Early on Friday morning,  a 65 year-old man was struck and killed by a train.  The accident occurred in New York City around 6:45 a.m. and authorities are investigating what caused this to happen.  The accident was at the Pleasant Plains station, and the route was closed after the incident to allow authorities access to the scene. 

The train was travelling its normal route when it struck the man who was on the tracks.  It is not known why the man was on the tracks at the time of the accident.  These types of accidents can represent a flaw in the safety procedures setup for the train.  More details should be released in the future to offer a better explanation of what happened. 

If you need legal assistance with a wrongful death suit, contact the New York City personal injury attorneys of Orlow, Orlow & Orlow at 718-544-4100.  

A man from New York City has been sentenced for several years to the Ulster County jail after pleading guilty to charges that left a 63 year-old man dead in late 2007.  The man sentenced to jail recently pleaded guilty to charges vehicular manslaughter and to hit and run that led to the victims death.

The man,  a 21 year-old, was jailed for felony manslaughter and the added charges of fleeing the scene of the accident he caused.  The man was driving in his Range Rover when he then struck and killed the victim as he was crossing the road.  The victim of the accident was air flown to a local area hospital,  where he was then later pronounced dead from injuries that he received. 

If you need legal assistance with a wrongful death suit, contact the New York City personal injury attorneys of Orlow, Orlow & Orlow at 718-544-4100. 

A 25 year-old man was awarded a massive $2.3 million dollar suit by a Manhattan jury.  The man was awarded the settlement after an accident that left him without a leg. What is more surprising with the accident is that individual who lost his leg was intoxicated at the time, nearly double the legal limit,  yet still received the massive settlement. 

While walking home from a bar the man was approaching the rail system.  While there,  he fell on the tracks.  An oncoming train then ran the man over which cut his right leg off.  The lawyers arguing for the injured man stated that the rail operator saw something on the track and should have stopped.  It is the policy of the rails to stop if they see an object on the track even if it is believed to be garbage.  The defendants can and are expected the appeal the settlement. 

If you or someone you know has been injured, please contact the New York City personal injury attorneys of Orlow, Orlow & Orlow at 718-544-4100. 

An Indiana jury has awarded a record $157 million to the family of a man who was hanged to death by a faulty hunting stand.  Timothy Simonton died in the accident three years ago while on a family camping trip.  Attorneys for Simonton's wife filed a wrongful death suit against the makers and distributors of the hunting stand.

The stand was mounted in a tree and designed to facilitate deer hunting from an elevated position.  According to the lawsuit, the stand broke when Simonton was attached to a safety harness, which then wrapped around his neck and strangled him.

Attorneys for Simonton's wife Carol had asked for $1.5 million in lost wages and $6,000 in funeral expenses.  The jury did not reveal why they chose to award the larger amount.

The hunting stand was recalled in 2007 by maker TSR Inc.  No one representing the company was present at the trial, which could impact the ultimate amount of compensation received by Simonton's family, according to legal experts.

If you need legal assistance with a wrongful death suit, contact the New York City personal injury attorneys of Orlow, Orlow & Orlow at 718-544-4100.

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the maker of Salmonella-tainted peanut butter.  Minnesota nursing home resident Shirley Mae Almer, 72, died of a Salmonella infection in December, after consuming peanut butter made by the Peanut Corporation of America.

Almer's family is suing Virginia-based Peanut Corporation of America, as well as King Nut Companies, which distributed the product to the nursing home.  The family alleges that Peanut Corporation of America failed to properly train and supervise employees, failed to prevent cross-contamination, and failed to adequately test its products for safety, among other complaints.

According to the lawsuit, Minnesota health officials traced the Salmonella infection to an industrial-size jar of King Nut peanut butter at the nursing home kitchen.  On January 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of the King Nut product, as well as other products produced by Peanut Corporation of America.

Almer, who was born in New York, planned to leave the nursing home prior to becoming infected.  After falling ill, she was transported to the hospital, where she later passed away.

Unfortunately, there have been many cases similar to this one.  If one of your loves ones has been sickened by an unsafe product, contact the New York City personal injury attorneys of Orlow, Orlow & Orlow at 718-544-4100.

The New York man who crashed into a telephone pole on Sunday had previously been convicted for DUI, and had rented the car in order to avoid the breath analyzer system in his own vehicle, police say.  Marvin Rice Jr., 27, lost control of the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta rental car early Sunday morning, and was later charged with driving while intoxicated by Long Island Police.

Rice was previously convicted of drunken driving in 2005, according to court records.  As a result of that conviction, he was ordered to install a breath analyzer system into his car, which requires testing before the vehicle can be started. Police believe Rice rented the Jetta from Enterprise Rent-A-Car to avoid being tested.

Following Sunday's crash, Rice was transported to the hospital by helicopter, where he was admitted with multiple injuries.

Drunk drivers such as this one pose a grave risk to everyone on the road.  If you or someone you know has been injured by a drunk driver, contact the New York City personal injury attorneys of Orlow, Orlow & Orlow at 718-544-4100.

A New York City man who caused the death of a pedestrian while driving drunk in August of 2007 has been sentenced to two years in prison. The man had a BAC of 0.12 several hours after the collision.

The man was charged with second degree vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. The pedestrian reportedly was thrown onto the front of the vehicle before rolling off into a pool of water.

Drunk drivers can be incredibly dangerous. If you or someone you know has been injured by a drunk driver, contact the New York City personal injury attorneys of Orlow, Orlow & Orlow at 718-544-4100.