New York

Two women were riding in a motor vehicle in Brooklyn when a New York City Transit Authority bus disregarded a red light and collided into their car.

At trial, a jury found the NYCTA liable and awarded one woman $7.25 million and the other $250,000.

NYC Transit plans to appeal the verdict.

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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 Yankee Stadium at 161st Street in the Bronx, New York. At trial, the plaintiff presented evidence of his injury including a subdural hematoma, PET-SCAN evidence of a mild traumatic brain injury (MBTI), and herniated discs in his neck.  Despite video surveillance by the defendant of [...]

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Construction Industry is one the biggest industries in the USA. However, construction accidents and deaths are ranked 3rd among all other accidents in the New York State. If you are injured in a construction accident then you must get in touch with a construction accident lawyer.

There are different types of construction accidents which can take place at construction site. Some of these accidents includes Hoisting Accidents, Accidents with construction equipment or machinery: Forklift and or Crane Accidents, Car Accidents with construction vehicles, Falling object or construction debris hitting [...]

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If you are injured and seeking compensation then you have to aware of various issues involved in the compensation claim process. There are several instances where insurance companies use underhand tactics in order to devoid victims of their insurance claim.

The latest tool used by insurance companies can be your Facebook or even Orkut account. In the past few year’s Social Networking websites such as Facebook, Myspace, and Orkut have gained significant popularity. People regularly throng these websites to post information about themselves, photos or even videos. These websites are proving as modern age social clubs where people can update each [...]

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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 which provide compensation for medical bills/or lost earnings in case of an auto accident. OBEL coverage is an optional coverage and is not mandatory. If you obtain this coverage then it will provide additional benefit of $25,000 which will supplement [...]

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A Manhattan dialysis center was closed down after one patient contracted hepatitis C due to unsanitary conditions. The State Health Department inspectors found several samples of blood on chairs and machines.

In the past five years, more than 600 patients were treated at the center, and they have been urged to undergo hepatitis and H.I.V tests.

The State Health inspectors inspected the clinic, the Life Care Dialysis Center, located at 221 West 61st Street, and found that most of the employees failed to wash their hands properly. Further, disinfect equipments were not properly maintained and gloves were not changed while handling [...]

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A 38 year old man, Miguel Rodriguez died in a scaffolding accident at Morningside Heights construction site on Thursday.

The victim fell five stories to his death when his scaffolding collapsed. He was wearing a safety harness, but it was not tethered to the building.

Malik Hussain, 26, who is the owner of Classic Painting & Restoration Inc., told city officials probing the death that there was a rigging foreman present at the Morningside Heights site, a safety measure required by law, the Department of Investigation said.

The construction site was being supervised by a bogus foreman, Jinal Patel (aged 23) [...]

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Several important facts related to Auto Accident injury victims were published in a report by the Journal Archives of Surgery on March 17th. More than 63% of accident victims confirmed that they experience substantial pain even after a year of receiving injuries in an auto accident. This report was published after perceiving physical health status of 3,000 patients (aged 18-84). These patients had suffered serious injuries in various accidents like slip and fall injury cases and various other auto accidents involving car accidents, bus accidents, and motorcycle accidents.

Most of the patients receive injuries in abdomen [...]

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Medical Malpractice cases often result from complications arising from a surgery or operations. Your medical malpractice injury can also occur due to wrong prescription offered by your New York medical authority or an individual practitioner.

Most of the medical professionals have insured themselves against such lawsuits. Therefore clients have to face the aggressive defense lawyers who will try their best to devoid you of your medical malpractice claim.

It is observed that several doctors supply forms which their patients must sign. These forms are used by medical practitioners to safeguard themselves and to limit a patient’s right to sue.

Medical authorities including [...]

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It is observed that personal injury victims from automobile accidents, slip and fall cases are often contacted by “helpful” investigators who are generally more “concerned” with your compensation amount rather than the injury.

These investigators are often hired by Insurance companies within New York City and they simply pretend to “help” you or “assist you”. However you should not fall prey to them and they will make sure to destroy your case even before filing a personal injury claim.

Most of the insurance companies remain at loggerheads with us because they try to devoid you of the legitimate claims. Or else, [...]

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