Articles Posted in Wrongful Death

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In the Aftermath of Monday’s fatal bicycle accident, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams asks the NYC department of transportation to redesign the dangerous intersection near the Barclays Center

35 year old Alejandro Moran Marin died in a bicycle accident that happened two days ago at a dangerous intersection located near the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Yesterday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams held a press conference at the site of the accident. To illustrate the dangers of the intersection,…

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Our partner, New York Police Brutality Lawyer Anthony Gair explains to the New York Times why the settlement amount was higher in the Gardner case than in the Diallo case

Our partner Anthony Gair who represented the mother of Amadou Diallo, who was shot at 41 times by NYPD officers was quoted in an article from the New York Times related to the $ 5.9 million settlement received by the family of Eric Garner from the City of New York. The case of…

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A 24 year old drunk driver is suspected of having caused the Long island car crash that killed a Queens father and his two sons

3 people died in a car accident in Long island, NY, early morning on Monday. The Ostanes, a Queens family from Haiti, were coming back from a gathering with relatives when a drunk driver who was also speeding crashed into their car. As the car burst into flames, Lucnie Bouaz-Ostane, the…

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An out of control SUV driver killed a bicyclist yesterday morning near the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, NYC

A bicyclist was killed in an accident Monday during  the early morning traffic rush in Brooklyn, New York City.  The bicyclist was riding south on Fourth Avenue near the Barclay Center when he was hit by an out of control SUV. According to the police, Claudio Rodriguez, the 37 year old driver…

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How to prevent deaths and personal injuries related to tipping furniture and TVs?

Furniture and TV tip-overs are among the top cause of deaths and personal injuries around the house. Every 24 minutes in the US a child is sent to the emergency room because of a fallen TV or tipped furniture. Every 15 minutes someone in the U.S. is injured by furniture…

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A minister who pleaded guilty for leaving the scene of a NYC fatal car crash was sentenced to up to 4 1/2 years in jail

One year ago Bryan Loughran (picture) was killed by a hit and run driver in Brooklyn , NYC (see previous blog). The driver who left him dying on the road was later on identified as Michael Casale, a 54 year old Minister from Brooklyn. After he fled from the scene of the…

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Demonstration of an Opening Statement in a Wrongful Death Case by New York Personal Injury Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz

The following video is a demonstration of an opening statement in a wrongful death case.  The plaintiff was represented at trial by our managing  partner New York Personal Injury Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz. The case involved the death of a little girl who was a passenger in a car being driven…

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A MTA report that just came out indicates that the bus accident that killed a 64 pedestrian in the Bronx last october was preventable

A MTA report on a NYC fatal bus accident that happened last October indicates that the accident was preventable and that the actions of the bus driver were the most probable cause of the accident.  The report indicates that the bus driver, 64 year old Theresa Gallager, was driving North on…

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A pedestrian using a walker died in the middle of the street after being struck by a hit and run private garbage truck in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NYC

A 46 year old mother  suffering from multiple sclerosis was fatally struck by a  garbage truck in New York City as she was trying to cross the street with her walker. Last Thursday around 10:30 pm, Alberta Bagu who was using a walker was crossing Broadway mid block between Ditmars Street and Willoughby Avenue in…

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Speeding is to blame in a New York car accident that killed a mother and her daughter and serioulsy injured her other daughter and both grandparents

A speeding SUV driver is responsible for the death of 42 year old Susana Ha and her 10 year old daughter Angelica Ung in a crash between two cars that happened last Wednesday on 210th St. in Queens, NYC according to a police source. Susanna Ha was riding with her two…

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