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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.

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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.

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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.

Call a New York Injury Attorney today to find out what you can do to restore your life and circumvent financial disaster in the wake of an injury. A reputable New York Injury Attorney will provide you with representation, consultation and support when you have been injured.Stephen Bilkis & Associates with its New York Injury Lawyers, has convenient locations throughout the New York Metropolitan area including Fordham, NY. Our New York Injury Lawyers can provide you with advice to guide you through situations where an injury resulted because of another’s negligence. Without a New York Injury Lawyer you may lose your rights which may cost you a significant amount of money.

At Stephen Bilkis and Associates we have our New York Criminal Lawyers ready to assist you in an Injury Law case. That lawyer has all the tools to help you get what you deserve.

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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.

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A New York Injury Lawyer reports that, following a host of sexual abuse claims regarding the molestation of children by priests and clerics, the Milwaukee Archdiocese is now filing for bankruptcy protection in order to balance out the massive financial cost of suits filed against local priests that have allegedly molested and sexually abused children. 

The NY City Injury Lawyer explains that a barrage of accusations against priests, dating back decades, have bubbled to the surface. Critics claim that the Archdiocese is merely attempting to hide the identity of the priests in an effort to deflect attention away from the seriousness of the allegations of abuse that have been made. 

Reports point to many such incidences of abuse, including one priest who allegedly molested more than 200 deaf boys at the St. Johns school for the deaf over his tenure there, which spanned decades. Victims of this man’s abuse have stepped forward in droves, and the hot water that the church finds itself in is coming to a boil. 

While the Archdiocese maintains that such behavior is inexcusable, many people feel that the Church as a whole is not doing nearly enough and that compensating victims for the abuse that happened in the past does nothing to prevent clerics from sexually abusing minors in the future. The growing problem of sexual crimesand abuse by religious figures in recent years has brought to light the seriousness of the problem as victims are feeling supported enough to come forward and have their voices heard.



If you have been injured or abused, call a New York Injury Attorney today. Adequate representation is essential in order for your case to be heard and for your claims to be validated. A well-recognized New York Injury Attorney has the knowledge and the experience to settle your claims and win your case.

Stephen Bilkis & Associates with its NY Injury Lawyers, has convenient locations throughout the N York Metropolitan area including Sunnyside, 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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Court-martial proceedings have recently been delayed by a military judge for a 27-year old Air Force chief master sergeant man accused of sexually harassing 10 of the women working for him via touching them inappropriately and sending very racy text messages. The chief master sergeant’s lawyers requested the delay according to reports.

The women in the case claim the man was continuously sexually inappropriate throughout their time with him. He allegedly sent sexually explicit text messages and photos and regularly flirted and touched the girls inappropriately without permission. The women claim he used his position of power to take advantage of them and scare them into saying nothing about it.

The man faces “18 counts of engaging in sexual misconduct and sex crimes like unprofessional relationships involving 10 enlisted women, with the alleged indiscretions including wrongful sexual contact, adultery, mistreatment of subordinates and dereliction of duty by misuse of his position.”

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A Study of California’s 13 biggest cities conducted by the Office of Traffic Safety found that Oakland has the lowest number of alcohol-involved accidents. The city also has the fewest DUI arrests.

There were 312 DWI arrests and 131 people were killed or injured in DUI-related crashes in 2009. However, the study shows that Oakland takes third place for hit-and-run and pedestrian collisions. The safety office looks at information from the Department of Justice and California Highway Patrol, a New York Injury Lawyer informed.

Oakland also was ranked 10th of 13 cities for collisions caused by people driving drunk. The data was for drivers between the ages of 21 and 34 where were drinking, a New York Injury Lawyer stated.

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After a serious tour bus crash in New York City that killed 15 passengers, the New York Department of Transportation set up random check points throughout Manhattan to inspect buses and to ensure that driver’s were qualified and able to drive safely. Qualifications included proper licensing and certification, states a Manhattan Injury Attorney. Drivers are also not allowed to drive over specified amounts of time.

During check point stops, police forced ten buses to stop service for not meeting safety regulations, four buses because of improper driver licensing and an additional five buses because the driver had been driving over the recommended time limit. In total, 36 buses were checked for safety and other violations.

It has been suggested that tour bus companies have become lax in following state mandated laws pertaining to the operation of tour buses. While bus companies can replace buses or bus drivers at their discretion, they apparently were not doing so on a regular basis, points out a New York Injury Lawyer. After a tragic bus accident like the one that happened a few weeks ago, increased attention will be paid to tour buses to ensure that all passengers arrive safely to their destinations. Bus companies will have to inspect their fleet to make improvements and hire additional drivers if necessary to comply with state and local laws.

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After a very short deliberation, a jury ruled in favor of former police detectives who were fired for allegedly violating the civil rights of a man and his girlfriend.

The man and his girlfriend sued the city and several police officers claiming they had a conspiracy to obtain illegal search warrants and strategically placed drugs in his home back in 2005, explained a New York Injury Lawyer. Most of the officers had been dismissed from the suit with the exception these two who were still under investigation until now.

The jury believed that the officers followed standard protocol and that the cocaine that was found in the plaintiff’s apartment was not planted.

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A 9News reporter based out of Denver, Colorado settled her lawsuit against a former doctor. The details of the settlement are private.

According to the original lawsuit, the reporter filed the suit against the former Children’s Hospital doctor after he threatened her reputation and her son. They meant on a singles website. She declined a second date with him in January 2010, which led to harassing messages.

She was suing the doctor for defamation and emotional distress. She still has a permanent protection order against the doctor that she won April 2010, a New York Injury Lawyer pointed out.

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