Category: Local News

Tragically, a mother and her two young daughters (aged 9 and 11) recently lost their lives in an apartment fire in Brooklyn. The fire swept through their third-floor apartment early in the morning. A neighbor on the same floor barely escaped with her life. New York City Fire Department (FDNY)…

On February 24th, 2023, Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. Founding Partner Samuel L. Davis, Esq., testified before The New York City Council Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection about the use of facial recognition technology in New York City businesses. How Can New York Businesses Use Facial Recognition Technology to…

On January 16th, 2023 a man riding an electric bike was struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 1 in Edison, New Jersey, at the intersection of the Northbound Lane of Route 1 and Prince Street. The accident victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick,…

In New Jersey, an injured person’s right to sue and the amount they may ultimately get paid for their pain, suffering, lost wages, and medical bills may depend upon the decisions made when the auto insurance policy was bought for their household, or the car they occupied. As a result,…

In recognition of the attorneys and staff’s dedication to its injured clients, the partners at the personal injury law firm of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. have given each employee a Stop & Shop gift card for Thanksgiving. The partners hope that gift cards make the holiday special for the…

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), drunk driving causes an average of 32 fatalities every day in the United States — or one every 45 minutes. There were nearly 12,000 people killed in drunk driving crashes in one recent year alone, accounting for more than a quarter of all…

An MTA bus driver who killed a 69-year-old man in Staten Island and fled the scene is now facing criminal charges, according to news reports. The victim, Patrick Varriale, was crossing Forest Hill and Platinum Avenue intersection at around 4:30 a.m. on May 13, 2022. As Varriale was crossing the…

A fatal accident involving a double-decker Megabus out of New York City occurred on the NJ Turnpike in Middlesex County on August 8, 2022. The crash happened around 6:53 PM near the Thomas Edison Service Area entrance ramp in Woodbridge, NJ. The bus, carrying 22 passengers, lost control and struck…

On July 29, 2022, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Avon Morgan was sadly killed in a motorcycle crash in Hackensack, NJ. According to online reports, the tragedy occurred at the railroad crossing at Essex St. and East Railroad Ave. when the motorcycle and an SUV collided. Morgan, who began working for…