The Koohanim Law Firm

11/30/2021

10/18/2021

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the construction industry has the second-highest risk for developing hearing loss from noise exposure of any industry.

Construction workers encounter multiple hazards on the job, but, more often than not, noise is not considered as critical as some of the other present dangers.

10/15/2021

Big jump in e-scooter, e-bike injuries the last four years, CPSC finds. Injuries stemming from e-scooters and e-bikes spiked 70% over the past four years, spurring nearly 200,000 emergency room visits, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Hoverboard and other products were involved in nearly 200,000 hospital ER visits and 71 deaths from 2017 through 2020.

Hoverboard and other products involved in nearly 200,000 hospital ER visits and 71 deaths from 2017 through 2020.

10/11/2021

09/27/2021

The motor vehicle crash death toll spiked in the early part of the year. An estimated 8,730 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the first three months of 2021, a 10.5% jump from fatalities projected for the same time last year, according to the NHTSA.

The motor vehicle crash death toll spiked in the early part of the year.

08/18/2021

Boston — U.S. employers spent more than $1 billion a week on the most disabling injuries in 2018, according to the 2021 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index – an annual ranking of serious, nonfatal workplace injuries.

08/17/2021

Becton, Dickinson and Co subsidiary C.R. Bard will face trial on Monday over claims that its hernia repair surgical mesh is defective, offering the first test of the potential strength of thousands of lawsuits by plaintiffs around the country alleging that the products caused pain, inflammation and....

08/03/2021

If you are ever involved in a car accident, your insurance adjuster will never tell you that the insurance industry’s own research has proven that people who are represented by a personal injury attorney end up with settlements nearly three-and-a-half times more than people who try to settle with the insurance company on their own. Call us for free injury consultation.

07/27/2021

A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade.
-Abraham Lincoln