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New York City’s famous payphones were once a staple for TV shows and films – think “Superman.” Just over a decade ago, about 22,000 of them were scattered around the five boroughs. According to one news source, the city’s four remaining working phone booths are all on...
When You See Things from a Lawyer’s Perspective, These Unfortunate Accidents are Predictable When one enters law school, you are told that “the education will teach you to think differently.” In time, you learn what this means: That lawyers are taught to think with...
In full disclosure, I am a suburban parent with two high school students living in my house, so for this blog I will generally tend to be more knowledgeable than usual. To set the tone, let me also advise that I live in a sleepy little beach town, where word of a...
By now, we have all read about the national tragedy in Surfside, Florida, when the 12-story Champlain Towers South building partially collapsed into a pile of concrete and dust, leaving what is anticipated to be almost 150 people dead. The Initial Reaction When an...
If you paid attention in high school biology, then you learned that trees keep us alive. They take in carbon dioxide and through photosynthesis produce oxygen, that sustains life on earth. For a personal injury lawyer, that is a pretty uplifting statement, right? OK,...
Yes, you can. However, if you have read my past blogs, you'll find that one of my catchphrases is that "you should hire a lawyer with experience in the field". Nowhere is that more true than when bringing a claim against the Federal Government. They operate with a...
Most New Yorkers pound the sidewalks every day and their only worry is foot traffic. But what lurks below the sidewalks could, in some cases, be a bigger concern. I'm not talking about man-eating rats. I'm talking about "sidewalk" or "basement" vaults. You may have...
During the last few months, the news has covered several elevator deaths in the New York area, culminating with the latest tragedy on March 5, 2021, when a man somehow became trapped underneath an elevator cab, in a Brooklyn apartment building, and was crushed to...
A 30-year-old New Yorker stepped out of his apartment to have a smoke on his fire escape early one morning. The prior evening had been rainy, and the surface was still wet. During his time outside, the man slipped and fell. The fire escape was located off the fifth...
When thinking about premises liability claims, the natural assumption is that a defect on residential or commercial property resulted in serious injury. Not all cases involve broken bones or head injuries. Physical injuries can occur without the victim being...
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