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The city is going to pay more than $7 million to settle a civil suit involving a fatal police shooting, a New York Injury Lawyer reports. A Brooklyn federal judge approved the deal, ending a long, racially-charged affair that caused disputes and shocked disbelief all through the city.
The slain man was having a bachelor party at a strip club in Queens when he was shot to death. He was scheduled to be married just hours later on November 25, 2006. He was survived by his children, 7 and 4 years of age. His estate will receive $3.25 million, a New York Injury Lawyer has learned.
A friend of the victim, who was wounded, will receive $3 million. Another friend who was shot will get $900,000. The city’s press release appeared to beg for forgiveness. “The city regrets the loss of life in this tragic case,” it read in part.
The victim’s fiancée told a New York Injury Lawyer that she found the settlement “fair”. She went on to say, “No amount of money will provide closure.”
The $7 million is one of the largest payouts the city has ever been compelled to make. One man received $9.9 million after serving 19 years in prison. He had been framed by a cop for murder. Another man received $8.7 million after being brutalized by cops in a Brooklyn station house in 1997.
It’s true that no amount of money can ever make everything right again, but that doesn’t mean someone who did something wrong to you or a loved one should get away with it. A New York Injury Attorney is ready to assist you. Your case can be heard before court and get the attention it’s due when you have a New York Injury Attorney representing you.

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Two drivers involved in a head-on collision on the Long Island Expressway remain in critical condition in a Flushing hospital’s intensive care unit, authorities told a New York Injury Lawyer.
A 64-year-old Greenlawn resident is still in a medically induced coma after his airport shuttle van was hit head-on by a Mercedes-Benz driven by a 30-year-old man from Hempstead. The driver of the Mercedes was driving the wrong way, a spokeswoman for the New York City Police Department told a New York Injury Lawyer. There were no passengers in the shuttle at the time.
The Greenlawn man is in critical condition with bruised lungs, and a broken rib cage, pelvis, and right leg, his son-in-law told a New York Injury Lawyer. “He’s fighting for his life right now,” the son-in-law said.
The 30-year-old man from Hempstead was also taken to the same hospital, police told a New York Injury Lawyer. He has been charged with vehicular assault, drunken driving, and reckless endangerment. He has also been placed under police guard. There are no further updates on his condition. The son-in-law said his father-in-law had his two daughters at his side before being sedated. “He tapped his heart to indicate he loved them,” said the son-in-law.
Time lost due to injuries caused by someone else cost money, as do hospital expenses. You or your loved ones should not have to pay for that. Let a New York Injury Attorney get you fair compensation for your losses. A New York Injury Attorney can represent you in court and bring your case to its best possible resolution.

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Luis Castillo is costing the Mets money, aside from his hefty contract, says a New York Injury Lawyer. He is being sued by a New Jersey man who was badly injured after being struck by a piece of Castillo’s shattered bat – a man who was sitting in the presumably safe box seats at the time.
The 2007 Mets-Brave game turned into a nightmare for New Jersey man who sustained multiple facial fractures. He had to have pins placed into his jaw and metal plates placed in his face.
“It looks like a spear,” the victim’s attorney told a New York Injury Lawyer about the bat that hit his client in the face. “It’s going to be a long time before he takes his son to another ballgame.”
The victim is not suing only the player, but the manufacturer of the bat, the Mets, Major League Baseball, and the player who loaned Castillo the bat in the first place. The suit seeks an undisclosed sum of money.
The heart of the suit is maple bats, like the one Castillo used, claiming such bats are more prone to shattering than bats made from ash. “When a maple bat shatters,” the plaintiff’s attorney told a New York Injury Lawyer, “it actually explodes. It sends shrapnel everywhere.”
You never know when some harm will come to you or a loved one. Whatever the time and whatever the harm done to you, a New York Injury Attorney is read to assist you. The skills of a New York Injury Attorney will see to it that you receive proper representation and compensation.

