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A man from Florida says a company in Spring, Texas, along with two other businesses, should claim responsibility for injuries he allegedly suffered while working aboard a ship.
The plaintiff filed a complaint under the Jones Act on April 1st, 2011 in Harris County District Court against the three companies he holds responsible.
According to the plaintiff, back in May 2010, he was working as a second captain aboard a ship owned by the defendants. The plaintiff, a man from Marathon, Florida, says he was ordered to throw a 6-inch hawser without help from anyone else, sources told NY City Injury Lawyers.
A hawser is a heavy rope used for towing or for mooring ships. The plaintiff claims the hawser did not have a heaving line. He further explained, a coworker allowed the hawser to slip into the water, soaking the line.
The wet hawser caused the plaintiff a great deal of injury to his shoulder, he described to NY City Injury Lawyers. According to him, the injury was due to unsafe and unseaworthy conditions on the ship on which he served.
The plaintiff claims the defendants have to pay for his medical care, maintenance income, and lost wages, but they claim they owe him nothing of the kind. The plaintiff would also like to be awarded damages for mental anguish, medical costs, physical impairment and distress, and physical pain and suffering.
It has been learned that the injured man is demanding a jury trial and has already secured the services of an attorney to press his case.
A work injury does more than just physical damage. It causes financial damage and sometimes even emotional stress and anguish, depending up on the nature of the accident. Whatever the case may be, if conditions at work caused an accident than the injured worker is entitled to compensation of some kind. When the employer protests the need for compensation, then it’s time for someone like a NY City Injury Lawyer to get involved to make sure the rights of the injured are fully upheld.

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A Baltimore doctor is being accused by the federal government for fraudulently billing the government for several thousands of dollars, a New York Injury Attorney learned. The government alleges that between 2002 and 209 the doctor performed multiple laser eye surgeries that were medically unnecessary and then billed Medicare and Medicaid by falsifying the documentation.
Unfortunately, the fraud is not victimless; sources told the New York Injury Lawyer. The accused doctor allegedly performed multiple Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty, or ALT, procedures on one female patient, which reportedly led to blindness in her right eye. According to sources, the woman should have been received a completely different procedure from a different medical professional.
The Ophthalmologist is not the only Baltimore area doctor that is facing multiple lawsuits, claims a New York Injury Firm. Although the federal government has yet to file a lawsuit against the other doctor, he faces scores of lawsuits, and his medical license is currently under review with the potential of losing it altogether. This doctor is accused of placing medically unnecessary stents into patients. The hospital the doctor used to practice is being forced to repay a portion of a medical settlement for its part in billing for the doctor’s procedures. It is currently not available as to how the repayment of more than $22 million is divided between the doctor and the hospital. There is also a second Maryland doctor who has been charged with placing unnecessary stents into patients. Reports say that his trial is in July.
As part of the government’s policy, they are seeking damages for the overbilled amounts. They are seeking triple the amount of the original billed amount, plus potential penalties of $11,000 per false claim. There are also other unspecified items that the government can seek to recover as well.
The particular laser procedure the doctor is alleged to have performed unnecessarily on his patients is only intended to be used on certain patients that have certain diagnoses, and is not supposed to be used more than twice on the same patient. The lawsuit alleges that the Ophthalmologist performed the procedure on the same patient more than twice and on each eye.
The papers were filed with the court on March 11, and a trial date has not been set as of this writing. The doctor’s medical license remains in good standing with the State of Maryland at this time.

