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1 Dead, I Injured After Being Hit by SUV in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn, one person was killed and another person was seriously injured after being hit by an SUV. This accident happened on Tuesday afternoon at Avenue U and Gerritsen Avenue. According to officials, a black SUV went out of control and hit pedestrians as well as other cars. An 85-year-old woman was killed in the accident. A 90-year-old man was taken to Lutheran Hospital and listed in critical condition. Police are still looking into this crash. If more information becomes available about this accident, we will keep you posted. If you’ve been seriously hurt in a pedestrian accident that was caused by the negligent actions of a vehicle driver, you could seek competition by filing a personal injury claim. The best way to file a claim is to seek the help of a personal injury lawyer. For help with your New York claim, call Frekhtman & Associates today at (212) 222-1111.
Semi Truck Accident Attorney Discusses Collision of Tractor-trailer and Mini-van
A semi tractor-trailer and a mini-van collided in an accident on New Jersey Route 78 near milepost 52.2, according to a report in MyCentralJersey.com. Dispatchers received word of the accident just after 7 a.m. on Friday, April 8. Vehicle Hit From Behind by Semi A spokesman with the New Jersey State Police said that an eastbound tractor-trailer rear-ended a Honda Odyssey driven by a 26-year-old Dover woman. The female motorist was ejected from her vehicle at impact. The tractor-trailer overturned after the crash, although there was no report of any injury to the driver, a 44-year-old man from Arizona. One Individual Hospitalized Emergency personnel transported the mini-van driver to University Hospital in Newark, where she was treated for non-life threatening injuries. The police spokesman said authorities closed all but the left lane of Route 78 following the collision, so that clean-up crews and accident investigators could complete their duties. Although
How Will My Burn Injuries Be Treated?
Burn injuries are among the most painful challenges our clients must face. They often occur as the result of workplace accidents and vehicle collisions. Other burns may be caused by defective equipment or products that overheat (or catch on fire) and then burn people. If you’ve suffered serious burn injuries due to another person’s negligence, our firm will fight hard to help you win the full compensation you deserve to cover all your medical expenses and other losses. How common are burn injuries? American Burn Organization statistics reveal that during one recent year, there were 3,390 civilian deaths due to fires. Of those, approximately 2,800 were caused by residential structure fires. Here are additional facts regarding our country’s major problem with preventing fires. At least one civilian dies in a fire about every two-and-a-half hours. Roughly one-fourth (25%) of all fire deaths involve children under the age of fifteen. Burn
An Attorney for Traumatic Brain Injuries
Of course, you cannot put a price on a human being. While all injuries experienced on a job are unacceptable, some of them are devastating and leave an imprint on the victim and their families forever. Forever is certainly a long time to mourn, remember what was, or pay medical expenses. Now, what constitutes extreme injury? Certainly, broken bones deserve compensation, but what about an injury that can take your entire life away without even killing you? Brain injuries can take a whole person and leave them empty. They are the most difficult to treat and are often the most expensive to treat. Both mild and severe brain injuries have long-lasting effects. Frekhtman and Associates is a law firm that handles work-related injury cases, and our NYC traumatic brain injury attorneys represent victims of these injuries. As reported by OSHA, 4, 679 workers were killed on the job in 2014. The
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 due to a construction site fall, a major vehicle (or pedestrian) accident – or even following a very basic slip and fall incident. While mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) may only affect you temporarily – more serious head injuries can lead to torn tissues, bruising and bleeding in the brain. Long-term complications are common for
Whiplash Car Accident Case Values Can Vary Greatly
Whiplash Car Accident Case Values Can Vary Greatly Far too many people suffer painful whiplash injuries due to car accidents caused by others. Distracted driving has become so common, it’s a wonder that most of us safely reach our destinations. Fortunately, most of us are can obtain proper treatment. Yet as our healing continues, we often start asking about the settlement value of our cases. Once our law firm receives copies of a client’s medical and billing records from their treating doctors, we can then try to provide an educated guess regarding the possible value of each case. However, before that stage arrives, we must review all the facts we learned while investigating your case concerning the defendant’s liability. At this point, it’s important to provide a general definition of a whiplash injury, its most common symptoms, how it’s treated – and why it’s so important for us to have