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In a dispute over real estate, in this case the court must determine the legal owner of the real estate and the validity of a 30-day notice to terminate a lease agreement.

The real estate is located at 363 Monroe Street, in Brooklyn, New York. The plaintiff moves to show cause for three branches of relief in the case. First, the plaintiff requests a stay on the thirty-day notice of termination. Next, the plaintiff requests a declaratory judgment that the notice of termination is a nullity as there is no lease agreement or tenant/landlord relationship between the two parties and the plaintiff is the rightful owner of the property. Third, the plaintiff requests a restraining order for all actions and proceedings on behalf of the defendants related to the collection of rent and the transfer of the property.

Plaintiff’s argument

In this premises liability slip and fall case, the court considers the issue as to whether or not the plaintiff presented sufficient evidence that the defendant had actual or constructive notice of a hazardous condition to survive the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissal.

In April 2004, plaintiff Geltzer was injured in a slip and fall accident in the apartment building in which she lived. Plaintiff entered the trash closet to throw away her garbage. She fell on a sticky, slippery substance that was on the floor. After she fell she noticed a bag of garbage on the floor that contained beer cans and a soap container. Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the Gardens 75th Street Owners Corp, the owner of the building, as well as Argo Corporation, the company that manages the building. She asserted the defendants had actual or constructive notice of the hazardous condition in the garbage room. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment dismissal of the case.

When plaintiff was asked about the procedure for disposing of garbage and whether garbage was regularly left on the floor of the garbage room, the plaintiff acknowledged that there was a sign on the door instructing that trash should not be left in the garbage room and that garbage should be pushed down the garbage chute. She also acknowledged that sometimes trash of various types including recyclables, hazardous materials, breakables, and cardboard boxes was sometimes left on the floor. The plaintiff admitted that she never complained about garbage being left in the trash room and that she never noticed the floor being slippery or sticky prior to her accident.

A Hilltown, PA, doctor stands accused of prescribing medication to patients in exchange for sexual favors, sources told a New York Injury Attorney. The same doctor is also facing allegations in a malpractice suit for his alleged role in the suicide of a local police detective.

On Thursday, the accused doctor exercised his rights and chose to waive a preliminary hearing, after which he was ordered to stand trial and face the charges that have been laid against him. The charges were placed as a result of a police department investigation involving both undercover officers and informants, a Staten Island Personal Injury Lawyer learned.

The investigation into the doctor’s alleged pills-for-sex activities began as a result of an unrelated investigation. One of these investigations involved a drug-dealing pimp, and the other involved instances of drug smuggling into the women’s prison. By combining the information from both investigations, police were able to begin a different investigation, which resulted in the charges being filed against the doctor.

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A local ball park in Alabama was the stage for a grisly scene that was witnessed by more than seventy, including many young children. A woman ran over her husband’s ex-wife and daughter – not once, but three times.

According to police, the 43-year-old woman is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of reckless endangerment. She is currently released on bond. A New York Injury Lawyer says that it is possible the woman will have additional civil charges brought against her.

Apparently, after a little league game, the two women got into an argument. The cause of their altercation is said to have been rooted in a child custody disagreement. According to a NYC Injury Lawyer, as the situation escalated, the current wife became violent and used the biggest weapon she could find – her car.

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Football legend Brett Favre has come under scrutiny once again as reports of inappropriate behavior in the form of sexually explicit text messages, affectionately known as sexting, have been alleged, states a New York Injury Lawyer. Two massage therapists that worked with Favre during his time with the New York Jets in 2008 have alleged that he attempted to schedule a threesome with the women via text messages. 

According to reports, the texts were not appreciated and were sexually inappropriate. The football hero has come under scrutiny before, after having been investigated and fined over $50,000 for sending lascivious texts that included pictures of his penis to another woman who did not appreciate them. The women who are bringing the suit to light tried unsuccessfully to get some kind of solace or closure from the NFL when their discomfort was brought to light. They allege that a lawsuit seems to be the only way that their claims would be taken seriously. 

Inappropriate behavior on the part of celebrities and sports heroes can have a deleterious effect on the reputation of all involved, explains the New York Injury Lawyer. Why anyone in the limelight would participate in something that could hurt other people and blemish their public standing is not really understood. Scandalous behavior that hurts another is inappropriate no matter who is engaging in it. In the case of Brett Favre, his millions of loyal fans are now getting a good look at what kind of individual he is showing himself to be.



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Spread out over two boroughs, Brooklyn and the Bronx, eight men were wounded by gunfire in the same three hour period, leaving four in the hospital, police sources told NY City Injury Attorneys. There were four shootings in total.