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The plane carrying First Lady Michelle Obama and the vice president’s wife, Jill Biden, was forced to abort its landing when air traffic controllers allowed it to come too close to a military cargo plane. An investigation is currently underway to determine why the controllers allowed this to happen.
The two ladies of the Oval Office were returning from making several appearances throughout New York when their plane, given the moniker Executive One Foxtrot, flew to within three miles of a military cargo plane. The usual and necessary separation is five miles which is required because of the turbulence that is generated by large planes like the military C-17. Two miniature, horizontal tornadoes stream off the aircraft and will seriously disrupt planes caught in their wake. Had Executive One Foxtrot been a smaller plane, it would have easily been upset.
Obama’s plane was ordered to do standard S-turns to create an appropriate distance. Even after generating more distance between the two, the plane was still told to abort the landing and circle the airport. This was done merely as a precautionary maneuver to give the C-17 adequate time to clear the runway. The eventual landing was safely executed at Joint Base Andrews.
A NY Injury Lawyer purports that there is currently no need to fear flying, but it is evident that this event has stirred up anxieties and rekindled interest in several recent mishaps concerning these sky watchers. At least five air traffic controllers have been caught asleep on the job in the last two months. This has spurred the federal government to negotiate with the controllers’ union to change the way they are scheduled to work. The widespread fatigue issue must be dealt with and the appropriate authorities are taking steps o improve the situation, including an extra hour of rest and mandating that they can’t work a three-day weekend.
While there were no injuries in this case, one New York Injury Lawyer expects that unless air traffic controllers return to higher standards of operation, there will be at some time in the future. How much injury – or even casualty – is inflicted is incalculable. “Guiding planes full of people in and out of airports is serious business… we will continue to suspend controllers and doing investigations until we put a stop to this,” the Transportation Secretary confirmed.

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A man accused of murdering a Yale doctor in cold blood at point blank range still blames a Brooklyn hospital for his actions. The accused, a former physician at the hospital, claims that he had gone to superiors at the hospital months before he broke down and shot the man, trying to resolve disputes before they got out of control. 

A NY City Injury Lawyer reports that the accused killer claims that he was harassed by the Yale doctor, stating that the man threatened to stab him in the eye with a ball point pen at one point. The hospital eventually fired the man accused of the murder of the Yale doctor, which the man claims destroyed his career, wrecked his son’s education and sent the man spiraling down into depression and mental instability. 

Now, the man is charged with the brutal killing, which occurred in front of the victims wife and three year old son. Even so, he is prepared to take his fight with the hospital to court, provided that he is found competent enough to stand trial. There was no comment from officials at the Brooklyn hospital where the two physicians worked. 

Interestingly enough, reports the New York Injury Lawyer, the man accused of murdering the Yale doctor is attempting to file a civil suit against the hospital, however the civil lawyer that was assigned to the case no longer wishes to represent the accused in the case. The man accused of the killing said that he plans to represent himself in the case, but a judge has decided that until such time as the accused is found competent to do such a thing, the criminal case against him will take precedence over any civil case that may arise. 



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Watching television seems like a relatively safe way to pass the time but even that can have its unexpected consequences. One minute you are laughing at a one liner and the next minute you could be hit with flying debris from the car that just crashed into your living room. Such was the case when a Boston woman who had been drinking allegedly smashed her car into the side of a neighborhood home. 

The woman behind the wheel of the vehicle, explained the Manhattan Injury Lawyer, had apparently exceeded the legal limit for alcohol in her bloodstream and was seen by witnesses before the crash as driving erratically. Apparently she lost control of her car, popped the curb and careened her Lincoln sedan straight through the wall of a residence, causing shock, surprise and a few minor injuries to the resident who happened to be sitting there. 

Reports obtained by the New York Injury Lawyer said that the driver of the vehicle was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries and released shortly thereafter, and she has now been charged with DWI, operating a motor vehicle to endanger and violation of marked lanes. 

The injuries could have been much worse resulting in hospitalization and even death. In this instance, both the driver of the vehicle and the resident of the home that was trashed were both very lucky that no one was seriously hurt. 

If you have been hurt or maimed in an accident, you do have rights.

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A 67-year old woman and former school principal, who was severely injured while shopping for homes, recently lost her fight with a jury to receive $3 million in a lawsuit against a homeowner and a realtor, reports a N York Injury Lawyer.
While the senior citizen was touring a home she fell through an attic of a ranch-style home down to the hard, kitchen floor breaking her pelvis, losing consciousness, cracking her rib, injuring her knee and fracturing parts of the vertebrae in her back.
She said that she sued because she was unable to walk for three months, lost her job for missing too much work, and incurred very high medical bills all because of the fall. She claims that the house was not properly inspected for potential buyers and was dangerous to walk through.
The homeowner and realtor contested that she walked upstairs to look at the “bonus room” in the attic and further investigated to look at the air conditioning unit. Right near that unit is where she fell through. There was apparently a portion of the floor that was uncovered and in the jury’s opinion, as well as the homeowner’s and realtor’s opinions, it should have been obvious to the woman that it was dangerous there.
The woman’s attorneys tried to sue the defendants for $3 million for medical expenses, economic damages and pain and suffering but the evidence wasn’t enough, according to NYC Injury lawyers. The defendant's lawyers were unavailable for comment but some speculate there will be an appeal.
Incurring injuries due to negligence or situations out of your control can be difficult to prove. New York Injury Attorneys are here to help and argue your side. New York Injury Attorneys will look at all evidence and do our best to make sure you are compensated fairly.

