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December 11, 2014
Slip-and-Fall Plaintiff’s Suit Dismissed against Business Owners
Earlier this month in Rhode Island, the state supreme court heard a case regarding the responsibility of a private business to maintain the public sidewalk immediately outside the business.
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November 24, 2014
New Jersey Woman Sues Manhattan Gym after Accident Leaves Her Partially Blind
Earlier this week in Manhattan, a woman initiated a lawsuit against her gym after she was partially blinded as a result of an accident occurring on the premises.
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November 17, 2014
Nursing Home Chain Agrees To Pay Out Over $38 Million in Quality-of-Care Suit
One of the largest nursing home operators in the country agreed to pay out over $38 million over a series of claims that alleged the nursing home fraudulently billed to governments and provided inadequate care to residents.
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November 14, 2014
Freak Workplace Accident Claims the Life of Delivery Worker
Earlier this week in Jersey City, a man was killed as he was dropping off a delivery of materials at a construction site.
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November 12, 2014
Mom of Three Killed in Head-On Collision, Off-Duty Firefighter Arrested
A tragic head-on accident left a mother of three dead.
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November 11, 2014
New York Nurse Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges Stemming from Patient’s Death
Back in May 2013, an 84-year-old Korean War veteran who suffered from Parkinson’s disease and dementia was found on the floor next to his bed in a New York State veterans’ home.
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November 10, 2014
New York Court Allows Plaintiff’s Premises Liability Suit to Continue in Face of Several Challenges
Earlier this year, the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the State, handed down a decision that was favorable to personal injury plaintiffs seeking compensation for injuries sustained while on another’s property.
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November 7, 2014
The Case Against a Medical Malpractice Damages Cap
Some states have enacted a medical malpractice damages cap, and others have not. Currently, New York has no such limit
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November 6, 2014
New York Pedestrian Injury Claims Cost City Millions
In the past seven years, New York City has addressed over 1,200 pedestrian injury suits and claims because of accidents by city vehicles, including police cars, garbage trucks, and buses.
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November 4, 2014
Joan Rivers’ Daughter Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Endoscopy Clinic
Earlier this year in September, legendary actress and comedienne Joan Rivers died after she slipped into a coma during a routine endoscopy procedure. According to a recent report by the New York Post, Melissa Rivers, Joan’s daughter, is now filing a wrongful death suit against the clinic that performed the procedure.
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November 3, 2014
Collapsed New York Kulpmont Building Owner Fined $20,500
Early last week, a New York building owner was fined $20,500 after he was found liable by a judge for various building safety violations.
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September 29, 2014
“Special Knowledge” Jury Instruction Required Reversal of Verdict in Plaintiff’s Favor
Earlier this year in the New York Court of Appeals, the court reversed a $10,000,000 jury verdict for a plaintiff based on an improper jury instruction given by the judge.
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September 29, 2014
72-Year-Old Patient in Medford Nursing Home Dies Due to Employee Negligence
In a tragic incident in Suffolk County, a 72-year-old woman died when she was not attached to a ventilator, as per the doctor’s orders.
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September 29, 2014
Jury Awards $1.5 Million After Nursing Home Administers Lethal Dose of Morphine
Earlier this year, a New York Jury awarded a Peruvian man’s family $1.5 million after they lost their loved one due to the error of a nursing home employee.
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September 29, 2014
New York Nursing Home Successfully Sued for $2 Million After Negligent Care Led to Stage-IV Bedsore
Earlier this year in New York City, a deceased man’s family was able to recover roughly $2 million for the pain and suffering he experienced prior to his death while in a Brooklyn nursing home
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September 29, 2014
Plaintiff Not Required to Provide Medical Exam Documenting all Alleged Injuries in Lead-Poisoning Case
In a case in front of the New York Court of Appeals, the Court determined that the lower court erred in requiring the plaintiffs to provide medical proof (in the form of a physician’s examination) of all injuries claimed.
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