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Worker Who Expressed Concern about Site Killed in NYC Construction Accident 59-year-old Mario Victorio left for his job at construction site on Thursday morning as he had done many, many times throughout his extended career. The construction site was for a building renovation project in the heart of New York City. Victorio was working on shoring up the façade of the 12-story condominium building as part of the crew’s overall efforts to give the building a new look. He and…

Brain Injury Due to Medical Malpractice When most people hear the words “brain injury,” they will usually think of damage to the brain caused by some type of physical trauma such as a motor vehicle accident, a fall, or by being struck by a falling object. But did you know that most brain injuries are not due to trauma but are instead due to some medical condition that was either incorrectly diagnosed or improperly treated? On this page, the brain injury…

Fraternity Hazing Update: 2nd Quarter 2020 At The Doan Law Firm our fraternity hazing staff maintains a database of cases college fraternities that have been disciplined for hazing of new members, violating their host school’s alcohol policies, or other types of misconduct that could lead to an accidental injury. In today’s post our fraternity hazing lawyer presents a summary of second calendar quarter, 2020, additions to our fraternity hazing database. *** Although many college campuses remain closed due to the…

Auto Accidents and Restaurant Food Delivery Due to the rash of restaurant closings and/or restrictions related to social distancing brought about by the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic, many of us have turned to “carry-out” and “home delivery” in order to continuing enjoy our favorite restaurants. However, with an increase in the number of vehicles involved in food delivery comes a potential rise in the number of automobile accidents. In today’s post the commercial vehicle accident lawyer at The Doan Law Firm…

Soldiers and Civilians Injured in Ship Explosion in San Diego Navy Yard: Inferno Rages for Second Consecutive Day Firefighters began a second day of combating an inferno onboard a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship christened Bonhomme Richard. Fire temperatures peaked as high as 1,000 degrees as the blaze continued to consume the listing vessel docked at the San Diego Naval Base. At the time of the fire, the ship was docked for maintenance. Because of the maintenance work being done…