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Preventing Bronx Construction Site Accidents: A Comprehensive Guide

Key Takeaways Construction worker fatalities in NYC increased for the third year in a row, with 24 deaths in 2022....
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Preventing Bronx Construction Site Accidents: A Comprehensive Guide

Bronx Ceiling Collapse Accident Lawyers

During the last five years, numerous Bronx residents have been forced to cope with dangerous ceiling collapse accidents. In fact,...
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Bronx Ceiling Collapse Accident Lawyers

Top Causes of Fatal Construction Accidents – And How Companies Can Prevent Them

Given all the daily dangers that construction workers face, many of us forget that those who accept these jobs are...
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Top Causes of Fatal Construction Accidents – And How Companies Can Prevent Them

Average Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Settlement Values

Possible Case Values for Clients Who May Require Arthroscopic Knee Surgery In our extensive research, we have discovered that average...
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Average Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Settlement Values

Unlocking the Secrets of Personal Injury Cases

Key Takeaways Table Key Topic Description Immediate Actions Post-Accident Importance of medical attention and initial legal steps. Handling Concussion Cases...
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Unlocking the Secrets of Personal Injury Cases

Unveiling the Tactics of Defense Medical Experts in Personal Injury Cases

Key Takeaways: Understanding Defense Strategies in Injury Litigation Key Aspect Details Defense Tactics Use of 'independent' medical examiners who often...
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Unveiling the Tactics of Defense Medical Experts in Personal Injury Cases

Understanding High-Stakes Personal Injury Cases

Key Takeaways: Insights from a 2023 Personal Injury Verdict Key Point Details Case Background A truck crash case involving a...
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Understanding High-Stakes Personal Injury Cases

New York City Subway Derailment: Insights from the January 2024 Incident

Key Takeaways from the NYC Subway Derailment Key Aspect Details Event Collision and derailment of a No. 1 train in...
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New York City Subway Derailment: Insights from the January 2024 Incident

Traumatic Brain Injury Verdicts and Settlements in New York: An Analysis

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases can result in significant verdicts and settlements for plaintiffs. However, securing adequate compensation often requires...
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Traumatic Brain Injury Verdicts and Settlements in New York: An Analysis

How to Estimate the Value of Your Personal Injury Case

After being seriously hurt in a Bronx motor vehicle accident, a slip and fall incident, a workplace mishap, or another...
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How to Estimate the Value of Your Personal Injury Case

What To Do In Case Of Forklift Accident In The Bronx

Table of Contents Forklift Accident Statistics Recent Bronx and Other New York City Forklift Accidents Practical Tips for Improving Forklift...
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What To Do In Case Of Forklift Accident In The Bronx

New York Wheelchair Injury Compensation Amounts

Although all New York City pedestrians should constantly scan their surroundings and the sidewalk and street surfaces they’re crossing, people...
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New York Wheelchair Injury Compensation Amounts

Insights on Bronx car accidents leading to Spinal Injuries

Table Summary of Article Section Description Link Bronx Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Car Accidents Overview of spinal cord injuries...
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Insights on Bronx car accidents leading to Spinal Injuries

Recover Full Damages for Your Serious Slip and Fall Injuries in New York

Summary Topic Details Building a Strong Case Searching for evidence and witnesses, identifying liable parties, contacting them, placing a value...
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Recover Full Damages for Your Serious Slip and Fall Injuries in New York

What to Do After a Slip and Fall Accident

Suffering a slip and fall accident can be a frightening and painful experience. Even if your injuries seem minor at...
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What to Do After a Slip and Fall Accident

The Role of Technology in Delivery Truck Accidents

Although properly trained and experienced delivery truck drivers can often limit their highway and road collisions, they still encounter far...
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The Role of Technology in Delivery Truck Accidents

Surprising Facts About School Bus Crashes and Injuries in New York

Approximately 100 fatal school transportation-related accidents occur annually. While most of those crashes involve actual school buses, others are commercial...
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Surprising Facts About School Bus Crashes and Injuries in New York

How To Establish Delivery Truck Driver Liability In An Accident

Although box truck drivers can raise valid defenses in some cases, our New York City delivery truck accident attorneys have...
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How To Establish Delivery Truck Driver Liability In An Accident

Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Settlements

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be a life-altering experience, affecting not only your physical well-being but also your financial stability...
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Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Settlements

Car Crash Consequences: Legal Guide for Brain Injury Victims

Introduction Car accidents are an unfortunate and grim reality on the roads of New York. Every year, thousands of people...
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Car Crash Consequences: Legal Guide for Brain Injury Victims

How to Protect Your Legal Rights After a Bike Accident in Queens: A Step-by-Step Guide

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What to Do After a Bike Accident: A Step-by-Step Guide to Protecting Your Legal Rights Every day, Queen's bicyclists face major safety challenges posed by all the speeding cars, trucks, and motorcycles. The distracted drivers of these vehicles also tend to ignore traffic signals, bike lane restrictions, and the need to yield to others. During one recent year, nineteen (19) bicyclists and fifteen (15) moped or e-bike riders lost their lives while pedaling down New York City streets. Statistics also revealed that 1,200 bicycles, e-bike, and e-scooter riders suffered serious injuries. Unfortunately, over 990 of those 1,200 injured were bicyclists. Now that...

