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New York Car Accidents
- Truck Driver Hit and Injured During Snowstorm Receives $1.9-Million Settlement
- Tell Your Teens To Buckle Up
Medical Malpractice
- Hospital-Acquired Illness Creates 12% Of Liability: Study
- Highway Construction Worker Gets $4.77-Million Settlement After Being Hit and Permanently Injured by Out-of-Control Car
- Re-inventing the Malpractice "Crisis"
- RGG&L secures $1.2 million settlement for woman whose breast cancer diagnosis was delayed due to misread mammograms
- What Grade Did Your Medical Insurance Company Get?
Defective Products
Premises Liability
Construction Accidents
Slips and Falls, Dog Bites, Stairway Accidents
General
- Worst Insurance Companies of 2008
- Bus Accident case settled for $4.5 Million
- Health effects from 9/11 still in the air
- RGG&L Secures $1.33-Million Settlement for Estate of 38-Year-Old Man Crushed by Tree Limb
- Great New Article on "Defensive Medicine"
- State Farm: Sanction Whistleblowers
- Even the Lizard can't help this kid
- New York City May Be Held Liable In 9/11 Lawsuits
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- Construction Accidents
- Bad Faith Insurance, Unreasonable Claim Denial
- Slips and Falls, Dog Bites, Stairway Accidents
- Legal & Professional Malpractice
- Drunk Driving Accident Victims
- Eye Injuries and Vision Loss
- Birth Injuries
- Wrongful Death Claims
- Municipal Liability
Document Library
New York Car Accidents
- Everyone is a Distracted Driver
- The Right Insurance is Better than Popular Insurance
- Being Smart After the Car Accident
- Truck Drivers with Forged Health Certificate
- The Four Categories of Bad Claim Denial
Medical Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Unforgivable Medical Errors
- Health Care Providers Charging for Mistakes
- The Third Party in Health Care
- Product Liability By Way of Medical Malpractice: The Quaid Twins
Nursing Home & Assisted Care Abuse
Defective Products
- New Testing Guidelines for the Pharmaceutical Companies
- Chinese Goods: Low Prices, Hidden Costs
- The FDA: What Happened to Due Dilligence?
- OxyContin: Marketing Addiction
- Tequin: The Side Effects of a Dangerous Antibiotic
Motorcycle Accidents
Construction Accidents
- With Construction Safety, Passing the Buck is NOT an Option
- Jobsite Eye Injuries: How to Avoid Them
- The Crane Collapse Epidemic
- Preventable Accidents in the Job Site
- The Same Injuries Over and Over Again
Bad Faith Insurance, Unreasonable Claim Denial
- Insurers Systematically Overcharging Customers
- Bad Faith Insurance Practices Laid Bare
- Differences and Similarities: Katrina and The San Diego Wildfires
- Filing a Claim: Organization is Everything
- Keep an Eye On Washington State
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- Hospital-Acquired Illness Creates 12% Of Liability: Study
- Worst Insurance Companies of 2008
- Bus Accident case settled for $4.5 Million
- Health effects from 9/11 still in the air
- Truck Driver Hit and Injured During Snowstorm Receives $1.9-Million Settlement
- RGG&L Secures $1.33-Million Settlement for Estate of 38-Year-Old Man Crushed by Tree Limb
- Highway Construction Worker Gets $4.77-Million Settlement After Being Hit and Permanently Injured by Out-of-Control Car
- There Is Nothing "Freak" About This Accident
- Things Falling off of Skyscrapers
- Construction Prices Going Up?
