Practice Areas
Dangerous Products:
- Industrial machinery
- Appliances
- Medical devices, such as joint replacements (hips, knees and shoulders)
- Prescription drugs
- Other consumer goods
Workplace Hazards:
- “Struck By” incidents involving vehicles
- Fall hazards
- Falling objects and debris
- General unsafe working conditions
World Trade Center Exposure Injuries:
- Zadroga Act Victim Compensation Fund (“VCF”) claims
Toxic Exposures (Workplace, Home and Elsewhere):
- Lead poisoning of children
- Respiratory inhalation hazards
- Exposure to solvents
- Exposure to pesticides/herbicides/fungicides
- Failure to create and maintain an adequate respiratory protection plan
Food Poisoning:
- Improper food storage and preparation (restaurants)
- Contaminated produce and meats (farms, wholesalers and retailers)
Construction Site Injuries:
- Violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
- New York State Labor Law claims
- Violations of the New York State Industrial Code
- Worker falls
- Improper scaffolding
- Failure to provide protection against fall hazards (harnesses; anchor points)
- Falling debris
- General unsafe working conditions
Motor Vehicle Accidents:
- Trucking accidents
- Pedestrians struck by buses, cars or trucks
- Multiple car collisions
Dangerous Premises:
- Unsafe conditions (slip, trip and fall hazards)
- Fires
- Flooding
Consumer Fraud:
- False advertising
- Mislabeling
- Overcharges
- Hidden fees
- New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act violations
Negligent Healthcare:
- Failure to diagnose serious illnesses, including cancer and infections
- Surgical errors
- I.V. infiltrate
- Medical malpractice during labor and delivery resulting in injury to newborn
- Negligent wound care
- Nursing home neglect and abuse
Institutional Abuse:
- Failure of schools to protect children from abuse
- Failure of agencies to monitor children in care of abusive foster parents
Civil Rights:
- Injuries sustained during and after arrest
- False arrest
- Abuses suffered during detention by immigration authorities