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Frekhtman & Associates settles trip and fall for $425,000.00
An elderly man in his mid 80’s tripped and fell over a box left under a pool table at a senior citizen care center. He sustained a fracture of his hip requiring surgery. He retained Frekhtman & Associates to represent him for this serious personal injury case. The firm filed a lawsuit, conducted discovery, and prepared the matter for trial. Defendants denied liability arguing that the plaintiff leaned forward too far while playing pool, which caused him to fall on his side. Recently, on the eve of trial, the matter was amicably settled for $425,000. The lawsuit was brought in Queens County Supreme Court in New York State.
Construction Accident Facts by New York Attorney
Construction Industry is one the biggest industries in the USA. However, construction accidents and deaths are ranked 3rd among all other accidents in the New York State. If you are injured in a construction accident then you must get in touch with a construction accident lawyer. There are different types of construction accidents which can take place at construction site. Some of these accidents includes Hoisting Accidents, Accidents with construction equipment or machinery: Forklift and or Crane Accidents, Car Accidents with construction vehicles, Falling object or construction debris hitting worker, Worker falls from a height / elevated platform / falls from ladders, Scaffolding collapses, Falls from scaffolds The following are some statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics on safety and on-the-job injuries in the construction industry: – One of every five workplace fatality results from construction accidents.. – 1,225 fatal occupational injuries in construction were
Social Networking and your Personal Injury Claim in New York
If you are injured and seeking compensation then you have to aware of various issues involved in the compensation claim process. There are several instances where insurance companies use underhand tactics in order to devoid victims of their insurance claim. The latest tool used by insurance companies can be your Facebook or even Orkut account. In the past few year’s Social Networking websites such as Facebook and Orkut have gained significant popularity. People regularly throng these websites to post information about themselves, photos or even videos. These websites are proving as modern age social clubs where people can update each other about their daily life. Accident victims who initiate legal actions often make claims that their lives have changed due to the accident. These victims complain of pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety and being unable to enjoy their daily activities. They also complain how their life has changed after the accident.
An Insight on New York State (NYS) Personal Injury Law
Personal Injury Law provides compensation for personal injury victims. Personal injury law provides compensation if victim has suffered injuries and trauma due to negligence of some individual or authority. If you are involved in a personal injury accident then personal injury law will provide you all the necessary help you require. Personal injury law provides compensation in variety of injury cases which includes dog bites, nursing home abuse, car accident, truck accident and several others including medical malpractice by your surgeon or some medical authority. You can also file a personal injury compensation claim against the state authorities like New York State Transport Department, Health Department and others. Some of the terms which are often referred in personal injury law readings and procedures are as given below:- Negligence Negligence can be termed as failure to act and/or react in the reasonable way which resulted in an unintended injury to another
Types of Personal Injury Compensation/Claims: Update by New York State (NYS) Injury Attorney
Personal injury compensation is paid out as a monetary award of damages which is meant to compensate the victim for the injury and losses which they have sustained due to injuries. The personal injury compensation that can be won for a claimant falls into two major categories: Injury Compensation – It encompasses general damages and is given to remunerate the injury victim for the pain, suffering, loss of work and inconvenience caused by the injury itself. An example of this injury compensation would be a compensation amount given to the victim of a car accident because he/she had suffered spinal cord injuries as a direct result of the defendant’s rash driving. The amount of personal injury compensation is decided by keeping in mind the pain and discomfort suffered by any individual. Financial Compensation – Financial compensation encompasses past or future financial losses which the injury victim has sustained. These financial
Causes of Paraplegia : Update by New York Injury Law Firm
After an accident, an estimated 1.275 million people in the United States are affected by some form of paralysis triggered by spinal cord injuries. The majority of accidents that lead to spinal cord injuries in the U.S. happen from motor vehicle accidents, at the workplace, and sporting accidents. Paraplegia is defined as the paralysis of the lower half of the body. Paraplegia injury can result from a spinal cord injury or an accident. If you or someone you love has suffered an injury that resulted in paraplegia, contact a knowledgeable personal injury attorney with experience in paraplegia cases as soon as possible. How is Paraplegia Injury Caused? Paraplegia is an injury in the sensory or motor function of the lower parts of the body that might include your legs, feet, toes, or any combination. Victims who suffer from paraplegia may not be able to move or feel this part of