Lawsuits

Personal injury compensation is paid out as a monetary award of damages which is meant to compensate the victim for the injury and losses which they have sustained due to injuries. The personal injury compensation that can be won for a claimant falls into two major categories: Injury Compensation – It encompasses general damages and is [...]

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If you have suffered personal injuries in an accident, medical malpractice or due to negligence of some New York state authority, then you can file a personal injury lawsuit or injury claim against the negligent authority or individual. There are different types of personal injury claims for different types of accidents and injuries. Some of the [...]

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The attorney for the family who has filed the case against Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn said that the victim died from blood clots. These clots were developed due to inactivity after waiting for more than 24 hours in the psychiatric ward of Kings County Hospital. The surveillance video clearly showed Esmeen Green fell from her seat [...]

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The residents of Hunts Point in South Bronx have filed lawsuit against the city for smells from a waste treatment plant which has plagued their community. The community had previously filed complaints and held protests about the sickening smell from local waste treatment plants. The noxious smells come from the waste water treatment plant in Hunts Point [...]

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Ref to previous : http://www.866attylaw.com/blog/brooklyn-hospital-patient-left-to-die/ The family of the woman who died on the Brooklyn hospital while waiting to be seen in the hospital’s psychiatric ward last month and was caught on surveillance tape, have planned to sue the facility. Esmin Green’s daughter and sister will ask for $25 million as damages caused by the Kings [...]

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The federal judge on Monday rejected a request by relatives of 9/11 victims to sift through tons of debris from the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island. They wanted to search for the human remains of their loved ones who perished in 9/11 terrorist attacks. The judge, Alvin K. Hellerstein of Federal District Court in Manhattan, [...]

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A former Army scientist will receive $5.8 million in order to settle his lawsuit against the Justice Department. Steven Hatfill claimed that the Justice Department has violated his privacy rights by speaking with reporters about the case. The Justice Department will pay $2.825 million up front along with a $3 million annuity which will pay him $150,000 [...]

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