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Two New York City police motorcycles were involved in a minor accident while escorting Vice President Joe Biden to Kennedy Airport, according to a New York Injury Lawyer. The car which carried the Vice President was into involved in the accident and no officers sustained any serious injuries, says a New York Car Accident Lawyer. Biden had met with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently.
In November of 2009, an NYPD car driving ahead of Biden’s motorcade had a minor accident involving a livery cab. Biden was due to appear on “The Daily Show” at the time. In October 2008, a police officer hurt his leg and back in a motorcycle accident as part of Sarah Palin’s escort to a debate with Biden in St. Louis.
There have been more serious motorcade accidents over previous years, including fatal wrecks in motorcades in Albuquerque and Honolulu, both escorting President George W. Bush, states New York Injury Lawyers. Accidents happen to everyone, not just the rich and famous. In fact, they probably happen more often to those of us who are not so fortunate in their resources, in which cases a New York Car Accident Lawyer is a great asset.
If you or a loved one are involved in a car accident, your greatest ally is a New York Injury Lawyer. Your case is important to you and a New York Injury Attorney recognizes this, and will strive to tell your side of the story both in and out of court. He or she will give you the representation you need to find an equitable and just ending to your case

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The mother of a 5-year-old Queens boy has made a shocking claim. According to her, her son was ambushed and sexually assaulted by four classmates, all of the in kindergarten.
“I’m very sad and disappointed,” the mother told a New York Injury Lawyerr. “You never expect this to happen to your child, especially in school. You expect them to go to school and come back safe.” The Astoria resident filed a notice of claim on August 27, 2010. This is the first step on the path to suing the city, said a New York Injury Lawyer. Her suit alleges that her son was assaulted, sexually abused, and raped.
The mother states her boy went into the bathroom when the attack occurred. Four boys, all of them 6 or 7 years old, held him down, removed his pants, and inserted at least one finger into his anus, according to the filing. The victim wears ankle braces due to balance issues and is said to have suffered physical injuries and posttraumatic stress disorder.
“He’s already started with a psychologist,” said the mother’s attorney to a New York Injury Lawyer. “He’s having nightmares, gender identification issues.” The city’s Education Department has yet to finish its investigation and no action has been taken against the four alleged attackers.
No one likes to be the one to start legal proceedings, but sometimes it is the only choice you have. If it comes down to that choice for you or a loved one, a New York Injury Attorney is ready to assist you. Your case is important and a New York Injury Attorney can give it the attention it needs.

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It appears that the most important role of a guidance counselor, to give guidance and some help or direction to a student, has been seriously failed. A guidance counselor working at a local school was recently reprimanded for inappropriate remarks made on a phone call, reports a New York Injury Lawyer. The counselor was approached by the mother of a boy at her school who was being bullied. A follow up call that was apparently intended for someone else showed the true feelings of the counselor, who insulted the child and implied that he exaggerated things that were happening in school.

The mother of the boy was also called vulgar names and insulted, and after she listened to the call, she reported the counselor to the school. According to a New York Injury Lawyer it was the first incident in the guidance counselor's otherwise clean career. The counselor was given a letter of reprimand by the principal at the school, but no further action has yet taken place.

The mother believes that the counselor has gotten off with too light a sentence, as she and her son had gone to her in need of help, and their trust was betray. A New York Injury Lawyer said that the mother believed the counselor should no longer be allowed to offer guidance at the school. It can only be hoped by parents at the school will not have their own children misguided by the counselor, and parents everywhere hope that this nightmare situation does not happen at their own school.

Emotional injuries are just as harmful as the physical ones. When someone puts their trust in a counselor, the last thing they expect is for that trained professional to take advantage of their vulnerability. A New York Injury Attorney can help you bring charges against a professional that has hurt you in a mental or emotional way. Call and schedule a meeting with a New York Injury Attorney today, and get the justice that you deserve.

