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Personal Injury

• Firm Moves Case Out From Under Bankruptcy Stay
• Firm Settles Case on For Direct Selection of a Jury
• Driver and Pedestrians Urged to be Careful as City Expects First Snow
• City of New York Modifies 911 System for Snake Hill Road
• New York City Schools Get PCB Removal Offers from Private Firms

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News

• Police Report Shows Officer Was Speeding when Struck Pedestrian...
  Posted on 1/18/2012
• Brooklyn Woman with Broken Ankle Waits 30 Hours for Ambulance...
  Posted on 12/29/2010
• NY Insurers Argue Against No-Fault Reform...
  Posted on 6/24/2010
• NYC Police Target Motorists Who Use Cell Phones While Driving...
  Posted on 6/24/2010
• Toddler Suffers 2nd-degree Burns in Brooklyn Playground Accident...
  Posted on 6/24/2010

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Personal Injury

• Injured at a Store in Staten Island, New York
• Injured While Riding a Bike in Staten Island, New York
• PCB Contamination Exposure in Staten Island, New York
• Injured in a Car Accident in Staten Island, New York
• Injured While Jogging in Staten Island, NY

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What health problems do PCBs cause?

A: Health problems caused by PCBs are as follows according to the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"):

• Cancer - Data strongly suggests that PCBs are probable human carcinogens
• Immune effects - Probable issues including decrease in size of the thymus gland, reductions in the response of the immune system follwing a challenge with red blood cells, a decresed resistance to Epstein-Barr virus and other infectinos, susceptibility to pneumonia and viral infections.
• Reproductive effects - Potentially serious effects on the reproductive system such as a reduction in birth weight, reduction in conception rates, reduction in gestational age, reduction of live birth rates, and a reduction in sperm count. 
• Neurological effects - Potential issues such as deficits in neurological development, including visual recognition, short-term memory and learning. These effects can present themselves due to exposure of ones self to PCBs or may present itself through the birth of a child by a person who was previously exposed to PCBs.
  
• Endocrine effects - Potential decrease in thyroid hormone levels
• Other possible effects - Possible elevation in blood pressure, serum triglyceride, and serum cholesterol 

                                                                                                       
Frank J. Dito, Jr., Esq. a member of the "Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum", is an experienced trial attorney who represents injured individuals and their families. Frank is the author of "A Lawyers Guide to Car Insurance" , the publisher of the "New York Injury Law Blog" and he is a frequent speaker regarding the recovery of benefits and the preservation of rights resulting from accidents and work place injuries. If you or a family member has been injured in an accident or in the work place contact Frank J. Dito, Jr. to discuss your legal rights and how he assists clients in obtaining the benefits and compensation that they are entitled to.