(914) 220-1086In Abdelkader v Shahine, a Kings (Brooklyn) County jury found the defendant obstetrician liable for injuries, namely an Erb’s Palsy suffered by the infant-plaintiff, Laila Abdelkader. Erb’s palsy is a paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the the arm’s main nerves at spinal roots C5-C7. The injury allegedly resulted from the medical malpractice […]
Personal Injury Law
New York Personal Injury Attorney Report: Second Department Reduces Verdict In Orthopedic Injury Case
In the orthopedic malpractice case, Matsur v. New York City Transit Company, a New York County jury found the transit authority liable for the plaintiff’s injuries and awarded him $1.2 million for past pain and suffering, $1 million for future pain and suffering and $600,000.00 for loss of services. A light fixture installed by NYC […]
White Plains Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Report: 71 Year-Old Westchester Man Injured While Crossing Mamaroneck Avenue
A seventy-one (71) year-old male pedestrian, Richard Jenson, was struck by an oncoming vehicle on Mamaroneck Avenue in Mamaroneck, NY on Saturday night, December 26, 2009. The driver of the vehicle, Peter Hand of Portchester, reportedly did not see Jenson until he stepped out into traffic. Jenson hit the vehicle’s windshield and fell to the […]
Westchester County (NY) Car Accident Lawyer Report: Two Injured In Car Crash In Valhalla
Hema Easley of the Journal News reports that two individuals were injured in a Westchester county car accident near Valhalla (Westchester County) today, December 27, 2009 at approximately 6 pm. The motor vehicle involved reportedly swerved off of the road at the corner of Clovebrook Road and Stevens Avenue in Valhalla and collided with a […]
Westchester (NY) Accident Attorney Report: 2 Pedestrians Injured After Being Struck By Vehicle In Greenburgh
Leslie Korngold of the Journal News reports that 2 pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in front of the Greenburgh Police Department earlier today. The man and woman were crossing Tarrytown Road at approximately 9 am. They were reportedly crossing the street near Hillside Avenue where there is no crosswalk. Immediately after the collision, they […]
Bronx (NYC) Slip & Fall Attorney Report: Drunk Male Awarded $150,000 By Bronx Jury
A 45 year-old male reveler claimed that he slipped and fell on the defendant’s sidewalk that was covered with snow and ice. Plaintiff contended that his fall was caused by snow that had been cleared and piled, which then melted, made its way back onto the sidewalk and re-froze (creating a hazardous condition). Defendant claimed […]
Westchester County (NY) DWI Attorney Report: 6 Arrested For DWI In Westchester County
According to a December 18, 2009 Journal News report written by Terrence Corcoran, six motorists from Westchester County, NY and Connecticut were charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) on Thursday, including a Buchanan man charged with felony DWI due to two prior convictions for the same offense. The arrests were made along the Sprain Brook […]
White Plains Personal Injury Attorney Report: Two Victims In Schuler Car Accident File Suit In Westchester County, NY
As reported by Aman Ali of the Journal News on December 9, 2009, family members of Michael and Guy Bastardi, have commenced a civil lawsuit stemming from the horrific Westchester County car accident on the Taconic that killed eight in the eary afternoon of July 26, 2009. A report of the Westchester County Medical Examiner […]
New York Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer Report: Illegal Immigrant Awarded $135,000 After Car Accident In Dutchess County, NY
An illegal immigrant was recently awarded $135,000 by a Dutchess County, NY jury in a motor vehicle accident case. The plaintiff claimed he was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by the defendant. He allegedly sustained serious neck injuries including post-traumatic cervical myelo-radiculopathy, herniated nucleus pulposi from C3/4 to C5/6, and nerve root compression, […]
Bronx, New York: Tom Brokaw And Wife Involved In Fatal Bronx Car Accident
Suejas Estrada, a 30 year-old Bronx (NYC) dispatcher for a car service, died in a car accident on the Bruckner Expressway at approximately 1 pm Friday, December 4, 2009. She was reportedly on her way to pick up a present for her husband’s birthday. Mrs. Estrada was tragically thrown from her SUV in the three-vehicle […]
Suffolk County (NY) Motorist Dies And Passenger Seriously Injured In Jericho Turnpike Collision
According to a December 1, 2009 Newsday report, a motorist died and a passenger was seriously injured in a car accident on Jericho Turnpike in Huntington, New York (Suffolk County). Scott Mazzio, the 19 year-old driver of the vehicle, a Huntington resident, died in the crash that occurred at approximately 2 pm yesterday. The passenger, […]
New York Court: Driver May Seek Contribution From Bar or Restaurant Under Dram Shop Laws
New York Appellate Court Expands Dram Shop Liability The New York Appellate Division, Second Department, recently held that a driver who has struck an intoxicated pedestrian can seek contribution from a bar or restaurant under the Dram Shop Act. O’Gara v. Alacci, 2009 WL 3047886, 2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 06668 (2d Dept Sept. 22, 2009). […]
