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New York Product Recall Lawyer updates on Meningitis Outbreak 2012: 7 Killed and 91 Injured

October 7th, 2012 · Comments Off

The U.S Health Officials from CDC on Sunday reported an additional 27 cases of meningitis making total number of meningitis cases as 91. This fungal meningitis outbreak is linked to steroid injections that has killed seven people so far and now infected 91 in nine states. The recall is being done due to risk of [...]

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Tags: Brain Injury · Defective Drug · Legal News · Medical Malpractice · Personal Injury · Product Liability · Product Recall · Wrongful Death

Meningitis Outbreak in 5 States traced to Back Pain Shot received from New England Compounding Center

October 4th, 2012 · Comments Off

Four people have died and more than 30 patients are sick due to meningitis outbreak which has now reached five states. So far cases have appeared in Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia and Maryland. It is feared that the outbreak might spread to other states because they have already received shipments of the contaminated drug [...]

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Tags: Defective Drug · Legal News · Product Liability · Wrongful Death

Model severely injured while filming MIB 3 hires Frekhtman & Associates to file suit in Supreme Court

July 4th, 2012 · Comments Off

  New York, Brooklyn Model suffered a herniated disc and nerve damage while filming of MIB 3. The injuries have halted her promising career as a successful model. Danika Garner, 23 was donning a 30 pound sheet metal dress and 6-inch heels while enacting role of an alien during filming of "Men in Black (MIB) [...]

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Tags: Brooklyn · Lawsuits · Legal News · Manhattan · New York · workers compensation

New York Personal Injury Lawyers explain High Low agreements

March 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off

Often times the plaintiff and his or her attorney will make an agreement with the defendants and their attorneys called a high low agreement. The purpose of such an agreement is to set a high or ceiling value as well as a low or floor value for which the case will be resolved. This guarantees [...]

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Tags: Accident Injuries · Damages Awards · Legal News · Personal Injury · Uncategorized

Labor Law 240(1) decision from Court of Appeals helps plaintiffs

February 25th, 2010 · Comments Off

Recently, on December 17, 2009, the Court of Appeals of the State of New York decided a case called Runner v. New York Stock Exchange, 2009 WL 4840213, NY Slip Op 09310 (2009). It clarified the state of the law with respect to construction accident or Labor Law cases where an object falls and comes [...]

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Tags: Construction Accidents · Lawsuits · Legal News · Recent Case News

NY Lobby Day planned for April 20th, 2010

February 24th, 2010 · Comments Off

Many plaintiff’s attorneys are going to Albany, New York the State Capitol to address the legislature concerning the New York serious injury motor vehicle law also known as Insurance Law 5102(d) or the “threshold” law.  The New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSLTA) is attempting to change this law to avoid dismissal of cases with [...]

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Tags: General News · Legal News

Appeals Court affirms Jury Verdict of $2,800,000.00 by Frekhtman & Associates

February 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off

Frekhtman & Associates, a New York personal injury law firm obtained a jury verdict of $2,800,000.00 for a construction worker who was injured when a temporary light fixture fell from the ceiling and struck him on the head.  The plaintiff was laying tiles onto the wall inside a New York City Transit Authority station near [...]

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Tags: Accidents · Bronx · Construction Accidents · Lawsuits · Legal News · New York · Personal Injury

New York Automobile Accident Attorney Explains OBEL Coverage

March 17th, 2009 · Comments Off

New York Accident Attorney advises New York car insurance holders to consider purchasing OBEL i.e. Optional Basic Economic Loss coverage. Along with basic insurance coverage, OBEL coverage provides protection to automobile accident victims with an additional $25,000 which can be used to cover medical expenditures and lost wages. There are various types of insurance covers [...]

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Tags: Accident Injuries · Auto Accidents · General News · Legal News · New York · Truck Accidents

Queens Woman sentenced to 11 Years In New York Adoption Scam

July 15th, 2008 · Comments Off

A 63 year old Woman named Judith Leekin, has been sentenced to 11 Years in adoption scam. The woman is a former resident of Queens and has been convicted for adopting and abusing 11 disabled children. She has admitted to using forge names to adopt the children, and used to send phony report cards to [...]

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Tags: Legal News · New York · Personal Injury · Queens

Gang Member from Bronx, New York Sentenced to Life without Parole

July 15th, 2008 · Comments Off

A Bronx gang member, George Melende was convicted to life without parole. He was involved in a gruesome 2005 murder, and was convicted for the first-degree murder of Dennis Rivera. The incident happened in 2005 when three Latin Kings gang members tortured Rivera for a day and a half. During this time, victim was forced [...]

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Tags: Bronx · Crime and Assault Injuries · Legal News · New York