Cases of personal injury involve certain subtleties of the law that must be met in order for the complainant to have a case against the building or facility where the injury occurred. First of all, there must be an injury. A New York Injury Lawyer said if a complainant files…
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Birth Injury Case Remanded for a New Trial in Birth Injury Case
On September 19, 1974, at 11:30 in the evening, a 41 year-old woman was admitted into the maternity ward at the hospital where she worked as a board certified physician, to deliver her second child. A New York Injury Lawyer said the woman was monitored upon her arrival by a…
NY Court Decides of Statute of Limitations Has Run on Medical Malpractice Claim
In September of 1993, a woman entered the delivery room of Nassau County Medical Center to deliver a baby boy. The doctors determined that the woman should have no problem with a vaginal delivery and administered Pitocin to speed up her labor. However, after several hours, it was clear that…
Medical Malpractice Action Barred by the Statute of Limitations
In 1980, plaintiff had a copper 7 (CU-7) IUD inserted into her uterus by a physician who is not a party to the action. In January 1982, plaintiff came under the care of defendant Medical Group (“Medical Group”). Later that year, plaintiff and her husband decided to have the IUD…
Women Slips and Falls in Public Restroom, New York Appellate Court Denies Defendant’s Summary Judgement Motion
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…
Plaintiff Suffers Serious Slip and Fall, Sues Landlord
Slip and fall cases have become synonymous with fakery in our society. Most of the time, this is not the case. A New York Injury Lawyer said real injuries that are painful and life changing can come as the result of a slip and fall anywhere. When it happens as…
Plaintiff Sues Town for Slip and Fall Injuries, NY Appellate Court Denies Defendant’s Summary Judgement Motion
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…
Court Deals with Destruction of Evidence in Slip and Fall
On September 16, 2006, a woman and her daughter were shopping in a sporting goods store at 606 West 181st Street in New York. They both got on the escalator to go to the second floor to shop. The daughter got off of the escalator and walked toward the gym…
New York Appellate Court Hears Slip and Fall Case at Construction Site
On December 7, 2006, a bricklayer was working on a scaffold more than 20 feet off of the ground. A New York Injury Lawyer said it was late in the day and the bricklayer maintains that he needed to use the bathroom. He informed his foreman and requested permission to…
NY Appellate Court Finds Child Neglect Present
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…