Here is the latest information from Toyota about their huge recalls. It has been reported that the defects have been implicated in catastrophic accidents. We extend our condolences to the victims of these accidents and their families.
Here is a recent press release from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on these potentially tragic defects.
If you or anyone you care about has been injured as a result of an auto defect, please call us for help.
In the movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, there is a point in the story where one of the main characters is involved in a life-changing accident. There is a scene where the character of Benjamin Button, narrating the story, takes the viewer through the circumstances leading up to the accident. He ultimately makes the point that, “…if only one thing had happened differently,” the accident would not have happened and the victim’s entire life would have proceeded differently, sparing her the trauma and agony of the ordeal.
Having spoken to thousands of accident victims about the details of their accident, I have had this same thought myself many times. In speaking to clients who were seriously injured, I have heard them wonder aloud the same question. I think it is a natural human reaction to any bad accident. I would bet that you have had the same thought yourself. If only one thing had been different…
My wish to you for the New Year is that you do everything in your power to do the one thing that will keep you and your loved ones safe. Whether it is buckling a seat belt or asking someone to hold the ladder, or whatever that careful little voice inside of you suggests that you might otherwise dismiss with a “nah, I don’t need to do that, I’ll be fine.”
Like the lady who called our office after she had taken a ride, “only around the block,” on the back of her boyfriend’s new motorcycle without a helmet, only to suffer a head injury in the accident only a few hundred yards from her front door. If only they had checked their excitement about the new motorcycle until a second helmet was available. There are far too many such examples.
We want you to enjoy the gifts of life. Please be careful. Please protect yourself. Please be safe.
While the saying, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” may be old, it still rings true. You may wish to consider this book as holiday gift for yourself and for others who you care about.
It is of the utmost importance that landlords of apartment buildings in the five boroughs of New York City make sure that children living in these multiple dwellings are not exposed to this toxic danger.
This interesting article about lead, touches on both the metal’s history and potential for inflicting neurological injury to children. Here is an informative overview of lead paint danger.
It is most especially heartrending when a child suffers a serious or catastrophic injury. While an adult must exercise the appropriate degree of care to prevent injuries to others as well as to oneself, there are many instances where a child simply can not recognize a potential hazard, and so is unable to take the simple steps necessary to avoid harm.
The legal team at Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. Attorneys at Law, is currently working on a number of cases wherein a child had suffered horrible injuries as a result of falling from an apartment building window.
To prevent such tragedies, the installation of window guard stops are required by the New York City Administrative Code and the Rules and Regulations of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. In a number of the cases that we are prosecuting, we have successfully argued that the court should find the subject building’s landlord legally responsible for the injuries suffered as a result of the failure to install and/or maintain the appropriate window guard(s).
While we are absolutely dedicated to obtaining such results, we recognize that such accidents are avoidable and should be prevented.
If there are any children that you care for or about, living in apartment buildings in the City of New York, please read this piece from the City of New York regarding the Window Falls Prevention Program.
