The parents of a two year-old infant brought their child to the emergency room treatment for a fractured tibia, after the child fell from her stroller in her home.  Following a course of skin traction, the child was placed in a Spica cast from toe to thigh while remaining hospitalized. After 24 hours, the child’s toes became swollen and her foot was unresponsive to pin-prick. After three days of continuous discoloration and foot immobility, doctors removed the cast and discovered marked skin and muscle damage extending from the ankle to mid-calf. A condition of four compartment syndrome was diagnosed due to a tight cast. Additional long-term damage was done to the child.

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A 38 year-old a seamstress, and her 9 year-old daughter, were struck by a van while crossing an intersection in the Jamaica section of Queens, New York. The child was killed. Her mother claimed that she sustained jaw and knee injuries. The victim’s family sued the van’s driver, the van’s owner, Professional Charter Service Inc.; the company that operated the van, Consolidated Bus Transit Co.; the city of New York, the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority, the New York City Board of Education and the New York City Transit Authority. Justice prevailed.

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A 60 year-old department stores counter person, tripped on an oil-supply-line cap that was protruding from the surface of a sidewalk that was located in the Astoria section of Queens, New York. The woman fell and sustained an elbow injury. She sued the adjacent property’s owners, the property’s former oil vendors, Gotham Petroleum Transport Inc. and Petro Inc.; and the property’s current oil supplier, Castle Oil Corp. The woman alleged that the defendants created a dangerous condition.

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A 35 year-old 35 customs agent was driving on 150th Avenue, near 148th Street in the cargo area of John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, N.Y. He approached the intersection with a green traffic signal. A New York City Transit Authority bus traveling in the opposite direction made a left turn in front of him, causing the two vehicles to collide. The victim sued the New York City Transit Authority and the bus driver. He claimed that the driver should have seen his car and yielded.

A 31 year-old mason was working at a construction site on Hoe Avenue in the Bronx. In the course of the day, he performed work that required the use of an 8-foot high scaffold. As the man was transferring cinder blocks from a forklift onto the scaffold’s top platform, he fell to the ground, injuring his ankle. The injured mason sued the building’s owners, Home Assistance Technicians Inc and Atlantic Development Co; the general contractor, K & J Construction Company; and the building’s alleged managing agent, Jeffrey M. Brown Associates. The man claimed that the incident was an elevation-related accident, as defined by Labor Law § 240, and that he was not provided proper safety equipment, as required by the statute.

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A 47-year-old insurance underwriter dropped her car off to be repaired at a discount auto repair shop that is located in Brooklyn, New York. When she returned to pick up her vehicle, the woman was directed to where she could get it. As she headed over to her car, she tripped over a speed bump and fell. The injured woman claimed that she sustained fractures to her teeth resulting in tooth loss and other dental problems. She sued the property’s owner and its business entities. The woman alleged that the defendants were negligent in their repair and/or maintenance of the parking lot, that they negligently failed to warn of the speed bump, and that their negligence created a dangerous condition.

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A 79 year old woman was struck by a NY City bus while crossing at a pedestrian crosswalk. the woman suffered severe brain damage, pain and suffering. The jury concluded that the bus driver was fully responsible for the personal injury. Other injuries include impaired thinking, speech abilities, severely limited memory, and constant dependency on a home health aide. Morrison & Wagner LLP, a top NY personal injury lawyer firm, won the woman’s case, and maintained the woman’s $1.9 Million award in the appellate courts. Read the full details of the brain injury case here.

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