Teenager can sue over birth injury
Statutes of Limitations for Malpractice Cases. Statutes of limitations for malpractice cases in Wisconsin don't fully address injuries to developmentally disabled children, so a teenager w ho was injured at birth should still be allowed to sue his health care providers, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The parents of Toby … [Read more...]
Governor Cuomo Signs Superfund Site Statute of Limitations Bill in New York
Statute of Limitations Bill. New legislation provides long-term, New York State-wide implications for companies and other responsible entities, allowing potentially previously time-barred causes of action with increased opportunities for viability and justice. Our firm is investigating potential lawsuits on behalf of individuals … [Read more...]
Woman Injured When Fitbit Explodes on Her Wrist
Fitbit Exploded On A Girl's Wrist. A Wisconsin says she was injured when the band of her Fitbit Flex 2 fitness tracker exploded on her wrist, resulting in second-degree burns. The "bracelet melted and I got pieces of plastic burned into my arm. . . I'm going to have a scar from this probably. Can you imagine what it would do to a … [Read more...]
Woman Killed, Six Injured, When Truck Runs off the Road in the Bronx
A 37-year-old woman was killed and six people were injured when a Coca-Cola truck crashed into an apartment building after a collision in the South Bronx, police and fire officials said. The bright red delivery truck hit a building at 759 East 138th Street in the Port Morris neighborhood, near the Bruckner Expressway, around 3:20 … [Read more...]
New York Personal Injury Law Firm Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Construction Worker Injured on the Job While Employed by a Subcontractor of Top 8 Construction Corp
A Lawsuit Filed Against Construction Corp. Parker Waichman LLP, a law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of injured people, has filed suit on behalf of a Queens, New York, man who was injured at a premises owned by 39 Prince Realty LLC while employed by a subcontractor of Top 8 Construction Corp. The lawsuit, which names the … [Read more...]
70,000 Children Per Year Injured by Medical Devices
Injured by Medical Devices. Medical devices send tens of thousands of children and teens to the ER every year, according to researchers at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Their study appears online in the journal Pediatrics. To reach their conclusions, researchers from the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Seeks Millions From Honda For Girl Injured By Airbag
A Girl Paralyzed After Honda Airbag Severed Her Spine. Attorneys for a 7-year-old girl paralyzed after an airbag nearly severed her spine asked a Broward Circuit Court jury on Monday to level a verdict of more than $110 million against Honda Motor Co. Calling the airbag "a bomb behind the dashboard," Ashley Moore's attorneys … [Read more...]
Baby Seriously Hurt By Airbag
Airbag Deployed In An Accident Injured A Child. An airbag deployed in an accident seriously injured a 1-year-old child in the front seat of a car, Decatur police said. Only the child suffered significant injury, police said. Two teen boys riding their bicycles on Spring Avenue Southwest about two blocks north of Beltline Road … [Read more...]
Scaffolding Collapse Sends Two To Hospital
Scaffolding Collapse Injured Several Workers. A multi-story scaffolding gave way at an East Village trolley station Monday, injuring several workers, leaving one trapped in the collapsed structure and prompting evacuations in the downtown district. The construction accident occurred in the 1200 block of Imperial Avenue at about … [Read more...]
12 Settle Lawsuits In Bridge Collapse
Lawsuits In Bridge Collapse Settlement. A dozen people injured two years ago in the collapse of a pedestrian bridge at Lowe's Motor Speedway settled their civil lawsuits Thursday in Mecklenburg Superior Court. They received an undisclosed amount of money from the defendants in the case, which included the speedway, its parent … [Read more...]
$2.19M Labor Law Verdict
Labor Law Verdict. Tiziano Sozzi, a 38-year-old painter and plasterer, was injured on when the ladder he was working on collapsed. Tiziano Sozzi v. Gramercy Realty Company No. 2 LP 22523/98 March 15 Kings Supreme JUDGE: Ira B. Harkavy ATTORNEYS: Andy F. of Parker & Waichman, Great Neck. Elsa Rodriguez Preston of … [Read more...]
