(Queens, NY, July 27, 2010 )On Sunday morning, a migrant from Pakistan named Nadeem Khan was shot dead at the Queens gas station. He was working on an overnight shift at the Mobil station in Flushing.

The CCTV camera captured pictures of two masked men entering the 133-11 Roosevelt Avenue station at around 1.40 am and firing several gunshots on his chest. Mr. Khan was staying with his brother Wasim Rashid in Valley Stream, Long Island and had migrated to US about 10 months back to fulfill his American dream. Two black men aged around 20-25years and with a height [...]

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Bronx, NY, July 26, 2010 - The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in the Riverdale section of the Bronx Sunday during a powerful thunderstorm that knocked down dozens of trees and damaged several cars and buildings.

A National Weather Service storm damage team and the New York City Office of Emergency Management surveyed the damage Monday and determined that it is consisted with an EF1 tornado.

The inspectors saw tornado damage along a path of about sixth-tenths of a mile from the Hebrew Home for the Aged on Palisades Avenue, according to the NWS. The tornado proceeded [...]

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A question of traffic lights was at issue in a car accident case in Brooklyn, NY. Both drivers claimed the other ran a red light.  The plaintiff suffered a torn ligament in his shoulder which was repaired through arthroscopic surgery. After extensive negotiations, the defendants offered $75,000 from their $100,000 insurance policy and while plaintiff’s attorneys urged him to proceed to trial to attempt to win the entire policy, the client decided to accept the settlement. F&A specialize in car accident and truck accident matters.  www.866attylaw.com or (866) ATTY LAW

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F&A, www.866attylaw.com 1(866) ATTY LAW, settled a trip and fall accident case at a mediation in June 2010. A tenant in a two family house was exiting when she tripped and fell over one of two decorative flower pots lining the exterior steps leading to the home’s entrance. The accident happened at night and plaintiff claimed the area was not well lit. In addition, plaintiff claimed the flower pot was a dangerous obstruction of the passageway to her home and a violation of the fire code.  After extensive negotiations, the defendants offered $150,000 to settle the claim. Plaintiff suffered an [...]

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Frekhtman & Associates, www.866attylaw.com and (866) ATTY LAW, successfully represented a pedestrian who tripped and fell due to a misleveling on a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan.  Originally, the defendant landlord failed to answer the complaint and a default judgment was entered. An inquest followed which awarded plaintiff a sum of money. He then attempted to collect these funds by entering a judgment. At this time, defendants moved by Order to Show Cause to vacate the default judgment. During the pendency of this motion for relief, the parties agreed to schedule a mediation. No insurance coverage was applicable but the landlord [...]

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A Brooklyn jury returned a verdict for Bouazo Kouho, a security guard who ran inside a Trump Village apartment complex to put out a fire. As he ran, his foot was caught in a hole created by a faulty sprinkler system.  He suffered a torn Achilles tendon which required surgery.  After a 100% liability verdict against the defendant, the jury awarded the plaintiff $585,000 as compensation for past and future pain and suffering.  Prior to the start of the trial, the defendants had a no pay position because of the difficult liability situation present in this case. Plaintiff was running [...]

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