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A Staten Island fire tore through three townhouses in June 2014 and injured 34 people, including 23 firefighters and 11 civilians. A spokesperson for the FDNY said that some of the injuries were serious, but none were life-threatening. Officials are currently investigating the cause of the blaze. At 1:00 a.m., 200 firefighters responded to a 911 […]
Bodily Injury
Nine Former National Hockey League Players File Lawsuit Over Concussions
Nine former players for the National Hockey League (NHL) filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court in Manhattan claiming that the league failed to warn players about the dangers of concussions. According to the class action lawsuit, the NHL “fostered and promoted an extremely physical game of hockey.” In addition, the suit asserts that […]
Brooklyn Hospital Faces Staggering Number of Medical Malpractice Suits
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center currently faces more than one hundred open lawsuits based upon medical malpractice, the Daily News reports. Ranging from infections to medication errors to infant brain damage, the hospital has been targeted by patients and their families for allegedly negligent care. The financially troubled facility operated at a $42 Million […]
Worker Seriously Injured In Ramapo, New York Construction Accident
A 26-year-old man working at the construction site for the Ramapo baseball stadium was injured Wednesday when the construction vehicle he was driving tipped over and ejected him from the driver’s seat. Joseph Delaney of Middletown, N.Y. was carrying a load of steel rods with the forklift-type vehicle just before noon Wednesday when the accident […]
White Plains Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney Report: Recent Decision Regarding Involving “Serious Injury” Threshold
In a recent decision, the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department held that in a motor vehicle accident, disc bulges and decreased range of motion constitute a “serious injury” under Insurance Law Section 5102. The affirmation of plaintiff’s treating physician submitted to the court was based on a recent exam, as well as examinations […]
New York Car Accident Attorney Report: $10 Million Verdict For 80 Year-Old Female
A Brooklyn (NYC) jury returned a $10 million verdict in favor of an 80 year-old female, Josephine Pantano, who sustained a fractured neck and a fractured leg in a motor vehicle accident in May 2007. Both plaintiff and defendant motorist contended that the other ran a red light causing the collision. The jury sided with […]
Upstate New York Jury Awards $1.7 Million Due To Improper Injection
A New York jury recently awarded a female home-care nurse from Syracuse $1.7 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Community General Hospital. Plaintiff, Tina Holstein, claimed that she was improperly administered an injection after giving birth to her third child. Due to complications during the delivery, a nurse reportedly gave Holstein an injection “too […]
Rye Police Officer Injured In Motor Vehicle Accident
According to a May 12, 2010 Journal News report by Leslie Korngold, a Rye Police Officer, Angelina Santo, was injured in a car accident when her cruiser was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Boston Post Road and Purdy Avenue. Officer Santo was reportedly struck from behind by a Lexus RX330 SUV […]
New York Medical Malpractice Attorney Report: $5.2 Million Settlement Approved In Case Involving Death Of Mother During Childbirth
A $5.2 million settlement in a medical malpractice lawsuit involving the wrongful death of a woman during childbirth was recently approved by the New York State Supreme Court. The woman died from internal bleeding after a poorly performed Caesarean procedure. The decedent, Diane McCable, was admitted Albany Medical Center Hospital in labor on September 3, […]
Teen Drowns in Cesspool Outside Long Island Dunkin’ Donuts
Amir Zeqiri, 17, a Central Islip, NY resident, drowned in a bizarre incident. The tragedy occurred when the teenage employee went behind the Smithtown, NY Dunkin’ Donuts to empty the garbage and fell into the open cesspool. After not returning to work, Zeqiri’s younger cousin when out to investigate and noticed the boy flailing around […]
New York Personal Injury Lawyer Report: NYC Federal Judge Awards Staten Island Ferry Victim $813, 480.00
At least 4 more New York personal injury claims remain open regarding the catastrophic Staten Island Ferry crash in 2003. In the most recent case involving the crash, plaintiff AnnaMarie Trombetta, a painter, was awarded $813,480 by a Federal Judge in Brooklyn (NYC) Federal Court. After a five-day bench trial, the judge’s ruling surprised City […]
NY Medical Malpractice Attorney Report: Infant Awarded $77 Million In Birth Injury Lawsuit In New York County
Diego Baizan, an infant, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in New York County through his parents for the alleged failure of an OBGYN and staff at St. John’s Riverside Hospital to properly monitor the fetal heart rate and perform a timely Caesarean section. Diego is now 3 years old and suffers from Cerebral Palsy. Dr. […]
What is New York’s ‘Serious Injury’ Threshold Under No-Fault Law?
Any individual injured in a New York car accident seeking to recover for pain and suffering (non-economic damages) associated with the injury, must establish that he or she has sustained a “serious injury” as defined in Insurance Law Section 5102(d). The purpose of this legislation and the New York no-fault law is to keep “minor” […]
