20 Year Old Pedestrian Struck and Killed By NYPD Vehicle
The Grandelli Firm has a long history of fighting for families of the victims who were killed or catastrophically injured in tragic accidents. In fact, our office has made new law in New York, expanding the rights of the families of those killed in accidents. Earlier this week, 20-year-old Sofia Gomez Aguilon was killed after…
NYC Reports Record Motorist Fatalities During COVID-19 Lockdown
By Luiz Raible As New York City implemented its Corona Virus quarantine, the overall number of car accidents on its streets decreased. Despite the decrease in accidents, motorist fatalities skyrocketed. This surprising trend is due to the fact that less vehicles on the road led to more speeding, a top cause of death in the…
NYC Pulls The Plug On Moped-Sharing Company Revel After Deaths
Recent Revel Scooter Accidents In NYC The moped-sharing company Revel announced Tuesday that it would be suspending operations in New York City following the deaths of two users. On Monday July 20, Nina Kapur, a reporter for CBS 2 NY died after a crash on her Revel scooter in Brooklyn. Kapur was a passenger on…
NYPD Implements Non-Injury Vehicle Collision Program In Staten Island
In order to “improve response times to serious emergencies, and save time for busy New Yorkers”, the NYPD will no longer respond to motor vehicle incidents which only involve property damage. Under the new program, drivers are not required to wait for police to respond to the scene of the accident. However, under New York…
New Motor Vehicle Law In NY – Medical Emergency Defense
Medical Emergency Defense A new law was recently signed with the goal of making roads more safe. Drivers who get into an accident allegedly caused by a personal medical condition will not be able to drive until the Department of Motor Vehicles conducts a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident and the claimed…
West Side Highway Speed Limit Reduction – NYC Car Accidents Lawyers
NYC Car Accident Lawyers The speed limit was reduced this month on a deadly stretch of the West Side Highway. Speed limits along the Manhattan highway will be reduced from 35 mph to 30 mph. According to New York City and State officials, the new limits will take place on the West Side Highway south…
School Bus Crash with Adults with Special Needs
NYC Bus Accident Lawyer At least thirty people were injured last week in Brooklyn when a bus carrying adults with special needs collided head on with another vehicle. According to the New York Post, the school was heading west near Avenue U and East 61st in the Mill Basin area of Brooklyn at the time of…
Nassau County Municipal Liability
Municipal Liability A judge in Nassau County recently approved a $25 million settled between the County and the family of a woman who was suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in a car crash in 2007. The family of the victim argued that Nassau County was responsible because it knew that the “site lines” at…
Rideshare Accident – Insurance Coverage for Uber Accidents in New York
Rideshare Accident & Injury New York has seen a major increase in the use of TNC (“transportation network company”) services as a means of transportation. Among the most widely used TNC “rideshare” companies is Uber. What happens when an Uber driver or an Uber passenger, or both, get injured in a rideshare accident in New…
GM Announces Plan To Mass Produce Self-Driving Cars
This week at the Detroit Auto Show, General Motors announced its intention to roll out a new generation of driverless motor vehicles by 2019. These new self-driving cars, which lack steering wheels and pedals, will be deployed as ride-hailing vehicles in numerous cities throughout the United States. Whether or not GM’s driverless cars will be…