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Last December, a 30 year old man was killed when his vehicle, a Saturn coupe, was struck by a police patrol car en route to a call of shots fired in the vicinity. The man was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the hospital after the accident, says a N York Injury Lawyer. 

According to reports, the police car was traveling without lights and sirens in a speed zone of 40 mph. The patrol car is said to have been exceeding the speed limit in order to make it to the call and was following procedure. The family of the man who dies filed a negligence claim. 

Reports obtained by the New York City Injury Lawyer state that the family of the deceased man has agreed to the $300,000 settlement and the city is willing to pay it even though they insist that paying the fine is not the same as assuming liability for the accident. The reasoning is that the time and expense involved in fighting the case would be more expensive overall than the settlement that was reached. 

The officer that was driving the patrol car that struck the Saturn and killed the man is still on active duty in Wichita, though he is no longer patrolling the streets at this time. He is scheduled to go on trial sometime in January for vehicular manslaughter, which would be a misdemeanor charge.

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Most states have adopted .08 as the point at which blood alcohol content is considered illegal if you are driving. Anything in excess of .08% is considered highly dangerous and is grounds for a DWI or an arrest. Someone should have told one Florida man about this legal limit before he got behind the wheel and was pulled over, blowing a whopping .25 on his breathalyzer test after he hit a bicyclist and another car with his vehicle. 

According to reports obtained by the NYC Injury Lawyer, the man hit the bumper of a car while driving and did not stop. The driver of the car followed the man and called police. When police arrived, the man, who was obviously inebriated, admitted to drinking two pitchers of beer, a six pack and several shots before getting behind the wheel. He also admitted that he thought he might have hit someone on a bicycle but he wasn't sure, since he was drunk. 

The New York Injury Lawyer cited that indeed someone did call the police saying that they had been struck by a moving vehicle while they were on a bicycle, but that person refused to press charges, citing that they were drunk and tired themselves and did not think that it was worth pursuing, since no injuries were sustained in the hit and run. 

The driver of the vehicle was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, but so far no other action has been taken and no other charges have been filed against him. Luckily, everyone involved in this incident walked away without injury.

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A 36-year old man allegedly crashed into a police car while pulling out of a local bar, according to NY City Injury Lawyers.
The man allegedly pulled out of the bar parking lot and crashed hard enough into the 23-year-old police officer’s car that both cars spun out of control and into the opposite side of the street.
Neither man was injured in the crash but both were taken to the hospital for brief observation, explained New York Injury Lawyers.
The 36-year-old man was arrested later and will face charges of driving under the influence as well as causing significant property damage to both the police officer’s car and road signs where they crashed.
The front right side of the man’s car hit the driver’s side door of the police car before the cars began spinning out of control.
Immediately following the accident, the accused man allegedly refused a Breathalyzer test as well as a field sobriety test but reports speculate his blood alcohol level was tested that night, which led to the DWI charges.
According to police records, this is the first time the man has been involved in an alcohol-related incident. His family was unavailable for comment.
The police officer involved has only recently started his career on the force and was just doing his rounds that night when the accident occurred. He was driving north in the median of the road when he was unexpectedly hit. Paramedics said he was lucky to have escaped injury. The officer was unavailable for comment.

