Bounce House Accidents Continue to Cause Serious Injuries
With summer just around the corner, outdoor birthday parties, carnivals, and street fairs are on the horizon. For kids, bounce houses are often the most exciting part of summer celebrations, but they can pose serious dangers, especially in windy conditions. If your child sustains an injury due to a bounce house accident, knowing who is […]
School Injuries: Do You Have a Case?
When parents send their kids to school each day, they trust that they will be properly supervised and cared for by the adults they encounter, from teachers to school bus drivers. Unfortunately, accidents occurring during the school day or after school activities are incredibly common–and many are serious. Accidents on playgrounds, during < a href="https://www.1800nowhurt.com/how-to-prevent-childrens-sports-injuries/">sports […]
Stroller Recalls Continue to Pose Serious Threats to Kids
Over the years, baby strollers have become more and more advanced: offering a variety of features that create lighter, more comfortable, and easier-to-store strollers. Unfortunately, even with these innovations and improvements, strollers continue to be recalled at alarming rates due to accidents that could have been avoided. Below, I provide guidance on when a lawsuit […]
Lipitor Recalls – New Updates
If you have high cholesterol, you may be familiar with statin drugs such as Lipitor, which can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke and potentially prevent the need for heart surgery among people with heart disease. One well known statin, Lipitor, which goes by the generic name atorvastatin has been under scrutiny multiple […]
Does Night Blindness Increase Car Accidents?
If you have trouble seeing in dark or dim settings, or your eyes struggle to adjust to changes in light levels, you may suffer from nyctalopia, also known as night blindness. As you can imagine, night blindness can cause challenges when it comes to driving safely after sundown–including resulting in serious accidents. I’ll tell you […]
Dan Buttafuoco, Historical Bible Society Honor Pastors With Brunch at Oheka Castle
Attorney Dan Buttafuoco holds pastors in the highest esteem. For the last two years, Buttafuoco and Associates and the Historical Bible Society have honored clergy by hosting the Pastor Appreciation Brunch at the historic Oheka Castle in Huntington, N.Y. On December 9, 2024, with Christmas just two weeks away, over 150 pastors from a range […]
‘Alarm Fatigue’ Poses Great Dangers to Patients
What Is Alarm Fatigue? If you have ever spent time in a hospital, you are probably acutely aware of the number of beeping monitors and other alarms healthcare workers are exposed to on a minute-to-minute basis. While these technologies are of course in place to ensure patients’ wellbeing, the constant exposure to vital sign monitors […]
Christian Values Drive Buttafuoco & Associates to Success
When it comes to personal injury lawyers, Daniel Buttafuoco is no cookie-cutter version. Raised Christian in a Bronx housing project, Buttafuoco went on to attend law school and eventually start his own firm–which he steered to success by upholding Christian principles he and his partners hold close to their hearts. The New York personal injury […]
How Can Drowning be Prevented? 5 Essential Tips
According to the Centers for Disease Control, drowning claims the lives of over 4,000 people in the United States every year. Even more alarming, more children between the ages of one and four die from drowning than from all other causes of death. With statistics like these, we must ask ourselves: how can drowning be […]
#GoodBoyStorm Saves a Baby Deer: The True Story Behind the Viral Video
It was a quiet day on the Port Jefferson Harbor shoreline when Storm, a dog owned by Buttafuoco & Associates managing partner Mark Freeley, performed a heroic rescue that has since captured the hearts of millions. It happened on an ordinary day, when Mark took Storm and his other dog, Sarah, to the beach for […]