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- New York Car Accidents
- Child Abuse & Molestation
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- Nursing Home & Assisted Care Abuse
- Defective Products
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- Burns and Disfigurements
- Premises Liability
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- Bad Faith Insurance, Unreasonable Claim Denial
- Slips and Falls, Dog Bites, Stairway Accidents
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News
- Train Hits Car, and a G.P.S. Is Blamed
- Fiery NY accident claims biker's life
- Another crane topples on US building site
- NY construction worker falls to his death
- Driver killed in LIE accident
- Strategies and Attitudes of Walkers in New York
- Brooklyn Boy, 5, Falls 10 Stories to His Death After Public Housing Elevator Stalls
- Thirty people lift school bus to save pregnant woman in New York
- Councilman Seeks to Ban Text Messaging at Wheel
- New York Construction Company Fined for Worker's Accidental Electrocution
- New York man indicted in connection with fatal crash
- Four New York teens injured in bus crash
- Lindsay Lohan fine after accident
- Police say men crashed truck twice on same street
- New York Burn Victims Fight Back
- New York Burn Victims Fight Back
- FDA Gives Warnings and Instructions for Heparin Sodium Injection (Baxter)
- Crane collapses at Houston refinery, killing 4
- Brooklyn Girl Critical after Another Hit & Run
- Crane inspector arrested after two New York accidents
- Manslaughter charge in NYC construction accident
- City commissioner wants feds to act on crane safety
- Police arrest driver of truck in fatal NYC crash
- 4 injured as car veers onto sidewalk in New York
- Dank, shabby and deafening, New York metro moves millions
- Four die in New York crane collapse
- Seven dead in New York crane accident
- Out of Nowhere, a Thud, and Then Blood
- Conference examines how clergy abuse is handled by dioceses worldwide
- City’s Buildings Chief Resigns as Outcry on Accidents Grows
- Construction Workers Critical after Separate Incidents
- Ambulance Crash Injures Six People
- 1 Injured After Car Collides With Tractor-Trailer
- LI boy struck by car after buying ice cream in coma
- Car Thief Leads Police on Chase, Crashes
- Two People Injured After Car Jumps Curb in Manhattan
- Car jumps NYC courthouse steps, pinning man
- A slow return to normalcy in Manhattan area scarred by crane accident
- Staten Island teen killed in car crash
- Car Crash Stops Subway Service
- Catholic Dioceses Promoting Child Abuse Awareness Month
- Unsafe at Any Speed, With any Driver
- Woman, 84, Killed In Queens Hit-And-Run Crash, Police Say
- New York City to Consider New Laws After Skyscraper Deaths Rise
- Schumer wants elder abuse law
- One Dead, Four Injured in Stolen Car Chase
- 1 killed, 4 injured in Brooklyn stolen vehicle accident
- Bus Accident Injures Ten
- Scaffold Falls, Killing Worker in Brooklyn
- Queens: Eight Injured in Fire Truck Crash
- LIE reopens after two-car crash
- At least one injured in spectacular crash
- Secretive Allstate File Could Show 'Bad Faith'
- New York Docs Feeling Ill Over Proposed Insurance Surcharge
- Escalator accident likely mechanical
- Hit and Run Driver Caught by Civilians
- Charges dropped in NYC bus crash that left children hurt
- Bicyclist killed when car door opens, sending him into truck's path
- Son of Brooklyn Brewery owner dies in accident
- Report: New York’s Med Mal Crisis Self-Inflicted
- Eight Injured in NYC Construction Accident
- ANGIE MARTINEZ SURVIVES CAR CRASH
- 2 people run over in accidents at confusing Brooklyn intersection
- NYC Construction Becomes More Deadly
- Recalls Don't Catch All Products with Lead
- 6 Children, 2 Adults Injured in S.I. Bus Crash
- NYC man dies in Ulster motorcycle accident
- New Jersey man admits driving drunk and running down off-duty cop
- Critics: ConAgra Mishandled Recall
- Man in wheelchair critically injured by by 2 vehicles
- Five states to sue U.S. over child health plan
- Woman Late For Plane Dies In Police Custody At Phoenix Airport
- Bail set at $75,000 for alleged driver in fatal DUI hit-and-run
- Baby, grandma escape death as semitrailor falls from NYC highway
- One Dead, Four Injured In Queens Crash
- City Report Shows Downward Trends in Claims Filed And Settlement Costs — With Some Exceptions
- NYPD cover-up alleged in fatal Brooklyn hit-run
- Subway Supervisor Is Demoted for His Role in Fatal Acccident
- Sprinklers were shut off at site of fatal New York fire
- Burn Victims Sue Over Steam Pipe Blast
- The Hidden Cost of Foreign Goods
- Why New York Medical Malpractice Insurance Jumped 14%
- Bonina: Don’t Blame Lawyers For Med-Mal Insurance Crisis
- Poll: Americans dislike corporate misdeeds over frivolous lawsuits
- Steam Pipe Explosion Triggers Lawsuits
- 6 in New York Family Are Believed Dead in Crash in Virginia
- Judge Bork sues New York social club over fall
- LaVar Arrington In Serious Motorcycle Accident
- Sicko? The truth about the US healthcare system
- Ala. Judge Asks Criminal Contempt Prosecution of Katrina Lawyer
- Medical Malpractice Insurers Have a Very Profitable 2006
- Tape: 911 operators did little to help dying woman in ER
- NYC Adds WTC Dust Death To 9/11 List
- Two New York City transit workers killed in less than a week
- Protecting Nursing Home Residents
- The FDA Lets Another Dangerous Drug Slip Through
- New York Police Investigate Bus Crash
- Task force won’t recommend booze ban on LIRR, Metro-North
- OxyContin: Marketing Addiction
- Time to Reduce Medical Errors with Full Disclosure
- Worker Is Killed by a G Train in Brooklyn
- Crash Injures 18, and a Driver Is Charged
- New York Supreme Court Permits Asbestos Exposure Lawsuit to Go to Trial
- Injured woman sues CUNY
- Tort Reform Hypocrisy
- MAJORITY OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS IN SEVEN STATES CLOSED WITHOUT COMPENSATION PAYMENTS
- Lawsuit filed over pet's death, recalled food
- Merck: Making Profits Mandatory
- New York Court Rules Girl Can Sue Over Injuries Sustained Before Birth
- 2005 Deadly Year for New York Construction Workers
- "Chinatown Bus" Driver Cited with Multiple Violations
- State Farm: Taking Their Billions and Going Home
- Father of Three Killed by Suspected Drunk Driver
- Looking For Lower Rates On Your Insurance? You Better Get Rich
- Progressive Insurance: Art for Profit's Sake
- Blistering report on summer subway fire
- Having a hard time contacting an insurance company? Click here.
