17 January

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Trench Collapse Accidents Can Cause Many Serious And Fatal Injuries

Workers who dig in trenches are uniquely vulnerable to the safety standards adopted by their employers. Unfortunately, given the serious dangers involved with this work, poorly trained and newer employees are often ordered to dig trenches that should be assigned to more experienced workers. Every year, roughly two dozen workers lose their lives due to collapsing trenches. Before addressing this topic further, it’s important to distinguish between excavations and trenches. Stated simply, excavations tend to only involve ground “cavities” or openings made by workers while trenches involve digging deep holes in the ground that can be up to 15 feet wide. Great...

15 November

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Slip and Fall Accidents Often Lead to Traumatic Brain Injuries

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in Brain Injuries, Slip & Fall Accidents

After seven New York City construction workers died during the first five months of 2021, aggressive action was taken. The NYC Department of Buildings conducted “Zero tolerance” safety sweeps for 90 days across all five New York City boroughs. Operators of dangerous construction sites were issued nearly 1,500 stop-work orders. These corrective steps were crucial since so many workers who survive serious workplace falls and other construction accidents often develop traumatic brain injuries that greatly limit their future activities. [table-of-content] One recent report revealed that after 1,100 New York City construction site injuries from 2019 and 2020 were carefully analyzed, the researchers...

13 August

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Bronx Bus Accident Lawyers

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The Bronx is a very diverse borough and the second most populous in the New York City area. Many buses service Bronx including Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bus Company vehicles, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) buses, Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) buses, and various charter and private bus companies. This traffic volume results in crash involving buses throughout the county of Bronx, NY. Experienced Bronx bus accident lawyers help individuals recover from their injuries and receive just compensation. Public bus routes and a map can be found on the MTA website. Private bus companies include Greyhound, Peter Pan, Megabus, and many...

26 July

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EP2 S05: How To Win $575k in a Construction Accident Lawsuit ?

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in Construction Accidents, Ladder Accident, Podcast, Scaffold Accidents

NYC Construction Accident Lawyers Discuss a Real Construction Accident Case [buzzsprout episode='8923004' player='true'] Pick Your Favorite Channel: Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Full Transcript: Hi, good afternoon. My name is Arkady Frekhtman and I'm an attorney at the F&A Injury Lawyers here in Brooklyn, New York. Today I wanted to talk about a construction accident case in New York City to really illustrate the law, how we deal with litigating a case, how we approach settlement, and a little bit of the process so you can understand how construction accident cases really work. So here's a case that we...

19 June

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Bronx Slip and Fall Accident Law Firm

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Each year, roughly one million emergency room trips are made in New York and elsewhere in America due to serious indoor fall accidents. Countless other fall injuries occur annually in many outdoor settings like construction sites. Since injured plaintiffs often suffer traumatic brain injuries, major bone fractures, paralysis, and serious spinal cord damage, it is crucial for all of us to try and prevent these types of accidents from occurring in the first place. What follows is a look at the specific places where these types of injuries often happen and the type of legal evidence your Bronx slip and...

02 June

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EP07 S04: Lawsuit Value Of A Spinal Fusion Surgery – What Is My Case Worth Series

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in Accident Injuries, Accidents, Back Injury, Podcast, Spinal Cord Injury, Work Accidents, Workers Compensation

What is the lawsuit value of a spinal fusion? Well, a spinal fusion is major back surgery. I would say the lawsuit value of a spinal fusion is usually $1 million or more. It depends on a lot of factors, but if there was unlimited insurance coverage and good liability, I would say that it really is worth much more than a million dollars. We could look at a few cases that we had, three cases that come to mind. [buzzsprout episode='8631146' player='true'] Pick Your Favorite Channel: Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Full Transcript: Hi everybody. My name...

08 October

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Bimalleolar and Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Injury Lawyer

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What are Bimalleolar and Trimalleolar Fractures? Whether an ankle injury occurs due to a bad fall at work or in a major traffic accident, the damage done from a broken ankle can take many weeks or months to fully heal. Motorcycle riders and sports enthusiasts can also suffer serious harm to their ankle bones. In some very difficult cases, surgeons must perform repeat operations to correct any malunion (improper healing) and to further stabilize the ankle joint. An experienced personal injury lawyer who offers a free consultation can help coordinate best in class medical care to speed recovery and obtain full compensation. Bimalleolar...

05 October

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Bronx Wrong Death Attorney Near You

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Bronx Wrongful Death Lawyer Frekhtman & Associates handle wrongful death lawsuits in the Bronx with the utmost compassion and zealous advocacy. Our passion is helping families of innocent people killed due to the negligence or wrongful conduct of another offending party. One of the main things our wrongful death lawyers near you strive to accomplish is to be there for our clients, listen, and work with them in difficult times to help them reclaim their own lives after a tragic accident and loss. Wrongful death lawsuits involve those accidents or mishaps which cause the death of an individual. Wrongful death can take...

03 September

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EP05 S01: A Jury Trial Story on a $200,000 verdict

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in Podcast

I discuss a recent jury trial story on a $200,000 verdict including the elements of the trial, the arguments, exhibits, and the final jury verdict. [buzzsprout episode='5276584' player='true'] Pick Your Favorite Channel: Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Full Transcript: Welcome to Trial Stories an informative discussion of civil justice with a focus on the human story. I'm your host. Arkady Frekhtman a New York City trial lawyer passionate about helping serious injury victims and their families. Hi. I wanted to talk about a trial that we recently had that just finished. So we have it up here on the screen, some of the exhibits from the trial. It...

03 June

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Bronx Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers

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Car Accident Spine Injury Lawyer Near You Spinal cord injuries often develop due to car accidents, gun violence, sporting events and various medical traumas and diseases. The Bronx borough of New York City often sees more than its share of this country’s 4.5 million annual car accidents that result in spinal cord injuries, broken bones and body lacerations. Useful descriptions of spinal cord injuries (SCIs) and how they’re generally classified are listed below – along with information about the physical paralysis that can follow. Additional information is provided about the most common types of medical complications that SCI survivors must battle while...

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