New York City woman awarded $4 million after being injured by fallen tree branch
People in New York City and beyond expect that homeowners, business owners and city officials are doing what they can to keep people safe. However, accidents happen. Fortunately, when someone suffers an injury caused by falling merchandise or other overhead hazards he or she may be awarded compensation through a personal injury lawsuit. Earlier this […]
Young New Yorker injured in recent elevator accident
People living in New York City don’t expect there to be hazards in their own apartment buildings. They expect that elevators will be maintained so that residents remain safe. However, that was not the case in one New York City apartment where a 17-year-old was seriously injured after the cables broke in an elevator he […]
Elevator mechanics fired after fatal accident
Late last year, a New York City advertising executive was tragically killed in an elevator accident on her way to work. We have been following along as officials investigated the accident and it now appears that a disabled safety switch was the ultimate cause. The accident happened on Dec. 14. The woman stepped into an […]
Injured woman awarded $1 million after slip and fall accident
When someone is injured as a result of a property owner’s negligence, they should be entitled to compensation. One celebrity will be paying up after a woman fell in her driveway causing her to endure multiple surgeries. Many New Yorkers are familiar with Paula Abdul. People may be familiar with her from her time on […]
NYC officials closer to finding cause of fatal elevator accident
When news broke in December 2011 that a woman was killed in a tragic New York City elevator accident, many likely wondered about the safety of the elevators they use on a daily basis. Others wondered how the tragedy unfolded. The exact cause has not yet been announced, but New York City officials have provided […]
Repairman held responsible in one New York City elevator accident
Monday, January 9, 2012. Officials in Brooklyn recently announced that an elevator repairman will now face criminal charges after a woman became trapped in an elevator last Christmas while visiting a patient at a New York City hospital. According to the news source, the elevator accident happened after the repairman disabled a safety switch. The […]
Woman killed in New York City elevator accident
One New York City woman went to work last week expecting to arrive back home safely, but a freak elevator accident claimed her life. The incident occurred on Dec. 14 around 10 a.m. when the 41-year-old woman was on her way work. She arrived at her office building along Madison Avenue, but as she attempted […]
Structural defect accident: 4-year-old severs finger in school
On September 27, a 4-year-old girl in pre-kindergarten at a Staten Island public school lost a part of two fingers when she tried to go to the bathroom. Premises liability is an area of the law focusing on structural defect accidents, slip and fall injury as well as other forms of negligence by a landowner […]
