As Published By ALAN S. RIPKA, ESQUIRE Born With Brain Damage! Have you wondered why your child is not acting the way he or she should? Has your baby not reached the milestones that you were told that they would? Has the doctor avoided your concerns and told you “everything will be fine?” If any…

The news recently reported that certain bodybuilding enhancement products that are sold as nutritional supplements might contain hidden or unknown steroids or steroid-like substances that can cause serious and permanent injuries. These products may claim to enhance or diminish the effects of hormones like testosterone, estrogen or progestin, and may be labeled “anabolic,” “tren,” “blocks…

As Published By ALAN S. RIPKA, ESQUIRE Automobile Accident Advice Automobile accidents occur frequently in New York. This is largely due to the enormous traffic conditions and rushing around that commuters are faced with every day. Whether one is trying to get to work on time or home to loved ones, rarely is the driving…

As Published By ALAN S. RIPKA, ESQUIRE Anastomic Failures If you’ve had abdominal surgery, or an intestinal-bowel-colon resection and it failed, it may be due to medical malpractice, product liability (such as the device that seals the ends malfunctioned or has a defective design), or both. Increasingly mechanical staplers are used in the anastomosis, or…

As Published By ALAN S. RIPKA, ESQUIRE Glass Flakes Found in Anemia Drugs On September 24, 2010, Amgen announced that certain lots of anemia drugs Epogen and Procrit vials are being voluntarily recalled because they may contain glass flakes. These drugs are used to treat anemia related to HIV therapy, chronic renal failure, and chemotherapy….

As Published By ALAN S. RIPKA, ESQUIRE Agreeable, Amenable and Malleable to Win In order to consistently prevail you must be agreeable, amenable, and malleable. These characteristics make it possible to gain trust, show compromise, and restructure deals. It is so easy, and similarly, adolescent to stand firmly on your position and refuse to yield….

As Published By ALAN S. RIPKA, ESQUIRE Treacherous Taxicabs Treacherous taxicabs cause accidents because of their reckless driving. Yellow cab drivers seem to believe that they have the right to break every rule of the road since they make a living driving, says Alan Ripka, Esq. Whether it is speeding, changing lanes suddenly, stopping in…

During holiday or business trips to New York, with many visitors and tourists enjoying what New York has to offer, many people are injured as a result of automobile and trip and fall accidents, as well as medical malpractice. Unfortunately, most people don’t know their legal rights or who to call in a place far…

As Published By ALAN S. RIPKA, ESQUIRE Trying Your Case After years of legal jousting, it is finally time for your case to go to trial. Of course, you had hoped it would settle for enough money to make the entire experience worthwhile and compensate you for your pain, suffering, lost wages and medical bills….

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