New York and New Jersey construction workers are a hardy lot – men and women who are accustomed to harsh conditions and dangerous machinery and equipment. In addition, they tend to have a great worth ethic and often cannot afford to lose money by missing work. When you put all of that together, you get workers who frequently ignore symptoms that occur after a workplace accident. [Read more…]
Evidence of a Party’s Prior Alcohol Consumption May be Excluded at the Time of Trial
By John J. Megjugorac, Esq.
Under New Jersey Rule of Evidence 403, relevant evidence may be excluded by the Court if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the risk of undue prejudice. The party seeking to exclude the evidence bears the burden of convincing the Court that the evidence should be bared under Rule 403. Rosenblit v. Zimmerman, 166 N.J. 391, 410 (2001). [Read more…]
Construction Zone Accidents Dangerous for Workers, Motorists
Falling debris from a construction accident caused a multi-vehicle collision in Buffalo, New York, WIVB reported. A New York Department of Transportation crew was working on a bridge when a conduit – a long metal tube – housing phone or cable wires slipped and fell onto a van. The conduit damaged the van’s windshield and led to a four-vehicle crash. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured; however, Route 33 was closed for several hours. [Read more…]
Workplace Deaths Far Outnumber Terrorist Attack Deaths
Deaths from terrorist attack deaths gain lots of attention, but as the Huffington Post recently pointed out, Americans are hundreds of times more likely to die in a workplace accident. [Read more…]
NYC Inspection Sweep Nets Fines and Stop-Work Orders
Keeping workers safe is important not only for the workers’ sake. It’s also important for companies that hope to continue making money. When a company is found to be putting workers at serious risk of injury or death, OSHA or the New York City Department of Buildings can simply shut it down. Called a “stop-work order”, that’s exactly what happened at several job sites across the city in 2013. [Read more…]
How “Near-Miss” Reporting Could Prevent Injury Accidents
Not every mistake results in an injury, and not every trip results in a fall. But near-miss or almost-accidents can offer lessons that may serve to keep workers safer and prevent future worksite injuries. The problem lies in reporting them, as near-miss accidents are difficult to quantify and many people are resistant to admitting all the almost-accidents they have. [Read more…]
When Is A Governmental Entity Responsible for the Criminal Acts of Someone Who Causes an Injury?
In 2007, three individuals were killed in Newark, New Jersey in an incident which has now been labeled the Newark School Yard Shooting. It is the job of a personal injury attorney to determine if anyone, other than the criminals, are responsible for someone’s injury as a result of a criminal act. [Read more…]
Crane Accident Kills Two, Cause Unknown
We ordinarily like to profile local cases, but so many construction accidents from across the country feature lessons we can all learn from. Construction accidents that occur in the New York and New Jersey area are often almost identical to those occurring in other states. In other words, construction sites here are similar to construction sites everywhere, and lessons can be shared across the map. [Read more…]
Dangers of Distracted Driving Accidents Involving Cell Phones Increases
As more handheld electronic devices hit the market, and more people use them, collisions caused by distracted drivers continue to rise. In 2011, 3,331 people lost their lives in a distracted driving crash —up from 3,267 the prior year. Another 387,000 people were injured in a distracted driving crash. To put those numbers in perspective, almost one of every five accidents listed distracted driving as a contributing factor. [Read more…]
Ginarte Law Firm Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
By John J. Megjugorac
On Sunday, May 5, the Ginarte Law Firm helped celebrate Cinco De Mayo at a festival held at Corona Park. The park is located in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York. The Ginarte Law Firm help sponsor a tent where the public could meet several members of our staff and obtain more information about the law firm. The Cinco de Mayo festival was a perfect way for our law firm to interact with the local community and to celebrate our strong tradition of representing the Hispanic community. [Read more…]
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