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One person, a West Virginia man, is going to get nearly $2.4 million out of a $12 million settlement following a salmonella outbreak. According to a New York Injury Lawyer, this is the largest share any single person will receive.
“Everything that could have gone wrong with you went wrong with him,” said the 59-year-old West Virginia man’s attorney to a New York Injury Lawyer. “He almost died.”
A federal judge recommended that the 122-claim settlement be approved. It included the claims of the families of nine people who had died, and 45 children who had been sickened.
Settlements involving the children will range from $15,000 to $395,008, a New York Injury Lawyer has learned. The wrongful death cases could settle for between $98,752 and $987,520.
“My clients have been through a lot,” another attorney told a New York Injury Lawyer. The attorney represented two of the wrongful death claimants and 18 of the sickened children. “They have mounting medical bills … they really want closure.”
Salmonella was found in a container of peanut butter in January of 2009, leading to recalls of the product and those it supplied to other manufacturers. The company with the tainted peanut butter began filing for bankruptcy in February 2009.
Nothing can restore time lost from being ill or injured, or loved ones lost due to the mistakes of others. The efforts of a New York Injury Attorney can at least get you or your loved ones just compensation when such things occur. You need an advocate who knows the law and who will give you the best possible representation in court. That advocate should be a New York Injury Attorney.

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The 17-year-old daughter of the US ambassador to Thailand was killed when she fell from a mid-city luxury highrise, sources reported to a New York Injury Lawyer. She fell from a 25th story window of Herald Square Towers on West 34th Street to land upon the third floor overhang, police sources told a New York Injury Lawyer. The young woman was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police arrested a man who is facing charges of endangering the welfare of a minor. The relationship of this man to the young woman is not clear, at this point.
New York Injury Lawyers believe the young woman was at a party in the 25th floor apartment when she fell at around 4:15 in the morning. “They’d been drinking,” said the building engineer, who saw the partiers walking through the lobby fifteen to twenty minutes earlier. “They’d invited some other people back from a club.”
The circumstances leading to the tragedy are still under investigation, but New York Personal Injury Lawyers were told she might have been just leaning out of the window for some fresh air when she lost her balance and fell. A 25-year-old man was identified as the host of the party and arrested for supplying alcohol to minors.
There are times when an injury done to you or a loved one is just too much to pass over. There must be some kind of compensation and a New York Injury Attorney is just the one to help you get it. If you want your case resolved not only in the best manner possible, but in the quickest manner possible, consult a New York Injury Attorney.

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A bus driver crashed his bus because he was texting – and it was all caught on videotape. He caused an accident on Loop 410, according to a New York Injury Lawyer, and he is now the first person in Bexar County to be convicted of reckless driving due to texting.
The jury was out for only ten minutes before returning with a guilty misdemeanor verdict for the 29-year-old bus driver who may spend up to 30 days in jail when he is sentenced, sources told a New York Injury Lawyer.
He has requested probation, but the judge in charge of the case would like this case to set an example to all who might consider texting while driving. She would like to see jail time imposed.
“This is setting a community standard,” the judge said after the verdict to a New York Injury Lawyer. “Don’t do this. You need to resist the temptation (to pick up the cell phone). It’s very dangerous.”
The bus had two disabled passengers aboard when it hit the back of an SUV at 34 mph.
During the trial, the prosecutor played footage from the inside of the bus, which showed the accident as it occurred. It also showed that the driver had been checking text messages on his phone for six minutes before the wreck occurred.
“When traffic built up at its worst, he was still texting,” the prosecutor argued. “Six minutes is a long time to have a phone in your hand – looking down, looking up, looking down, looking up.”
If you or a loved one are harmed by the actions of someone being negligent or acting in a dangerous manner, a New York Injury Lawyer is ready to assist you. With a New York Injury Attorney on your side, you can be sure your case will be swiftly brought to its best possible resolution.

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