Levine & Slavit PLLC

Expert Personal Injury Lawyers in Long Island and Manhattan - Serving All Five Boroughs of New York City

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

The #DOJ has announced a $145 million #settlement with #PracticeFusion, a company that furnished #software used for keeping #electronic #HealthRecords (#EHR) that encouraged #doctors to #prescribe more #opioids.
#OpioidCrisis #OpioidEpidemic

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

According to a new study, #sepsis is the leading #CauseOfDeath in #hospitals in the US. Although the overall rate of #SepticShock has fallen, it remains the largest #HealthRisk #patients face in hospitals.
#MedicalMalpractice #Neglect #NursingAbuse

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

A pre-mortem #PainAndSuffering claim has been reinstated involving a woman transferred to an #NYC #NursingHome after #hospitalization for #respiratory distress and #pneumonia, where she eventually died of #CardiacArrest due to #SepticShock.

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

Law requires #NursingHomes to provide their #residents with a level of care that will #safeguard their #health and #wellbeing, but not every facility meets this #standard. Can you identify signs of nursing home #abuse or #neglect? #ElderAbuse

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

PG&E Corp., one of the largest #UtilityProviders in the country, has settled numerous #lawsuits related to #wildfires allegedly caused by its #FaultyEquipment which has resulted in at least 22 wildfires between 2017 and 2018. @PGE4Me #negligence

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

A report by #researchers at #JohnsHopkinsUniversity shows that the #FDA failed to adequately address the #OpioidEpidemic and did not adequately train #doctors to handle #opioids or the associated risk of #addiction. #OpioidAddiction #BigPharma

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

A #Manhattan #doctor plead #guilty in December to #illegally distributing #fentanyl and #oxycodone to #patients who did not #medically require it, leading to one patient's #death by #overdose. #OpiodCrisis #HeroineEpidemic #MedicalMalpractice

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

#NassauCounty has recently announced a plan that would hopefully reduce the number of #pedestrian #fatalities that occur as result of #DaylightSavingsTime.
#Personalinjury #PedestrianDeaths

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

In the #1950s, the United States #SupremeCourt ruled in Feres v. U.S. that #ActiveDuty members of the #military couldn’t sue the #government for #negligent acts committed by other members of the #ArmedForces, including #MedicalMalpractice claims.

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

#Police are looking for a dark-colored #PickupTruck that was involved in a #HitAndRun in the #Bronx. The truck backed over the woman as she was crossing the street, resulting in #injuries.
#CarAccident #Pedestrian #Accident #Personalinjury

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

The #vaping company, #Juul, has been #sued for allegedly allowing as many as one million #tainted vaping pods to be sold on the market.
#VapingProducts #Personalinjury #ProductLiability #JuulPods #vape #nicotine #poison #toxic

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

#PurduePharma, one of the largest manufacturers of #opioids in the #UnitedStates, recently filed for #bankruptcy amidst a bevy of #lawsuits related to the sale of #opioid #medications. #Purdue #painkillers #OpioidCrisis #OpioidAddiction #overdose

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

#BedSores are a common #problem at #NursingHomes and can be #painful and result in serious #HealthProblems, potentially even being #LifeThreatening in more advanced cases. #unavoidable #neglect #nursing #ElderAbuse #negligence #WrongfulDeath

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

#CarAccident #victims worry that the other #driver does not have enough #CarInsurance to cover their #losses. Many drivers have #inadequate policies, or even, no #policy at all. #Insurance #uninsured #injuries #Personalinjury #InsuranceCoverage

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

Most #adults to use some kind of #SocialMedia. When it comes to #Personalinjury #lawsuits, it can be a hindrance to receiving the #compensation that you deserve. #PersonalinjuryAttorney #evidence #incriminate #Facebook #Twitter #Instagram

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

According to a report by the #nonprofit news #organization #FairWarning, #NursingHomes across the country have been found to operate #kitchens with major #HealthCodeViolations. #UnsanitaryConditions #PatientSafety #FoodborneIllness #salmonella

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

Through #VicariousLiability, one person (or company) may be held #liable for the acts of another person. #Vicarious #liability allows a party to recover from multiple sources and may help a plaintiff sue the proper party. #negligence #Personalinjury

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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

#MedicalMalpractice refers to any case where a #doctor or #medical professional engages in #negligent or #reckless conduct that results in #harm to a #patient. #carelessness #misdiagnosis #diagnose #surgery
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[Levine & Slavit PLLC @NewYorkInjuries]

Attending a #concert with thousands of people packing into #venues, the risk of someone getting #hurt is high. If you are hurt at a concert venue, you may be wondering if, or who, you may recover #compensation from.
#Personalinjury #Liability

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