{2:35 minutes to read} The Katter Law Firm is the first law firm to take legal action against a Bronx, New York, luxury hotel alleged to be the source of the recent and largest outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York. The Katter Law Firm filed the complaint against…
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NEW YORK, NY — Ronald J. Katter of The Katter Law Firm has announced that he has filed a complaint in New York State Supreme Court, Bronx County, on behalf of Leslie Noble, a healthy 54-year-old man who contracted Legionnaires’ disease that came from cooling towers located on the rooftop…
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{3:20 minutes to read} New York City responded to its high number of pedestrian deaths by passing laws that are intended to protect pedestrians on its streets as part of the Vision Zero plan. The goal is to reach zero roadway fatalities by 2024. The number of deaths has been…
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{4:30 minutes to read} Recently I joined forces with fellow members of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association at the Capitol in Albany, New York. We met with New York State legislators to argue against harmful changes to construction safety laws, and also, to support proposed laws that seek…
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{2:30 minutes to read} A recent New York Times op-ed called for hospitals to hire more nurses. We support that position. Staffing ratios - the number of patients assigned to health care professionals in hospitals and nursing homes - are much higher than they should be. Nurses are overloaded with…
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{3:05 minutes to read} A disturbing trend is emerging in the American nursing homes industry: In their ambitious race for Medicare dollars, nursing homes are shifting their marketing focus to attract short-term rehabilitation patients. The reason for this is that although Medicare does not pay for long-term stays, it generally…
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