Situations that involve ice and snow are expectations for life in New York. Slip and fallaccidents are common place. In order for a person to receive compensation for a personal injury due to a slip and fall accident that is the result of ice and snow, there are several requirements…
On October 8, 2005, an elderly woman got off of the elevator in her apartment building and walked toward the mailroom to collect her mail from her mailbox. It was a day of heavy rain and the doorman had been mopping the area to try to keep standing water out…
A woman went to a fast-food burger joint and ate there. After finishing her meal, she went to use the bathroom. She waited a while to use the bathroom as another lady was still using the bathroom when she got there. When she entered the bathroom, as she passed the…
A dad came to watch his son play baseball in the ball field of North Hempstead. He was walking to the bleachers when he had a slip and fall. His foot fell into a hole that had a water main valve. The dad claimed that the hole may have had…
On 13 April 1992, three month old baby boy (the baby) was found by his mother, respondent to have an injured leg. Respondents, the mother and father, immediately took the baby to St. Luke’s Hospital, where it was discovered that the child’s tibia was fractured. An investigation was commenced which…
On 16 December 1999, a woman gave birth to a baby boy at a hospital. The infant, a full-term baby, was born alive. A New York Injury Lawyer said that shortly after the delivery, a nurse allegedly negligently used a vacuum extractor on the infant, which deprived him of oxygen…
These are two consolidated cases of pregnant women who gave birth to stillborn babies because of the medical malpractice and negligence of their obstetricians. A New York Injury Lawyer said in the first case, the woman was under the care of an obstetrician and a nurse-midwife. At 1:45 am. Of…
On 27 December 1971, a woman (the mother) underwent an abortion at a hospital during the course of which her uterus was perforated. In June of 1973, she commenced a medical malpracticeaction which was ultimately settled in June of 1979 for $175,000. On 3 June 1976, four years after the…
The appellant in this case was Mamie R. Jemison, while the respondent was Grantley E. Crichlow. CPLR 215(1) A key factor in the case is that CPLR 215(1) states that when an action is brought against a sheriff as a result of an action or lack of an action performed…
On 2 January 2004, infant-plaintiff’s mother first presented to defendant-doctor for prenatal care. The defendant-doctor determined that the mother’s estimated delivery date was 10 July 2004. On 25 February 2004, an ultrasound was performed, which revealed that the fetus’ arithmetic ultrasound age was identical to its gestational age, as well…