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New York Bus Accident Liability: Who Can You Sue?

Traveling by bus in New York City can help minimize problems with traffic, parking, and long-distance walks. Yet bus travel can still present special challenges, especially when buses run behind schedule or when poorly trained drivers are behind the wheel. Once buses collide with pedestrians, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and other vehicles, catastrophic results can unfold. After reviewing the results of several recent bus accidents, this article looks at such topics as who can be sued in these cases, why proving negligence is essential, and the types of injuries often suffered. Advice is also provided for how you should respond immediately after being...

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Scaffolding Accidents: Who Is Responsible and What Can You Do?

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Compensation for Victims of Trip and Fall Accidents at Brooklyn Construction Sites While most slips, trips, and falls on construction sites involve workers falling from scaffolding or other high places, other deadly “falls” may simply involve tools and equipment falling and seriously hurting or even killing someone. At present, Brooklyn construction workers keep suffering too many of these types of fall injury accidents. Construction site supervisors must make sure that all OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards are upheld daily, along with all state and local guidelines. Proper PPE (personal protective equipment) must be mandatory, and every worker should be required...

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What is the liability for trench collapse accidents at construction sites and who can be held responsible?

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The year 2022 proved unusually catastrophic for trench workers on American construction sites. By late November, thirty-five deaths had already occurred. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) immediately shared this data with the public. That figure was twice as high as the previous year’s total of seventeen (17) trench-related fatalities. Contact our team at (212) 222-1111 for your free case evaluation. One industry publication has stated that 2022 may turn out to be the deadliest trench collapse year during the last decade. When construction site employees are seriously injured or lose their lives doing this type of work, our Queens...

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Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injuries Often Need Treatment for Sleep Disorders

Diagnostic Testing For Traumatic Brain Injury

Although serious head injuries occur in many ways, our firm often meets clients who have just survived a pedestrian accident, a major workplace fall, or a motor vehicle collision. Once we accept new cases, we fight hard to win each lawsuit so clients can afford all the medical care they require to heal, adjust and move forward with their lives. Experts suggest that somewhere between thirty percent (30%) to eighty-four percent (84%) of head injury patients develop sleep disorders after their accidents. Others place that figure just below fifty percent (50%). Unfortunately, many doctors forget to inform patients that they should carefully...

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EP 09 S 08: Can You Guess the TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Jury Verdict or Settlement ?

A deep dive into recent NY verdicts & settlements for Traumatic Brain Injury lawsuits in premises liability, car accidents, construction accidents, and medical malpractice. We also discuss mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and post concussive syndrome verdicts. [buzzsprout episode='12084628' player='true'] Pick Your Favorite Channel: Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS [table-of-content] 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 everybody. This is Arkady Frekhtman and welcome. Our channel...

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What Are Your Legal Rights After a Ceiling Collapse in the Bronx

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There are few tenant events more shocking than a sudden Bronx ceiling collapse. While some may see or hear early signs of trouble, few people expect such a terrible crisis to unfold. Far too often, careless landlords negligently fail to make timely repairs. They may also hire poorly trained maintenance workers to fix the problems -- and allow them to use substandard building materials while handling their repair tasks; if someone is sleeping or otherwise present beneath a roof when it crashes down, severe or catastrophic physical injuries can occur. Property damage losses can also be extensive, and some possessions...

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How Brain Injuries Can Affect Adults & Children

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Although medical definitions can vary slightly, most sources agree that acquired brain injuries are unrelated to birth trauma and congenital, hereditary, or degenerative causes. And these types of injuries occurring after birth affect how the brain’s neurons (nerve cells) perform their work as the “fundamental units” of the brain and central nervous system. Contact our team at (212) 222-1111 for your free case evaluation. [table-of-content] Exactly what constitutes a brain injury – and how can brain nerve cells be affected? According to one medical source, a brain injury occurs when there’s a sudden blow, jolt or bump to the head that damages the brain....

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Helping Injured Construction Workers Recover and Transition After A Construction Accidents

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Our law firm often meets injured construction workers who have suffered bad falls due to unstable scaffolding or faulty ladders. Still others request our help while recovering from serious injuries caused by falling objects on their construction sites. Although some workers do incur catastrophic injuries, many clients experience remarkable recoveries after undergoing surgeries and targeted rehabilitation programs. [table-of-content] Various medical & human resource professionals play key roles in client health journeys As clients’ cases move toward settlement, occupational and physical therapists often teach them how to draw upon their past work experiences as they learn new job skills. Even those who must adapt...

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