This past March a construction accident at the Freedom Towers showed the unsteady relationship between the city and the Port Authority in relationship to the site. Construction accidents can be extremely dangerous or even fatal. “A Bronx hardhat was seriously injured when he plunged nearly two stories inside the Freedom Tower on Monday – sparking [...]
Car accidents are a problem that effects most of us at least once in our lives. Some accidents are worse than others but we can help our clients with all types of accidents. Last Saturday there was an accident that left the police with a case of mistaken identity for the victim. “Alfred and Geri [...]
Trucking accidents usually involve more than one injury. Earlier this month another tragic accident took the lives of a mother & daughter in Nassau County. “Nassau County Police say the driver of the 18-wheeler failed to stop for a red traffic light at Hicksville Road and Central Park Avenue hitting a 2006 Pontiac carrying Barbara [...]
ABUSE VICTIMS: STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REFORM In a recent New York Times article, Lawrence Lessig, a law professor at Harvard, noted the continuing role of the Catholic Church in opposing any change in New York State’s Statute of Limitations with respect to the ability of Sexual Abuse victims seeking redress for the harm they suffered. [...]
There were a lot of delays and injuries today when a dump truck being used for road construction hit an overpass, knocking off its bed into the eastbound lanes of New York State Thruway. Two were critically injured with 15 other injuries. State Police said the accident occurred about 5 a.m. at mile marker 337 [...]
Recently a Supreme Court Judge charged the city of New York $5000.00 because he stated that the city did not comply to court orders to show documents to victims families. “Two workers were killed when a 200-foot crane crashed into an apartment building on the Upper East Side in May 2008. The accident happened just [...]
In February of this year another NYPD misconduct case was brought to trail. One officer admitted that he saw his partner assault the victim and this still was not enough to convict. “A New York City police officer accused of sodomizing a man with a police baton in a subway station was acquitted today of [...]
THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE OF THE PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER Three recent unrelated cases can illustrate just how broad an area the issues facing the personal injury attorney can cover. *(Taken from www.claimsjournal.com ) Case 1: Man Sues PetSmart–Says He Slipped on Dog Feces Case 2: Woman Dies After Getting Stuck in Elevator Case 3: Teen Sues [...]
COLLAPSING CRANES Within just the last several months there have been a spate of crane accidents in New York City, some of which have resulted is serious injury and even death. The latest crane collapse occurred in Brooklyn , at a construction site. Four workers were injured. Not long before that a large crane “tilted,” [...]
INTENTIONAL TORTS | ASSAULT and BATTERY Let us recall that we are dealing here with CIVIL, as opposed to CRIMINAL, concepts, though it is possible, and even likely, that both civil and criminal penalties may flow from the same actions. “ASSAULT” occurs when one person intends for another individual to believe he/she will be subjected [...]