- State Farm Settles Katrina Lawsuit, Avoids Trial
- La. officials say nearly $600M in Katrina aid money hasn’t been sought by New Orleans
- Progressive Insurance: Art for Profits Sake
- Safety Tips for the Holidays
- 12 New Yorkers Left Trapped In Cars
- City of New York Files Lawsuit to Prevent Health Insurance Merger
- ATRA Releases Annual "Judicial Hellhole" List
- U.S. Senator Learns Harsh Lesson About Insurance
- Insurance Company Tricks: What They Are and How to Avoid Them
- New York Rapper Sues Insurance Company Over Basketball Deaths
- RGGL's Fall Newsletter
- Standard Tricks of The Insurance Trade
- Laptop Computer Battery Recalls Will Cost Sony Millions
- Louisiana Ruling Gives Hurricane Victims More Options
- TWA Flight 800: Fatal Design Flaw Still In Place After Ten Years
- Simple Ways to Keep Your Kids Safe During the Summer
- There Isn't Anything "Frivolous" About It: A Look At The Personal Injury Process
- New York Taxi Wreck Kills Passenger
- FDA's Independent Advisory Panels Have Severe Conflicts of Interest
- New Federal Privacy Law Poorly Enforced
- Bristol Myers Squibb Ceases Manufacture of Dangerous Antibiotic
- Read RGG&L's Spring 2006 Newsletter
- National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration Releases Annual Crash Predictions
- Disetronic Medical Systems Announces Insulin Pump Recall
- Medical Malpractice "Crisis" Officially Over
- New study shows U.S. healthcare is worst in prescription errors, health costs
- Suing Terrorists for Wrongful Death?
- Michael Glass obtains $17 millon structured award for birth injury
- Bad Credit = Higher Insurance Rates?
- **NEW** Rapplaw Spanish Site
- EPI Weighs in on Inconsistencies of Tort Reform
- $2,750,000 awarded to a 22 year old fledgling actor
Case Results
- New York Car Accidents
- Boy suffers bowel & spinal cord injuries
- Motorcyclist Collides with Van
- Tractor Trailer Crash Leave Woman in Wheelchair
- Bar Serves Drunk Who Later Causes Car Accident
- Woman Dies in Collision
- Teenager Develops Dystrophy in Foot
- Severe Neck Injury Award
- Man injured by drunk driver
- Herniated Disc
- Settlement for estates of two killed in car accident
- Careless Driver Award
- Man struck by car in crosswalk
- Neck and back problems get worse after accident
- Woman injures neck, head in car collision
- Man suffers partial brain damage in car accident
- Man struck by truck suffers back injuries
- Woman requires neck surgery after car accident
- Medical Malpractice
- Fetal Distress Causes Cerebral Palsy
- Fetal Asphyxia Leads to Brain Injury
- Failure to diagnose Placental Abruption
- Wrongful Death in Emergency Room
- Failure to Diagnose Kills Mother of Two
- delayed C section
- $2.75 million to a brain damaged baby
- Post-operative Care Injures Infant's Brain
- newborn suffers an oxygen-deprivation brain injury
- Man Suffers Brain Damage Following Surgery
- Doctor Misses Blood Clot, Firefighter Dies
- Newborn Suffers Brain Damage
- $1.5 million to Erb's palsy victim
- Doctors Miss Embolism, Patient Dies
- Failed spinal surgery due to Doctors improper construction
- Lung Cancer Treatment Delayed Due to Oversight
- Heart Stops During Plastic Surgery
- Woman Loses Hand During Surgery
- Woman Diagnosed with Erb's Palsy 20 years after birth
- Wrongful Death due to lack of Diligence
- Woman loses uterus in botched pregnancy
- Partial loss of vision after eye surgery
- Woman injured in termination-of-pregnancy procedure
- Woman breaks leg during MRI exam
- Dental mistakes lead to settlement
- Nursing Home & Assisted Care Abuse
- Defective Products
- Construction Accidents
- Concrete Worker Dies in Fall
- Roof Collapse Leaves Worker Paralyzed
- Scaffold Fall Leaves Worker with Dystrophy
- Multiple Foot Fractures After Ladder Fall
- Widow Receives Settlement After Husband's Fatal Fall
- Sheet Metal Worker Falls, Breaks 2 Vertebrae
- Worker Suffers Complex Ankle Fracture
- Laborer gets $1.4 million settlement following freak construction accident
- construction worker hurt in automobile accident
