Proposal to amend the law is pending – http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S7518 – Senate version http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/html/bill/A10739 – Assembly version

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A brain injury is a life changing event for the injured individual as well as his or her family and friends. Traumatic brain injuries often occur in car accidents, trip and falls, construction accidents, and other serious and catastrophic accidents. Brain injuries are classified as traumatic brain injury or TBI and mild traumatic brain injuries [...]

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Construction Accident lawyers in New York specialize in all types of construction accidents including ladder and scaffold accidents, crane accidents, and accidents involving demolition. The New York Labor Law section 240 grants legal protection to construction workers injured due to elevation related accidents. This statute also known as the “Scaffold Law” places responsibility on owners [...]

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In May 2010, the trial lawyers at Frekhtman & Associates settled a trip and fall case in Brooklyn Supreme Court for $325,000.  The plaintiff alleged that he tripped and fell due to a raised sidewalk in front of a Burger King in Brooklyn. He sustained a fractured wrist which required surgery. The defense argued that [...]

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A high low agreement is made between the lawyers for the plaintiff and defendant with the consent of their clients. Such an agreement is a contract that sets a ceiling and a floor on the recovery thereby seeking to limit the potential payout defendants must make in the event of a large jury verdict while [...]

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