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” […]
New York Pedestrian Accident Attorney Report: Elderly NYC Couple Killed While Walking To Mass
An elderly couple from Staten Island was the victim of a hit and run driver. Peter Sabados, 78, and Lillian Sabados, 77, were struck by a white van as they walked to evening mass carrying canned goods for the Thanksgiving food drive. The van was driven by Allmar Lekperic, 26, who fled the scene and […]
Torn Quadricep Yields $75,000 Settlement In Queens County (NYC) Slip And Fall
A 41 year-old female allegedly slipped and fell in a Brooklyn (NYC) parking lot of a catering hall. She claimed that the parking lot was dangerous due to uneven pavement. She reportedly fell, and suffered a tear of her quadricep. The owner of the parking lot denied that the lot was dangerous and questioned whether […]
Clerk Awarded $237,000 By Westchester County Jury After Falling On Ice
The plaintiff, a 38 year-old administrative clerk employed by a tenant in an office building in Armonk, NY was recently awarded a $237,000 verdict by a Westchester County, New York jury. She claimed that she tripped and fell on an icy patch while exiting the building. Plaintiff claimed that the owners of the building failed […]
Pedestrian Struck In Westchester County Settles Bulging Discs Case For $700,000
The plaintiff in a Westchester County, NY pedestrian car accident case recently settled for $700,000. The plaintiff, a 45-year-old male, allegedly suffered bulging discs at L4-5 and L5-S1 after being struck by defendant’s car while crossing the street. The defendant’s vehicle (vehicle #1) was reportedly trying to avoid a collision with another vehicle (vehicle #2), […]
20 Year-Old Somers (NY) Student Struck In Hit And Run Car Accident
A twenty (20) year-old Somers resident and University of Tampa student, Erik Nicoletti, was tragically struck in a hit and run accident on the campus this past Saturday. Nicoletti was reportedly crossing the street with a friend at approxmately 1 a.m. Both were injured in the crash. Nicolletti suffered a severe head injury and was […]
Right Of Sepulcher Under New York Law: Melfi v. Mount Sinai Hospital
Generally speaking, the “right of sepulcher” means the right to choose and control the burial, cremation, or other final disposition of a dead human body. Under New York Law, the next of kin of a decedent can commence a lawsuit for a violation of his or her right of sepulcher when 1) a next of […]
Westchester County (NY): Yonkers Resident Enters Guilty Pleas After Injuring Two In Greenburgh Car Crash
Shawn Ferrier, a 35-year-old Yonkers resident, admitted to injuring two people and damaging four parked cars while driving drunk in Greenburgh, NY. He pled guilty to three felonies, second-degree assault, vehicular assault, and aggravated unlicensed operation, as well as driving while intoxicated (DWI) and four other misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief. Ferrier reportedly took area […]
71 Year-Old Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle In White Plains, NY Obtains $225,000 Verdict
In 2006, a 71 year-old female was struck by a motor vehicle in White Plains, NY at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Hale Avenue. The plaintiff commenced a lawsuit in Westchester County Supreme Court alleging that the driver operated the vehicle in a negligent manner. Her attorney’s motion for Summary Judgment on liability was […]
Medical Malpractice And Wrongful Death At Bronx Hospital Yields $4.5 Million Settlement For NY Family
Jacobi Medical Center, a hospital located in Bronx, NY, recently settled a medical malpractice and wrongful death case for $4.5 million. The case involved a 28 year-old woman, Sherille Rankin, who died 10 days after undergoing bariatric surgery. The lawsuit was commenced on behalf of the 28 year-old’s family, including her four young children. Under […]
Police Officer From Newburgh, New York And Students Injured In Bus Accident
A police officer from Newburgh, New York was seriously injured in a car accident on November 13, 2009 when his police cruiser collided with two school buses. He is currently recovering at Westchester Medical Center. Officer Thomas Canavan was first transported to St. Francis Hospital after the accident. Officer Canavan reportedly suffered several fractures of […]
Pedestrian Struck By Car In White Plains, NY May Be Paralyzed
This a follow-up to our November 11, 2009 post here on the New York Injury Blog: Jose Falcon, a 43 year-old White Plains resident, has been identified as the pedestrian involved in the November 10, 2009 car accident on Central Avenue by the City Limits Diner in White Plains, NY. Falcon was hit by a […]
Fall From Scaffold On Brooklyn (NYC) Construction Site Results in $2.5 Million Pre-Trial Settlement
A 50 year-old construction worker fell from a 15 foot scaffold while working on a residential construction site in Park Slope, Brooklyn (NYC). The plaintiff was painting an exterior wall of a four-story condominium at the time of the fall. The scaffold’s platform collapsed, and he fell approximately 15 feet. He suffered fractures of both […]
