide gaps between the train cars and the platform in some stations...
A recent anti-terrorism investigation has found sky high radiation levels at a Staten Island Park frequented by thousand of City residents...
by Howard Raphaelson, Esq., Partner
One thing that I have learned during my practice as a personal injury lawyer is that, companies and individuals put PROFITS OVER SAFETY.
We see it everywhere. In the household products we use, the food we eat, the cars we drive and in the buildings where we work. The question is, what risks do we need to be more diligent about and those of, which should we remain consistently aware. In my view, one of the most grave dangers that lie ahead is cell phones. Not long ago, we were all using pay phones on the street, making callls for just a dime, a quarter. Those days are long gone. When was the last time you used a pay telephone? New technology has taken over the world. The development and widespread world wide use of the cellphone is as great an invention as the telephone, computers, television or automobiles.
Despite the endless foot-dragging in Congress over efforts to stimulate a stubbornly sluggish job market, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projected recently that jobs for construction equipment operators will grow by 12% between now and 2018. In its report, the BLS points out that as the numbers of men and women who operate heavy machinery increase, so will the number of construction injuries on the job.