Former New York Yankee catcher and pinch-hitter, Jim Leyritz, has settled the combined personal injury and wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Florida family stemming from a December 2007 car accident. Leyritz was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol when he struck Freida Ann Veich’s vehicle. Ms. Veich was a mother of two. As […]
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63 Year-Old NYC Retiree Recovers $2 Million In Failure To Diagnose Cancer Lawsuit
The family of Anthony Leone, a 63 year-old retiree collecting disability benefits, recovered $2 million in a settlement of a Brooklyn (NYC) medical malpractice lawsuit against his doctor and a hospital. Anthony Leone died in June 2006, about 2.5 years after a New York Methodist Hospital radiologist detected a suspicious mass in an X-ray. Leone […]
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 […]
Four Injured And One Dead After Brooklyn Residents Are Struck By SUV
An SUV driven by a 72 year-old NYC churchgoer was involved in a car accident that killed one and injured four Sunday, March 8, 2010, in Brooklyn. The accident occurred in the Gravesend Section in a park by the AHN Presbyterian Church. 40-year-old, Sung Won Cho, reportedly died of her injuries at the scene. Cho, […]
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Westchester Medical Center Involving Death Of 6 Year-Old Croton Boy Settles For $2.9 Million
The family of a 6-year boy who was struck in the head by an oxygen tank causing his death at Westchester Medical Center has reached a settlement of $2.9 million in a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit. The horrifying incident happened when a hospital staffer brought an oxygen canister into the MRI’s magnetic field […]
Westchester County Trucking Accident Attorney Report: Mother Of Two Killed By Truck Driver Watching Porn
Mother of two, Julie Stratton, was killed last month when a big rig hit her disabled car in Buffalo, NY. Authorities now believe that truck driver, Thomas Wallace of Brook Park, Ohio, collided with the 33-year-old woman’s car because he was watching pornographic material as he drove. The 45-year-old truck driver is being held in […]
White Plains Trucking Accident Lawyer Report: NY State Trooper Killed In Trucking Accident
A New York trucking accident took the life of 31-year-old Jill E. Mattice, a 6 1/2-year veteran of the Oneonta State Police. Officer Mattice was pronounced dead at the scene after colliding with a tractor-trailer. The truck was driven by 33 year old F.M. Saggese of West Oneonta. The investigation into the crash remains open. […]
White Plains Accident Lawyer Report: Bronxville Girl May Have Slipped & Fallen On Ice/Slush
According to a Journal News report of January 1, 2010, the cause of death of young Bronxville girl, Mihoko Fukuzawa, is still unknown. However, officials believe that she may have accidentally slipped on a slushy, icy patch of sidewalk and fallen on a rock in front of the Christ Church in Bronxville on Dec. 23, […]
Westchester County (NY) Accident Lawyer Report: Four Injured By Drunken Bronx Motorist
Peter Duah, a 40 year old intoxicated Bronx (NYC) motorist, caused multiple car accidents Monday, December 28, 2009. Duah’s actions resulted in multiple injuries and the death of a 65 year old Yonkers man. Duah now faces felony charges. The first incident occurred in the Bronx at the intersection of Gun Hill and White Plains […]
Bronx (NYC) Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Report: Resident Dies After Bronx Facility Fails To Monitor Lab Values
Beth Abraham Health Services, a Bronx (NYC) nursing home facility, was recently fined $21,150 by the federal government based on findings of substandard care in a April 27, 2009 inspection, according to a Long-Term Care Community Coalition report. The facility was sanctioned due to its failure to properly monitor and act upon a 66 year-old […]
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 […]
89 Year-Old Nursing Home Resident Freezes To Death After Sounding Alarm
A former nursing assistant in an Illinois nursing home recently admitted in court that she failed to properly ascertain the whereabouts of all residents after a door alarm sounded at approximately 2 am in the winter. Instead of conducting a bed check after the alarm sounded, the nursing assistant returned to watching television. She later […]
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 […]
Westchester Personal Injury Attorney Report: $125,000 Settlement In Wrongful Death Trucking Accident Case In Queens (NYC)
The estate of a 55 year-old single mother with four children settled a trucking accident case involving a tractor-trailor for $125,000 In Queens County, NY. The plaintiff died instantly after being struck by the tractor-trailer. Plaintiff’s estate claimed that she had completed turning after stopping at a stop sign. The defendant tractor-trailer contended that the […]
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 […]
11 Year-Old Bronx (NYC) Girl Dies In Deadly Car Accident: Driver Believed To Be Under The Influence
Bronx resident, Leandra Rosado, an 11 year-old student at a Public School in Chelsea died in a car accident on the Henry Hudson Parkway last week. The driver, a friend’s mother, was driving seven girls to her home in the Bronx for a sleepover. The mother, 32 year-old Carmen Huertas, has been charged with vehicular […]
Three Families Claim Long Island New York Rehab Facility Failed To Monitor Loved Ones
A lawsuit has been filed in Suffolk County, NY alleging that staff at South Oaks Hospital in Amityville, NY failed to properly monitor three of their patients, resulting in the deaths of all three. The lawsuit further alleges that the Hospital staff doctored patient records in order to cover-up the incidents. For additional information regarding […]
Nursing Home In California Fails to Conduct Daily Blood Tests Resulting in Wrongful Death
La Jolla Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was cited by the California Department of Health Services in January 2009 for failing to follow a physician’s orders regarding the administration of the medication, Coumadin. According to a Department of Health Services report, the nursing home failed to conduct daily blood tests to monitor the resident’s response to […]