With their 11-month-old son regularly having breathing problems while he slept, his parents took him to a doctor for help. After a detailed sleep study to learn what was ailing the baby, the doctor then recommended and performed surgery to remove the baby’s tonsils and adenoids. Following the surgery, however, the infant stopped breathing while…

Across the U.S., falls are the leading cause of worker fatalities in the construction industry, according to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) in the U.S. Department of Labor. About 150 to 200 workers are killed each year and another 100,000 are injured in falls at construction sites, the agency says. Not all such…

A tractor-trailer barreling down a work-congested highway in upstate New York failed to slow down and smashed into several vehicles July 19, killing six people and leaving lots of questions about what happened. The tractor-trailer caused a chain-reaction collision that prompted an SUV to burst into flames and at least two other vehicles to be…

Drivers in New Jersey should be forewarned – a new rule just signed into law adds operating a motor vehicle while using a hand-held cell phone to the list of contributing factors that can lead to criminal charges of reckless driving if you are involved in a vehicle accident. The new legislation “toughens penalties against…

Disputes between landlords and tenants are among the most common legal situations that can occur in people’s lives. From a landlord who isn’t concerned about properly caring for their rental properties to tenants who fail to pay their rent on time, there’s a myriad of issues that can arise and cause tensions for both sides.…

The July 4 holiday was tragically marred on Long Island’s Oyster Bay in New York when a 34-foot-long private yacht capsized following a holiday fireworks show, trapping and killing three children who were inside the boat’s cabin. Since the disaster, investigators have pored over the wreckage of the yacht, which had to be pulled from…