18 February

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Brain Injury Case Values Can Vary Greatly

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Brain Injury Case Values Can Vary Greatly Predicting the possible settlement value of a head or brain injury case is extremely complicated since most clients experience many unique sets of problems. However, once our law firm has had the chance to review a client’s medical records and billings, we’re in a much better position to try and assign a potential value to a case – assuming there is ample proof of liability of one or more defendants named in the lawsuit. As many clients know, immediate treatment after suffering a head injury is crucial. This holds true whether someone has been injured...

03 February

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Falling Debris Accidents Pose Serious Threats to NYC Pedestrian Safety

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Falling Debris Accidents Pose Serious Threat to NYC Pedestrian Safety For decades, most New York City pedestrians have assumed that being hit by a vehicle while crossing the street was the biggest danger they faced. Unfortunately, the December 2019 death of New York City architect Erica L. Tishman put everyone on notice that falling building debris can suddenly take the life of any pedestrian. Ms. Tishman was walking near her office on the southeast corner of 49th Street and Seventh Avenue when a piece of loose terra cotta fell from a building – hitting her on the head and killing her. As...

31 January

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Ceiling Collapse Accident Attorneys Discuss Bobcat Crashing Through Ceiling

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WABC News provided details of an unusual construction accident that happened in Yonkers on Wednesday, January 11 explains one of the New York City ceiling collapse accident attorneys at the F&A injury law firm. Authorities reported multiple injuries when a part of the ceiling collapsed at the National Wholesale Liquidators store on Central Park Avenue. Accident Details The accident happened just before noon as a bobcat and two crew were working on a parking lot repair. Suddenly, concrete gave way, and the machinery and two workers plunged 30 feet into the store below. A section of the store’s roof, estimated as 30-ft...

29 November

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New York Ceiling Collapse Injury Lawyer Explains this Premises Liability Lawsuit

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Almost every adult who has ever lived in an apartment complex can readily share a few horror stories with you about trying to get a landlord to timely fix a damaged ceiling, a broken water pipe or a faulty air conditioner explains a New York ceiling collapse injury lawyer. In some cases, property owners (or their managers) are so eager to save money on repairs that they’ll even threaten tenants with higher rents or eviction if they keep asking to have major repairs completed. These problems have become so common that it’s now easy to find shocking New York slumlord and...

28 September

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Ceiling Collapse Accident Attorneys Cite Water as One of the Most Common Causes of these Accidents

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There are a number of reasons why ceilings collapse. A structural weakness brought about by a building code violation, excess snow buildup on a flat roof, or hurricane force winds collapsing a roof with weak gables are just a few causes. However, if you ever experience this misfortune, the most likely culprit will be water explain New York ceiling collapse accident attorneys at the F&A injury law firm. Wood, drywall, and plaster are common building materials used in ceilings. All of these materials are installed dry and will absorb water like a sponge. When this happens, the water both weakens and...

03 August

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Why should you reach out to ceiling collapse accident attorneys?

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A recent video appearing on new sites and attracting millions of views on YouTube shows the interior of an apartment reportedly located in Queens. The ceiling in the living room area starts to crack open completely and, within the space of seconds, collapses, landing on furniture and sending up a cloud of particles explains one of the New York City ceiling collapse accident attorneys at the F&A injury law firm. Although thankfully no one got injured in this recent ceiling collapse, the video highlights just how quickly a ceiling can cave in. Ceiling collapses range in severity; sometimes a small section...

04 April

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Get the Medical Support Needed By Hiring a Ceiling Collapse Accident Lawyer

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While a collapsed ceiling probably seems like a freak accident, there is almost always someone at blame for such an occurrence. If you find yourself on the receiving end of such a terrible accident, and become injured because of it, make sure you speak with a quality ceiling collapse accident lawyer to help sort things out for you. Ceiling Collapse is Generally Caused by Property Neglect Typically when a ceiling collapses, it's because the property was neglected for far too long. Supports could have been weakened by leaky pipes, old rotted beams may have needed replacing, or a shoddy roof repair could have led...

19 September

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Discovery Of Human Remains In Burned Bronx Building

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in Burn Injuries, Ceiling Collapses, Premises Accidents

On Monday, Sept. 16, a demolition crew taking down what remained of a burned building in the Bronx made the sad and frightening discovery of three dead bodies. Authorities said the bodies were discovered around 2 p.m. as the crew was working on a building in the 60 block of Buchanan Place. The building had been gutted by fire a week earlier. Evidently, no one had any indication that there might be human remains in the wreckage. Investigators are still piecing together what happened, so at this point, it is not clear how the three people died. If the three people were killed...