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Spinal Fusion Settlements & Lawsuits
The average spinal fusion settlement in New York ranges from $250,000 on the low end to over $5,000,000 on the high end, depending on the severity of the injury, surgical complexity, venue, and available insurance coverage. Cases involving permanent disability, multi-level fusion, and significant lost earning capacity consistently produce the highest awards, with some New York verdicts exceeding $8 million when liability is clear and nerve damage is well-documented. If your treating physician recommends spinal fusion surgery for your cervical or lumbar spine injury, you may be wondering what impact this back surgery will have on the value of your personal injury lawsuit. Cervical or lumbar fusion surgery dramatically increases what an injury lawsuit may be worth – and understanding why you helps pursue the full compensation you deserve. When people have surgery, medical complications often occur, and there may be a lengthy period of rehabilitation. Patients must also cope
Slip & Fall Lawsuit Values In New York City
How Do Slip & Falls Happen? Slip and fall accidents in the New York City area, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, and nearby areas, happen due to a variety of reasons. A person can slip and fall because of a dangerous condition on the floor that a property owner failed to fix. This can include water, oil, ice, or any dangerous or hazardous substance that could cause someone to fall. Loose cables, debris, garbage, or wires can be a leading cause of falls. A Slip & Fall lawyer helps identify the causes of falls by investigating the facts and circumstances of the traumatic event and working with experts such as safety engineers, accident reconstruction specialists, and others. How Do I Win My Slip & Fall Lawsuit? To prevail in your personal injury case and win your slip & fall injury lawsuit in New York, you will need to prove that the defendant you are suing
World Trade Center 9/11
If you or a loved one suffered serious medical injuries due to the terrorist attacks in New York City on 9/11, it’s not too late to apply for benefits. Your personal injury lawyer can help you complete all the required paperwork. No legal fees are owed to us until we succeed in securing benefits on your behalf. Billions in unclaimed funds are still available. Remembering the Four Planes Hijacked by Terrorists Back on 9/11 Nearly everyone in their late teens or older back on September 1, 2011, remembers the horrifying events that unfolded that day. At 8:45 AM that morning, an American Airlines plane carrying massive gallons of jet fuel crashed into the World Trade Center’s 110-story north tower close to the 80th floor. Hundreds of people in that building were killed instantly and many more were trapped above and below the target area where the plane hit. Roughly 18 minutes later, a second
Worker Safety: What are the NYC Codes that Help
Although construction workers’ have skills and experience that help prevent accidents, construction sites are inherently dangerous leading to serious injuries. Workers benefit from state labor code sections intended to protect them and keep them safe. By becoming fully aware of these statutes, all workers can: At present, construction workers are entitled to such labor code safety measures as personal protection equipment (PPE), properly maintained hand tools, safety ladders, and protection against various electrical hazards. What follows is a brief overview of additional NY Labor Code Section 23, Subpart 23, that helps protect construction workers against various other workplace dangers. Labor Law 240 protects workers from gravity-related hazards including worker falls from elevated work surfaces and falling objects. Labor Law 241(6) requires reasonable and adequate protection and requires construction site-building owners, general contractors, and construction companies to follow Rule 23 Industrial Codes. Construction projects often focus on everything except safety so resources and finances toward safety
Types of Burn Injuries
A burn injury may occur due many different types of accidents. Flames, heat, steam, radiation, and chemical burns can all produce severe burn injuries. Victims of burn injury may suffer nerve damage, dehydration, infection, organ failure, and other serious medical issues. Frekhtman & Associates will work with top experts to fully investigate how your accident happened to determine if anyone was negligent and can be held legally responsible for your burn injury. In that regard, we work closely with fire & safety engineering experts, economists, dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and other specialists. If we accept your case, our firm works overtime to build the most powerful legal case possible solidifying liability against the defendants and proving the maximum possible damages case before a jury. Many new York City burn injury accidents are preventable because they happen due to negligence on behalf of a vehicle owner or operator, a building owner or
Diffuse Axonal Brain Injuries in New York City
The human brain contains billions of nerve cells. These cells communicate with each other via axons, which are long fibers and comprise the white matter in the brain. Traumatic events that happen in an accident can damage these axons, resulting in diffuse axonal injury to the brain. Diffuse Axonal Brain Injury (“DAI”) is also known as acquired brain injury, axonal shearing, or a head injury. If you were hurt in an accident causing brain injury, talk to a New York TBI lawyer at Frekhtman & Associates today. How Axonal Injury Occurs Examples of how DAI can occur include: Often, damage to the axons cannot be visualized on diagnostic imaging such as MRI or CT scans. However, a sheared axonal fiber can result in brain cell death. The axon fiber can no longer serve as a pathway for communication between brain cells, thereby cutting off flow to a brain cell, which