- Man injured in construction fall
- Contruction worker injures lumbar in fall
- Operator injured in forklift collapse
- Construction worker struck by I-beam
- Laborer breaks pelvis in balcony collapse
- Slips and Falls, Dog Bites, Stairway Accidents
- Municipal Liability
- General
- $22,000,000 to burned child
- $9.8 million structured settlement for accident at a youth program
- 21 year old passanger on ATV suffers serious injuries
- dangerous intersection
- 25 year old water tank inspector falls 60 feet to his death
- Settlement for injured passengers in car accident
- $1.25 million settlement for woman injured on broken sidewalk
Document Library
- New York Car Accidents
- Trucks Cause Incredible Damage to Cars
- Truck Drivers with Forged Health Certificate
- Being Smart After the Car Accident
- The Right Insurance is Better than Popular Insurance
- The Four Categories of Bad Claim Denial
- Everyone is a Distracted Driver
- Games Insurers Play
- Car Safety: Not an American Priority?
- Educate Yourself About Your Insurance Policy
- Tactics of Adjusters
- Make Sure You Know Whether or Not Your Safety Features Are "Optional"
- Paper Company Learns Expensive Lesson About Cell Phones and Driving
- Driving Distracted is Just as Dangerous as Driving Drunk
- A Drunk Driver is the Very Definition of Negligent
- If a Law is Unenforced, Will Anyone Obey It?
- Medical Malpractice
- Unforgivable Medical Errors
- The Third Party in Health Care
- Product Liability By Way of Medical Malpractice: The Quaid Twins
- The Checkered Carreer of Jan Adams
- Moving Toward a Safer New York
- Medical Malpractice Insurers Make More Money In 2006
- Should Doctors Go Thirty Hours Without Sleep?
- Medical Malpractice
- Health Care Providers Charging for Mistakes
- Nursing Home & Assisted Care Abuse
- Defective Products
- Consumer Safety Watch
- Pharmaceuticals Watch
- Tequin: The Side Effects of a Dangerous Antibiotic
- Not in New York: No Fireworks Permitted in the Empire State
- Chinese Goods: Low Prices, Hidden Costs
- OxyContin: Marketing Addiction
- The FDA: What Happened to Due Dilligence?
- New Testing Guidelines for the Pharmaceutical Companies
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Preventable Accidents in the Job Site
- The Same Injuries Over and Over Again
- Site Manager Confessions: How Some Construction Companies Bypass Workers' Comp
- Jobsite Eye Injuries: How to Avoid Them
- With Construction Safety, Passing the Buck is NOT an Option
- The Crane Collapse Epidemic
- Bad Faith Insurance, Unreasonable Claim Denial
- Insurance Companies Deny Auto Theft Claims, Reality
- Differences and Similarities: Katrina and The San Diego Wildfires
- Filing a Claim: Organization is Everything
- Keep an Eye On Washington State
- Class Bias: The New Insurance Rate Calculator
- State Farm: Taking Their Billions and Going Home
- "Judicial Hellholes:" Another Smear Campaign by the ATRA
- "Frivolous" For You, "Justice" For Me: The Harsh Education of Senator Trent Lott
- Progressive Insurance: Art for Profit's Sake
- Insurance Company Contact Information
- Bad Faith Insurance Practices Laid Bare
- CLUE: Insurance Database That Hurts Homebuyers
- Insurers Systematically Overcharging Customers
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- There Isn't Anything "Frivolous" About It: A Look At The Personal Injury Process
- Simple Ways To Keep Your Kids Safe During The Summer
- TWA Flight 800 10th Anniversary
- New Report Claims Dangers to 9/11 Workers Deliberately Understated
- RGGL's Fall Newsletter
- Tips for Staying Safe Over the Holidays
- Merck Pharmaceuticals: The Latest in "Creating a Need"
- Tort Reform Hypocrisy: An Interesting List
- The "Pants" Lawsuit: Why You Should Be Worried
- The Frivolous Lawsuits You Never Hear About
- Pre-Action Disclosure and Spoilation of Evidence
- Accident involving a cleaning woman injured on a construction site
- Fatigue and Medical Malpractice
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