First there was an incident that happened at 4:20 p.m. on Utica Avenue, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Police discovered that two men, aged 34 and 32, were taken to Kings County Hospital after being shot by an unknown assailant. They were said to be in stable condition. Two other men were shot in that first incident. They were capable of transporting themselves to Brookdale University Hospital. Like the men before them, they were considered to be in stable condition.

The second shooting occurred in the Bronx, about 45 minutes later, on Eastchester Road in the Bronx. He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center to be treated and listed in stable condition. Two suspects were seen fleeing the scene in that shooting.

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A 27-year-old driver ran his car into the back of one vehicle on the morning of April 6, 2011, on a freeway in Riverside, California. He then went on to drive the wrong way down the expressway until he was stopped – by colliding head-on with another car, according to California Highway Patrol officials.

The driver was severely hurt and trapped in the wreckage of his vehicle until emergency crews could free him and transport him to a medical facility. Investigators are looking to arraign him on drunken driving charges once he sufficiently recovers.

It all happened starting at 1:59 in the morning while the driver was heading south down I-215, driving his 2007 Corvette at somewhere between 90 and 100 miles per hour, police sources told New York Injury Law Offices. He first hit the back of a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was driven by a 63-year-old man.

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A member of the crew of the cruise ship Crystal Symphony was airlifted to a hospital in La Jolla recently, after suffering serious eye injuries, tells a New York Injury Lawyer. It is uncertain what happened to the man to cause the injuries, but sources say that after ships physicians had conferred with the US Coast Guard, it was decided by a Coast Guard physician that in the interest of saving the man’s eyesight, a helicopter transport was necessary. 

Reports obtained by the New York Injury Lawyer said that a medevac helicopter lifted off from San Diego, in addition to an HC-103 Hercules airplane for support purposes. The helicopter reached the cruise ship, which was about 250 miles off the coast of San Diego and hoisted the injured man into the helicopter, where he was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital. 

The authorities were unaware of the man’s status or what caused the injury. At this time there is no reason to suspect negligence or foul play, but investigation into the incident is underway and results are pending. By all accounts, it seems as if the emergency personnel on board the ship and the Coast Guard worked quickly and with efficiency in getting the man the medical attention that he needed. 

When someone is seriously injured on a cruise ship that is out to sea, there are well trained staff on hand and communication systems in place to handle an emergency, especially since cruise ships carry hundreds of passengers at a time. That fact should make all passengers feel safer.

If you have been injured while on vacation or traveling, contact a New York Injury Attorney now to find out if you have a case. If negligence on the part of an individual or company was involved, chances are good that a New York Injury Attorney can get you a settlement.

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.

Stephen Bilkis & Associates with its NY Injury Lawyers, has convenient offices throughout the New York Metropolitan area including Turtle Bay, NY. Our Personal Injury Attorneys can provide you with advice to guide you through situations where an injury resulted because of another’s negligence. Without a New York Injury Attorney you may lose your rights which may cost you a significant amount of money.

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A man whose drunken driving caused the death of another man, a father and husband, has been arraigned on charges of manslaughter, sources told N York Injury Lawyers. A six-count Suffolk grand indictment charged the driver with being under the influence of intoxicants when the fatal accident occurred.

The suspect, a 53-year-old man, pleaded not guilty in Suffolk County Court, Riverhead. The judge ordered him held on $500,000 bond or $250,000 in cash.

On December 17, 2010, the suspect drove his vehicle, a 2002 Lincoln Navigator, over the yellow divider line on Montauk Highway, near Old South Country Road in Brookhaven. The suspect’s Navigator ran into a van driven by a 43-year-old man, married and the father of three children. The man driving the van was announced dead on the scene.

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A drunk driver hit a parked police car sitting on the side of the road on Interstate 93 outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The state trooper had stopped another motorist and may have been issuing a ticket or giving a warning at the time of the accident. A NY Injury Lawyer claims the trooper was injured when the drunk driver forced the police car forward. The trooper was taken to a nearby hospital with leg injuries. While these injuries were not life threatening, it is unclear at this time when the officer will be able to return to work.

The driver is being charged with multiple offences including driving under the influence, failure to move lanes for an emergency vehicle and operating to endanger. While it is unknown if the driver will receive prison time, heavy fines or a combination of both, the driver has been taken into custody.

This is one of at least 12 vehicular accidents involving police personnel to take place on Massachusetts highways in the past 15 months. Police officials are investigating the increase in these accidents to determine the best ways to prevent future incidents. Other accidents involved motorists driving while intoxicated, motorists crossing lanes illegally or motorists not watching while operating their vehicle. Some drivers have been found guilty of speeding or driving irresponsibly.

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