Personal Injury

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 the injured plaintiff will receive monetary compensation thereby eliminating the possibility of obtaining no recovery in the event of a dismissal or defense verdict after trial. It also sets a ceiling on the recovery which defendants favor because it prevents them from having [...]

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If you or someone you know have been injured as a result of a ceiling collapse, it is important to rememeber the following:

1. Take pictures of the ceiling immediately after the collapse to show the damage.

2. If you feel pain, go to the hospital. The Ambulance and sometimes the FDNY Fire Department respond to ceiling collapse calls.

3. If you complained about a leak, cracked ceiling, prior collapse, or similar complaint, find the letters, emails, or other proof of the prior complaints. Prior notice to the landlord or management of the building is a legal requirement. If you only complained over [...]

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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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An elderly man in his mid 80’s tripped and fell over a box left under a pool table at a senior citizen care center. He sustained a fracture of his hip requiring surgery.  He retained Frekhtman & Associates to represent him for this serious personal injury case. The firm filed a lawsuit, conducted discovery, and prepared the matter for trial. Defendants denied liability arguing that the plaintiff leaned forward too far while playing pool, which caused him to fall on his side. Recently, on the eve of trial, the matter was amicably settled for $425,000.  The lawsuit was brought in [...]

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As per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 4 million workers were injured on the job during 2005 and 5,700 workers lost their lives from work related injuries. New York State’s no-fault worker’s compensation program is meant to provide financial protection to workers hurt on the job and to provide them appropriate medical care.

NYS State law requires employers to purchase insurance in order to provide workers’ compensation benefits to his/her employees. This insurance covers payments for medical care and to replace lost wages. It also provides facility regarding medical treatment. However, denials are common while filing [...]

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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 given to remunerate the injury victim for the pain, suffering, loss of work and inconvenience caused by the injury itself.  An example of this injury compensation would be a compensation amount given to the victim of a car accident because he/she had suffered spinal cord [...]

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Paraplegia is defined as the paralysis of the lower half of the body. Paraplegia injury can result from a spinal cord injury or an accident.

The following are some of the possible causes of paraplegia. You should consult your doctor in order to diagnose the symptoms of your paraplegia injury. Some of the possible causes of paraplegia are as given below:

Trauma Fall from a height due to Scaffolding Accidents or any other Vertebral fracture crushing spinal cord Vertebral dislocation causing spinal cord compression Vertebral disc prolapse Tumour growth impinging on spinal cord Prostate tumour Tumour growth within spinal cord Glioma Tumour growth in vertebra Bony metastases Primary bone malignancy within vertebra Multiple myeloma Pathological [...]

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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. You can file a personal injury lawsuit if you have receive injuries due to negligence of some individual or authority.

Some of the personal injury claims and lawsuits are as given below:-

Accident related personal injuries in New York

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Fishing, logging and flying were considered as some of the most dangerous jobs in America in 2007. These jobs witnessed death rate which was highest as compared to others, according to the report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

However workplace fatalities dropped in the United States during 2007, but the number of murders in the workplace increased significantly.

Around 5,488 people lost their lives due to injuries which they received while on their job in 2007.

Some of the most dangerous jobs in America are as given below:-

a) Fishing – Fishing is [...]

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Residents of Queens, New York apartments returned back to their apartment buildings which caught fire after a gas explosion last week.

The residents started moving back into 11 of the 37 apartments which were vacated after the fire accident.

More than a dozen people were injured in the gas explosion which took place at 147-25 Sanford Avenue. Mr. Edgar Zaldumbide and his two year old daughter Melissa received serious burn injuries in this fire accident.

Several of the vacated residents still feel unsafe to go back in the apartments. However building manager told that rooms have been repaired and they comply with [...]

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