According to LoHud.com, one worker was killed and two others were injured in a Maybrook construction accident on December 2, when a retaining wall built by a Nanuet company collapsed. LoHud.com reported that emergency responders were called to the scene of the accident at 918 Homestead Avenue, after the wall collapsed while workers were pouring fresh concrete near a large …
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Khloe Kardashian Seeks Divorce From Lamar Odom
According to CBS News, reality television star Khloe Kardashian has filed for divorce from her husband, former NBA star Lamar Odom. Kardashian, 29, filed divorce papers in a Los Angeles court on December 13. In her paperwork, she cited “irreconcilable differences”. She also reportedly asked the judge to change her name from “Odom”, and she is not asking for spousal …
State Trooper Killed in Thruway Truck Accident
According to the Associated Press, a New York state trooper died following a truck accident on the Thruway on December 17. On December 16, trooper David Cunniff, 35, was inside his patrol car behind the vehicle he had pulled over on Interstate 90’s eastbound lanes, according to the AP. A truck subsequently struck from behind his car and he was …
Jennifer Lopez Seeks Name Change, Custody in Divorce Case
According to Fox News, actress and musician Jennifer Lopez has filed court documents in an attempt to change her name legally, and is asking for joint legal and physical custody of her two children in her divorce case. Lopez, 41, separated from her husband/singer Marc Anthony in July 2011, with Anthony filing a divorce petition in 2012. Lopez is reportedly …
NY to Install LED Lights to Prevent Wrong-Way Accidents
According to NBC News, New York will begin using LED signs and text alerts sent to drivers’ phones and local police departments in an effort to prevent wrong-way driving accidents on the Thruway. NBC reported that the system uses Doppler radar to detect wrong-way drivers and is being installed at the Buffalo exit at the Niagara Expressway, also known as …
Josh Brolin-Diane Lane Divorce Finalized
According to the Associated Press, actors Josh Brolin and Diane Lane have finalized their divorce. Last week, the AP reported that the couple’s divorce judgment was entered by a court. The couple was married for more than eight years, filing for divorce in February. A financial settlement was not filed with the court; although the gossip website TMZ reported that …
Six Students Injured in New City School Bus Accident
According to WABC-TV, six students were injured in a bus accident in New City on November 22 in Rockland County. The television station reported that all six had to be transported to a local hospital for treatment. Police told WABC that a Clarkstown Central School District bus transporting students from the Rockland Jewish Academy was involved in a crash with …
Our Injury Attorneys Are Representing Several Metro-North Train Derailment Victims
The tragic Metro-North Railroad train derailment that occurred in the Bronx on December 1, killed four people and injured more than 70 passengers. According to the most recent news reports, the train was traveling in excess of 80 miles per hour approaching a turn with a 30 mile per hour limit. So far, publicly disclosed reports indicate that the derailment …
Wendi and Rupert Murdoch Settle Divorce Case
Updating a blog post we brought you this summer, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his ex-wife Wendi Deng Murdoch have reached a settlement in their divorce case. The settlement effectively ends the couple’s 14-year marriage, according to the New York Times. The couple reportedly signed a hundred-page agreement, which made a trial unnecessary. “I’m glad that you’ve been able to …
New Square Pedestrian Accident Injures Five Children
According to WABC-TV, five children suffered serious injuries on October 22 after a van struck them in New Square. The accident reportedly happened around 4 p.m., along Brush Lane in the village located in Ramapo. Officials said that the van driver from Chestnut Ridge was traveling south on Bush Lane when he lost control of the vehicle and veered into …