Archive for May 2022
Nearly 100 Former Students and Staff of New Jersey High School Develop Brain Tumors
An emergency contract was awarded to a Middletown engineering firm to conduct an intensive radiological assessment of Colonia High School in Woodbridge, New Jersey after concerns were raised by a 1989 alumni about the school’s possible link to nearly 100 brain tumors among past students and faculty. The school’s entire 28-acre campus is being tested…
Read MoreAdvocates Cite Research Exploring the Correlation Between 9/11 First-Responders and Health Effects to Ensure WTC Health Program is Funded
Recent research studies explore 9/11 first-responders’ long-term mental and physical health issues, including the risk of respiratory diseases and suicidal ideation related to WTC Disaster Site exposure. Advocates for extending the James Zadroga Act cite many of these recent studies and more to ensure the World Trade Center Health Program is fully funded for victims…
Read MoreSPBMCC Partner Mark Apostolos Obtains $1 Million Settlement for Family of Labor Law Accident Victim
On April 19, 2022 in Westchester Supreme Court, SPBMCC Partner Mark Apostolos obtained a $1 million settlement for the family of a man who died while working on a construction site. Construction Worker Succumbs to Injuries After Suffering Workplace Accident The plaintiff was working on a construction site on October 4, 2018 when…
Read MoreWoman Arrested for Causing NYPD Car to Burst Into Flames
On Sunday, May 8th, two NYC police officers were injured due to the negligence of another driver. The accident occurred around 10:45 p.m. near 64th Street and Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. The officers were driving, with their lights and sirens on, to the scene of a fight when the driver, a 39-year-old woman, failed…
Read More6-Year-Old Boy In Critical Condition After Falling Down Elevator Shaft in Bronx Apartment Building
On April 21st, 2022, a six-year-old boy accidentally fell down an elevator shaft in a six-story Bronx apartment building and suffered life-threatening injuries including a fractured skull. Officers and firefighters found him unconscious on top of the elevator around 12:45 pm that day. Child Finds Unlocked Door to Elevator Shaft From Roof of Apartment Building…
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