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Upcoming Change in Federal Regulation May Allow Larger Double Trailers on US Highways
In a rider to a bill funding the US Department of Transportation, several federal regulations on commercial trucking have been changed in ways that could be both safety improvements and possible hazards. The appropriations bill has been approved by the committee of the US Senate that oversees the Department of Transportation, after a similar… Read More »
Reasons to Consider Hiring an attorney after a New York Car Accident
Right after an accident, you may be wondering where to turn and what to do next. You may be occupied with recovering from injuries, figuring out how to get to work without a car, and determining how to file a claim with your insurance company. By hiring an experienced New York personal injury attorney… Read More »
Three Teens Die in Driver’s Education Car Crash
A tragic accident has taken the lives of three local Orange County teenagers. The Goshen High School students were in a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu, taking a driver’s education course with the Middletown-based Decat Driving School. There were four students and one instructor in the car, with one of the teen students driving the car… Read More »
Call for Age Limits on Motorcycle Passengers after Child Seriously Injured in Crash
Out of a wish to keep other parents from experiencing the pain and anxiety he felt when his own son was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash, Michael Barone is now advocating for children under 16 to be barred from being motorcycle passengers. James Barone, 12, was riding on the back of a motorcycle… Read More »
Risk of Tip-Over Leads to Recall of Children’s’ Furniture
After receiving a report that their furniture may tip over, even when properly mounted to the wall, a children’s furniture manufacturer has issued a recall notice. Pali Design, Inc., a Canadian company, has issued a recall of eight different lines of furniture they manufacture for children, due to the risk that defectively-manufactured hardware that… Read More »
Hit and Run Crash Leaves 19-year-old Injured
A recent crash in the Dutchess County town of Pleasant Valley has left one young woman injured and led to a hunt for the fleeing driver. Nineteen-year-old Nicole Boyles was driving on Drake Road, roughly a mile west of its intersection with Rossway Road, when a dark red minivan struck Boyles’ Honda Civic in… Read More »
Bicyclist Struck by Pickup, Suffers Internal Injuries
A man riding a bike was recently struck by a pickup truck, forcing him to go to the hospital for his injuries. Jose Urban, 60, was riding his bicycle along the shoulder of state Route 32, near the intersection with Devitt’s Circle, in the Orange County town of New Windsor at around 11:30 a.m…. Read More »
Goshen School Bus Driver Found Intoxicated on the Job
A school bus driver working for the Goshen Central School District was suspended following his failure of a random drug test that was administered in between his bus runs on Thursday, April 23rd. Rick McCormack, age 61, admitted to ingesting pain killers and muscle relaxers after testing positive for alcohol. The school district immediately… Read More »
Rear-Ended Plaintiff Wins Motions on Liability and Serious Injury in Orange County Court
Back in 2008, the case of Ritzel v. Deserto brought us into court in Orange County twice in six months to argue two different summary judgment motions. The first time was in June, when we brought a motion asking the judge to declare the defendant liable to our client for damages as a matter… Read More »
Attorneys Win Judgment of Liability Based on Motion Papers in Poughkeepsie Car Crash
In a decision released last November in the case of Wynter v. Toth, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, granted our motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability in a car accident case we have been working. We were able to establish that the other driver’s traffic violation made her… Read More »