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Negotiating Strong Settlements After Brooklyn Car Crashes

Car crashes in Brooklyn create serious challenges for accident victims seeking fair compensation. Legal experts at Frektman & Associates help...
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Negotiating Strong Settlements After Brooklyn Car Crashes

When to Hire a Brooklyn Car Accident Lawyer: Timing Matters

Car accidents create serious legal challenges that require quick action. Legal experts at Frektman & Associates stress the vital role...
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When to Hire a Brooklyn Car Accident Lawyer: Timing Matters

Steps to Document Evidence in a Brooklyn Car Crash

Proper documentation after a car crash in Brooklyn serves as a vital step toward protecting your legal rights. A thorough...
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Steps to Document Evidence in a Brooklyn Car Crash

When to Hire a Brooklyn Car Accident Lawyer: Timing Matters

Car accidents in Brooklyn demand fast legal action to protect your rights and secure fair compensation. Legal experts at Frektman...
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When to Hire a Brooklyn Car Accident Lawyer: Timing Matters

Top Insurance Tactics After a Brooklyn Car Accident: How to Prepare

Car accidents in Brooklyn require swift action and smart insurance tactics to protect your rights. A serious crash can lead...
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Top Insurance Tactics After a Brooklyn Car Accident: How to Prepare

Negotiating Strong Settlements After Brooklyn Car Crashes

Car crashes in Brooklyn require swift action to secure fair compensation. Frektman & Associates, a leading New York City personal...
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Negotiating Strong Settlements After Brooklyn Car Crashes

Brooklyn Car Accident Claim Timeline: What to Expect

Car accident claims require careful steps and proper timing to secure fair compensation. Filing a claim after a Brooklyn car...
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Brooklyn Car Accident Claim Timeline: What to Expect

Top Insurance Tactics After a Brooklyn Car Accident: How to Prepare

Car accidents in Brooklyn create stress and confusion for many drivers. A clear plan helps protect your rights and secure...
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Top Insurance Tactics After a Brooklyn Car Accident: How to Prepare

Brooklyn Car Accident Claim Timeline: What to Expect

Car accident claims require careful steps and proper timing to receive fair compensation. Brooklyn residents face unique challenges after vehicle...
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Brooklyn Car Accident Claim Timeline: What to Expect

Steps to Document Evidence in a Brooklyn Car Crash

Proper documentation after a car crash in Brooklyn makes a huge difference in personal injury cases. A car accident creates...
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Steps to Document Evidence in a Brooklyn Car Crash

Bronx Commercial Truck Accident Claims: What Victims Need to Know

Two serious Bronx commercial truck accidents occurred in early 2025, resulting in the death of a 65-year-old woman. The other...
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Bronx Commercial Truck Accident Claims: What Victims Need to Know

Weight Restrictions and Brooklyn Bridge Truck Accidents: Legal Implications for Injury Victims

Truck accidents on the Brooklyn Bridge create serious legal issues for injury victims, especially when weight restrictions play a role....
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Weight Restrictions and Brooklyn Bridge Truck Accidents: Legal Implications for Injury Victims

Brooklyn Port Area Truck Collisions: Understanding Maritime Connections in Your Injury Claim

Truck accidents near the Brooklyn port area create unique legal challenges that blend road traffic laws with maritime regulations. These...
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Brooklyn Port Area Truck Collisions: Understanding Maritime Connections in Your Injury Claim

Top 5 Delivery Truck Hazards in Brooklyn Neighborhoods and How They Impact Injury Claims

Delivery truck accidents in Brooklyn neighborhoods create serious risks for residents, drivers, and pedestrians daily. These accidents happen more often...
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Top 5 Delivery Truck Hazards in Brooklyn Neighborhoods and How They Impact Injury Claims

Brooklyn Industrial Zone Truck Accidents: How Location Affects Your Injury Compensation

Truck accidents in Brooklyn industrial zones create serious risks for drivers and pedestrians alike. These crashes happen often - with...
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Brooklyn Industrial Zone Truck Accidents: How Location Affects Your Injury Compensation

Brooklyn BQE Truck Accidents: What Makes These Cases Different From Standard Vehicle Claims

Truck accidents on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) create unique legal challenges compared to regular car crashes. These accidents often cause...
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Brooklyn BQE Truck Accidents: What Makes These Cases Different From Standard Vehicle Claims

Colossus and Xactimate: How Computer Algorithms Determine Your Injury Settlement Offer

Insurance companies use computer programs to decide how much money to offer you after an injury. Two main systems, Colossus...
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Colossus and Xactimate: How Computer Algorithms Determine Your Injury Settlement Offer

Case Study: How a $43 Million Verdict Was Won in a Catastrophic Foot Drop and Paralysis Case

Medical malpractice cases that result in life-changing injuries require expert legal representation to secure fair compensation. Attorney Paul G. Lyons,...
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Case Study: How a $43 Million Verdict Was Won in a Catastrophic Foot Drop and Paralysis Case

Independent Medical Examiners: The Truth Behind Insurance Company Doctors Findings in Foot Drop Cases

Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) play a major role in foot drop cases, often deciding if patients receive needed care. These...
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Independent Medical Examiners: The Truth Behind Insurance Company Doctors Findings in Foot Drop Cases

Brooklyn Truck Accidents: Navigating Multiple Insurance Policies When Delivery Vehicles Are Involved

Delivery truck accidents in Brooklyn create complex insurance situations that often involve multiple policies and parties. These crashes happen daily...
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Brooklyn Truck Accidents: Navigating Multiple Insurance Policies When Delivery Vehicles Are Involved

Accident Lawyer in New York Emphasizes Pool Safety, Especially for Children

Swimming pools provide many opportunities for fun and healthy activity. They can also pose a risk to people, particularly children. If you've been using a pool this summer, whether on private land or in a public facility, you need to be mindful of the risks to yourself and to your loved ones. A 2012 report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) shares data on how drowning is a leading cause of death for children between the ages of one and four, with African American and Hispanic children especially vulnerable. Along with fatal drowning, it's also possible to sustain permanent, life-altering...

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Charter and City Bus Accidents Remain a Dangerous Threat

Three people died and 16 others were injured in one of the most serious bus accidents recently in New York City. A speeding chartered bus (traveling at about 58 miles per hour) ran a red light in Queens and hit an MTA bus on September 18, 2017. The entire event was caught on a nearby video surveillance camera showing the danger to NYC from bus accidents. The improper speed of the chartered bus sealed the fate of many. Those who perished included the chartered bus driver, a pedestrian, and a passenger on the MTA bus. Within twenty-four hours, National Transportation...

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Brooklyn Engineer Faces Charges for Fatal Work Site Collapse in NY

Fatal Work Site Collapse in NY

Brooklyn engineer Abraham Hertzberg has been charged due to negligence which led to a construction worker’s (Lauro Ortega ) death. The worker died on the construction site which led to the arrest of the site owner. The engineer of a Construction site located in Brooklyn faced charges. A construction worker of this Brooklyn construction site died, after which site owner was arrested for manslaughter, a week later. Hertzberg who is a licensed engineer faked an authority personal signature to mislead the Buildings Department regarding details of the certifying personnel. Site owner William Lattarulo was charged with failing to brace the building which he...

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Are NYC Construction Sites Adapting to COVID-19 Safety Threats?

Construction Sites Adapting to COVID-19 Safety

Now that most New York City construction sites are active again, they are having to figure out how to safeguard their workers against all COVID-19 health concerns. Back in March, when some workers voiced their fears about inadequate safety precautions, a few major changes were made on some sites. For example, social distancing concerns caused some employers to begin having their workers arrive at staggered start times -- so that large groups of employees would stop showing up and trying to enter the grounds at the same time. Other employers began requiring all employees to stop upon arrival and undergo forehead...

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Can Surgical Staplers Cause Serious Injuries & Death?

Surgical Staplers Cause Serious Injuries

During the past two years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued news releases, recalls, guidelines and other materials regarding surgical and implantable staples. This has been in response to the very large number of medical device reports (MDRs) that were submitted to the FDA between January 1, 2011 and March 31, 2018. In fact, at least 41,000 MDRs were received by the FDA during that time period (some experts claim that number is far higher). Numerous issues have been raised about the dangers posed to patients by both surgical and implantable staples. Unfortunately, too many patients are still suffering...

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The Dangerous Increase in NYC Speeding Drivers During the COVID-19 Crisis

Speeding Drivers During the COVID-19 Crisis

Too many careless drivers are now either speeding or street racing on New York City roadways. This odd behavior poses a major threat to the safety of those on foot or riding bicycles. It also robs all New Yorkers of the chance to quietly stroll down city streets while going to pick up groceries – or simply get some much-needed exercise. Those breaking the law while speeding need to find more mature ways to cope with their frustrations. The New York Times states in one article that speeds have risen by 288% in one section of town. After reviewing several speeding accidents...

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Head-On Collisions Remain a Deadly Threat to Many

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Unfortunately, head-on collisions can be devastating to witness and hard for first responders to handle. And all too often, survivors must endure lengthy treatment regimens and complete long-term rehabilitation programs. However, our law firm’s experience in handling these types of major accident claims can help clients win sizeable settlement awards or fully comprehensive verdicts. Once you contact our office, we will carefully review the facts of your case to see if there’s clear proof that another party negligently caused your accident. In some cases, you may still be able to recover for your injuries, even if a small percentage of fault...

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Car Accident Lawyers Discuss Lawsuit Against Apple in an Alleged Distracted Driving Case

The parents of a child that died in an alleged distracted driving incident are suing Apple Inc explain New York car accident lawyers at Frekhtman & Associates. They allege that Apple’s FaceTime app contributed to the death by encouraging distracted driving. The lawsuit was filed in December 2016, in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County. The litigation also asserts that Apple was aware of the safety risks posed by the FaceTime app, and that it failed to use its own patented lock-out feature to prevent driver use at highway speeds. Details of the Accident At about 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve, 2014,...

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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...

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