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A former local county employee was victorious recently in a lawsuit that correctly accused a county commissioner of posting something inappropriate on the Internet defaming his character.
Court reports and documents reported that the county commissioner accused of the posting was ordered by the jury to pay the employee nearly $4,000 in compensatory damages and nearly $1,500 in punitive damages. New York Injury Lawyers reported that the jury deliberated for less than 30 minutes.
The plaintiff claimed the county commissioner sent out harsh words of criticism about his job performance on a local electronic mailing list, which was viewed by thousands of users and he was humiliated.
The plaintiff was seeking nearly $80,000 in damages but was only able to get the $5,500 due to the nature of the case and the fact that he didn’t lose his job or his reputation completely over the annoying matter.
With the use of social networks, electronic communication and the Internet, it is more and more difficult to defame somebody’s character without paying a price according to technology experts.
“Electronic print is forever – you can’t erase it,” one source said and added. “Even 20 years ago, people weren’t using the Internet and electronic communication the way they are now. People just weren’t in trouble for this sort of thing as much because they were talking quietly among themselves on the phone and not typing it in for the world to see.”
The county commissioner said she is relieved the case is over and hopes to move on.

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A 32-year-old man has committed nearly the same crime this past weekend as he did in 1999. The arrest led to imprisonment and no driver’s license for several years. The suspect’s drunk driving back then led to the death of a 10-year-old girl. He was arrested this past weekend for driving drunk again, New York Injury Lawyers stated.

“He hasn't learned anything in all these years," said the grieving 49-year old father, whose daughter died in the 1999 accident. According to police reports, the man’s crash killed only the 10-year old girl in 1999 and the rest of the family was spared.

The suspect allegedly crashed onto the lawn of a local resident this past weekend and was found slumped over the steering wheel with the car still running and a half of a bottle of vodka sitting near him. He sustained only minor injuries at the scene according to police and required no hospitalization.

Neighbors called the police immediately when they saw the car on the lawn, according to New York City Injury Lawyers. Police then brought the suspect into custody where he was charged with driving while intoxicated for the second time. Family members declined to comment about the history of the suspect in these cases.

The man was held on $50,000 for bail and spent several days in jail according to local authorities. Police were unavailable for comment but from the looks of the reports, it is likely the suspect will serve another prison term.

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A huge wave struck the Aegean Angel, a US Coast Guard ship floating 150 miles off of the island of Bermuda. The wave came swiftly and suddenly as the ship’s Captain and an engineer were on deck to check the ships condition after severe weather had done some damage. 

According to reports obtained by the NYC Injury Lawyer, both the ship’s Captain and the engineer were immediately killed by the massive wall of water and a Deputy Captain was injured. The US Coast Guard airlifted the injured man to a hospital in Bermuda via helicopter, where he was later reported to be in stable condition and awaiting the arrival of his father. 

It was explained to the New York Injury Lawyer that the Deputy Captain had sustained serious injuries to the neck, face and chest, but that he was expected to make a full recovery. Services for the Captain and the engineer who were tragically killed were in the planning stages at the time of the report. 

Reports stated that the situation was handled with expediency and valor in the case of the injured man, and there was much sorrow expressed in regards to the unexpected death of the two men on board the ship who lost their lives. Such tragic natural occurrences cannot be predicted, nor can they be avoided. A new Captain has been assigned to the ship and increased training is being provided in case such an event should occur in the future. 

Injuries sustained in an accident can hinder work performance and affect ones livelihood.

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The strain of his son’s death may have pushed a grieving father too far in a recent traffic incident. The devastated father, whose son lost his life on his motorcycle last spring by a driver accused of running a red light, has temporarily lost his license after being charged with driving drunk, a N York Injury Lawyer explained.

After an outside sobriety test and a blood test, the man’s blood alcohol level tested far beyond the legal limit, according to police reports.

The man was allegedly driving too closely behind and harassing a 16-year-old girl, who filed a complaint at the police station quickly after the incident. After his arrest, the man claimed the 16-year-old girl blew through the same red light as the driver, who killed his son and it sent him over the edge.

New York City Injury Lawyers stated that the man’s license was taken away after he was charged with DWI as well as other offenses. The broken father did not enter a plea. Additional details are not available until further investigation is complete.

The driver, who killed the man’s son, had several repeat traffic violations prior to being charged with running the red light. The unnecessary death was the motivation for a new state law cracking down on drivers with multiple traffic offenses.

Repeat offenders are now given stronger sentences and heavier fines according to court records. Traffic violations have gone down slightly since then. The grieving father was not available for comment when reporters called his home for answers.

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