A 4-year-old boy was seriously injured in Brooklyn after he fell from a fifth-story window after an air conditioning unit’s side panel was pushed open. The child survived with serious injuries, and the story has raised important questions about premises liability, particularly in apartment complexes. According to reports, the boy…
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A premises liability lawyer’s perspective on the recent death of a baby burned by a defective radiator
The recent heartbreaking incident in Midwood, Brooklyn, where a baby tragically lost their life due to a steam radiator malfunction, has raised numerous concerns regarding premises liability and the safety standards in residential buildings. A baby in Midwood, Brooklyn, suffered fatal injuries after being exposed to steam from a malfunctioning…
Thankfully nobody was injured in the partial collapse of a brownstone in Brooklyn, NYC
A decorative stone arch on the top of the front door of a residential brownstone in Brooklyn collapsed on the stoop and destroyed it, prompting the Department of Buildings to evacuate the building. Luckily nobody was around when the accident occurred. Three families living in the building were evacuated and…
Man seriously injured after facade partially fell on him in Brooklyn, NYC
A man suffered a skull fracture after a facade collapsed on him as he was walking on a New York City sidewalk. 39 year-old Oumar Ba, a father of two, was walking on the sidewalk on St. Johns Place in Crown Heights yesterday afternoon around 3:00 pm. when a chunk…
Man suffers serious personal injury after falling through the floor of a dilapidated building in Brooklyn, NYC
A man scavenging for construction material in a half demolished building was seriously injured after he fell through the floor. The accident occurred at a dilapidated Brooklyn building located at the intersection of Rutland Road and Brooklyn Ave in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The floor gave way under the weight of…
14 year-old killed in bicycle accident in Brooklyn, NYC
A 14 year old cyclist died after being struck by a car in NYC Saturday a little before 6:pm. Edwin Ajacalon from Guatemala was working as a delivery boy for a local restaurant. He was crossing Fifth Ave in Greenwood when he was hit by a BMW. According to the…
Young man seriously injured after falling through a skylight
A young man broke both his legs after he fell through a skylight at a rooftop party in Brooklyn, NYC. The man was hanging out with friends on the rooftop when he stood on a skylight. The skylight made of glass broke under the weight of the 25-year-old man. He fell…
Young man in critical condition after falling from defective fire escape in Brooklyn, NYC
A 23 year old man suffered critical injury after he stepped on a defective fire escape and fell 4 stories to the ground. 23 year old Chad Miller was about to move to a new apartment on Bedford Ave near Lefferts Boulevard in Brooklyn, NYC. He was hanging out with a friend…
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, a 21 year old actor in “Les Miserables”, dies after falling from a fire escape in Brooklyn, NYC
A famous Broadway actor died this week-end after falling from the fire escape of an apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, NYC. Kyle Jean-Baptiste was the youngest and the first African-American actor to play the role of Jean Valjean in the Broadway Musical “Les Miserables”. According to the New York Times,…