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CAR ACCIDENT DEATHS DROPPED IN NEW YORK CITY IN 2018, BUT THE NUMBER OF COLLISIONS AND INJURIES INCREASED

Traffic deaths in New York City in 2018 dropped to the lowest level in more than a century, according to the Mayor’s office. Yet, while traffic deaths are down, there have been more vehicular crashes since Mayor DeBlasio instituted his Vision Zero Action program,  based on reports provided to this blogger by the NYPD. Fatalities are down, but collisions on streets throughout 4 of the City’s 5 boroughs are up more than 11 percent from

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February 14, 2019

THE MOST DANGEROUS DAYS OF THE WEEK AND TIMES OF DAY TO DRIVE

The simple fact is, getting behind the wheel of a car is the riskiest thing most people do every day. But since fatal car crashes typically involve on average one-to-two people, coupled with the fact that accident occurrences are scattered daily all over New York City, the general public doesn’t realize their collective toll. “If a passenger jet airplane were crashing every day in the U.S.,” Jay W. Dankner, managing partner of the top New

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December 14, 2018

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS CAN BE EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE FIRMS

By Edward P. Milstein, Partner Summary judgment motions are almost always the bailiwick ofdefense firms in the area of medical malpractice litigation. We have seenthe use of this litigation tool surge in recent years. Fortunately, we atDANKNER MILSTEIN, PC., have been able to successfully defeat thistactic. The use of the summary judgment motion (after discovery has beencompleted and the case has been placed on the court’s calendar by filing theNote of Issue) by the defendants can provide certain benefits to theplaintiff’s attorney. First, the defendant’s motion papers will contain detailed affidavitsfrom their experts outlining the complete defense to the case and to theclaims of liability. (The liability experts’ identities will also be revealed.)Obviously, this can be very helpful in that it will eliminate surprise andprovide substantially more information than a typical 3 101(d) expertdisclosure. Additionally, if the same expert is produced as a witness attrial,the sworn affidavit will usually provide fodder for cross examination.In addition, the motion compels the plaintiff’s attorney to take a hardand careful look at the case. The success of a medical malpractice casegenerally relies upon minute details which the summary judgment motionwill flesh out. The plaintiff’s attorney must respond to the motion by seeking out thebest experts available to oppose the motion in affidavit form. Thepreparation of the opposition papers provides an excellent opportunity toget “into the weeds” and deal with issues inherent to every medicalmalpractice case by identifying problematic aspects of the case.Recently, we at DANKNERMILSTEIN, PC., have turned the tableson the defense by making motions for summary judgment in 4 speciallyselected medical

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October 28, 2018

Tips To Ready Your Vehicle When the Snow Starts Falling and Ice Covers the Roads?

By Jay W. Dankner If you live anywhere other than in about 8 states in the U.S. that either never or rarely gets snow and ice in the winter, ask yourself this: is your vehicle prepared to keep you safe if you live in one of those remaining 42 states where winter driving is about to get a little-to-very dangerous, and the days much shorter. I’m not saying preventative maintenance isn’t important year-round. But winter

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October 18, 2018

FOR ELDER DRIVERS THE AUTO INDUSTRY HAS COME A LONG WAY.

We have been focused lately on auto accidents in the city involving young drivers behind the wheel of a car. So it’s time to examine the impact of car safety on the parents, and grandparents of these Gen Zers. When baby boomers and their elders are considering the purchase of a new car – and by the way the benefits of the following safety systems aren’t limited only to the loose-fitting jean set – an

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June 5, 2018

NEARLY HALF OF ALL FATAL AUTO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CHILDREN INCREASE IN SPRING AND SUMMER

For most New Yorkers this information may seem counter-intuitive. Even “fake news” possibly. But all any skeptic need do to allay his or her doubts is to examine the latest data from the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to confirm the following statement: Nationally, the death rate of children caused by motor vehicles on a per capita basis was more than twice that found in New York City (4.4 deaths per

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May 17, 2018

CAR CRASHES HAVE BECOME LEADING CAUSE OF TEENAGE DEATHS IN THE U.S.

Fatal car crashes are so common they aren’t big news anymore, as David Leonhardt pointed out in The New York Times last week. Dozens of auto accidents kill hundreds of teenagers every year. But from a news media perspective, the death of a teenager in a car crash on America’s increasingly more dangerous highways is just another day at the office and barely worthy of coverage for most U.S. news media outlets. One top New York auto accident

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April 5, 2018

RECENT STUDIES SHOW U.S. ROADWAYS ARE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD

Millions of Americans climb into their cars every day to get to work, to shop, to visit family and friends and for a host of other reasons. “Tragically,” Jay W. Dankner, managing partner of the top New York auto accident injury law firm of Dankner Milstein, P.C. said, “many of those unsuspecting drivers behind the wheel of their cars, and their unwary passengers will actually be traveling on what recent studies show are some of

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February 11, 2018

TOP NEW YORK AUTO ACCIDENT INJURY LAW FIRM OFFERS SAFETY TIPS FOR A BRUTAL WINTER

Terrifying car accidents in wintry weather, such as those that occurred as a result of this winter season’s first major snow storm – dubbed “The Bomb Cyclone” – which hit the New York metropolitan area in January, have killed nearly 4,000 Americans over the past five years, a new survey found. Survivors recount scary tales of cars and trucks flying like huge missiles around them. “While we usually think of tornadoes or floods as the

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January 29, 2018

TOP NEW YORK MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW FIRM SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED SEVEN CHALLENGING CASES FOR CLIENTS IN PAST THREE MONTHS

TOP NEW YORK MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW FIRM SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED SEVEN CHALLENGING CASES FOR CLIENTS IN PAST THREE MONTHS Largest of the seven cases settled for $2,750,000 Dankner Milstein, P.C., a top New York City medical malpractice law firm, successfully settled seven medical malpractice cases on behalf of its clients in from November 2017 to January 2018. Clients in three of the four cases seeking damages for wrongful death, settled for exactly a half-a-million dollars, and

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December 7, 2017

More Than 1,250 Pedestrians Were Injured By NYC Drivers and Cyclists in May 2017Alone, and Seven Killed

NYC/DOT Report Shows A Slight Year-Over-Year Decline in Deaths and Injuries Involving Vehicles and Pedestrians From January through May 2017, the New York City Department of Transportation reported 46 pedestrians and cyclists killed by NYC motorists (7 in the month of May), and 5,577 injured (1,250 in the fifth month of the same year) compared to 56 deaths and 5,928 injuries in the first five months of 2016. City Hall’s statistics vary slightly from DOT’s

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November 29, 2017

Lack Of Seat Belt Use Is Major Cause Of Crash-Related Injuries And Deaths To Drivers And Passengers

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among those aged 1-to-54 in the U.S. A recent study by the National Highway Safety Traffic Commission (NHTSC) confirms seat belt use is one of the most effective ways to save lives and reduce injuries in crashes. Yet according to the study, and despite billions of dollars spent on advertising by the Federal Government over many decades to influence motorists’ driving habits, millions of Americans still

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October 17, 2017
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