Blog - Grandelli & Eskenasi

DOT'S Failure to Install Left Turn Lanes Ignores Obvious Danger

For individuals driving on congested Staten Island roads, heavy traffic at intersections creates not only frustration but poses significant danger for driver's attempting to make...

Personal Injury

New York Tort Law Fails To Protect Rights of People With Prosthetics

Due to technological advancements in the medical world, disabled individuals today are becoming increasingly reliant on various prosthetic devices in order to lead normal daily...

Medical Malpractice

New York Legislature Rejects Law That Would Assist Medical Malpractice Victims

Despite strong support from the New York Assembly, State Senate, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, this past summer Senate majority leader John. J. Flanagan rejected a...

Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Large Trucks Pose Fatal Danger On Highways

According to a recent New York Times piece, this year more people will die in traffic accidents involving large trucks than the number of people...

Car Accidents, Wrongful Death

Motor Vehicle Deaths Rise Sharply in 2015

Traffic deaths in the United States have risen 14% in the first six months of 2015, ahead of the same time period for 2014, putting...

Environmental

Legionnaire's Disease Outbreak Hits The Bronx

The Bronx recently had the worst outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease in New York City history. To date, 119 people reportedly have been infected with the...

Construction Accidents, Wrongful Death

Supervisors Charged with Homicide in Construction Site Accident

Even when everything is going right, a construction site can be a dangerous place, but when warnings are ignored and the threat of imminent risk...

Brain Injuries, Personal Injury

Louis Grandelli, P.C. Secures $16 Million Verdict for Brooklyn Resident

The Law Offices of Louis Grandelli recently obtained a damages verdict of $16,000,000 dollars for a 35 year old Brooklyn resident who was injured in...

Civil Rights, Wrongful Death

City Reaches $5.9 Million Settlement with Family of Eric Garner

On Monday, July 13th, New York City reached a settlement in the amount of $5.9 million with the family of Eric Garner, due to his...

Car Accidents

Cyclists' Deaths On The Rise In New York City

Earlier today, a cyclist was killed in Brooklyn near the Barclays Center during rush hour. The accident involved at least other two motor vehicles in...

Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents

New York City's Right of Way Law May Soon Exempt Taxi, Livery, and Bus Drivers

New York City's Right of Way law, which makes it a misdemeanor for a driver to fail to yield to a pedestrian or cyclist with...

Car Accidents

Red Does Not Mean Go

Despite the Mayor's Vision Zero initiative, New York City continues to be plagued by drivers running red lights and causing injuries and deaths in motor...