New York Injury Law Firm News

Brooklyn Apartment Fire Leaves One Person Dead
One person was killed and another victim suffered critical injuries in a Brooklyn apartment fire the morning of Dec. 17. According to AMNY, the blaze ignited early morning at 516 Vermont Street. Firefighters who arrived at the scene found heavy fire coming out of the first floor of the three-story building. One resident nearby said …
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Driver Arrested After Pedestrian Accident in Queens
Police have arrested a driver who they say plowed his vehicle into a group of pedestrians in Queens after driving erratically and evading police. According to a WABC news report, the pedestrian accident occurred early morning on Dec. 15 when a group of people were crossing 80th Street near Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights, and …
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Building Owner Agrees to $6.5 Million Settlement Over Lead Poisoning and Other Violations
The New York Post reports that a building owner in the city has agreed to pay a historic $6.5 million in fines and restitution to his tenants for a host of housing violations including conditions that left 130 young children with lead poisoning. According to the report, the company, Lilmor Management, and its owner, Morris …

Six People Injured in Horrific Wrong-Way Car Accident
Six people were injured in a wrong-way car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway early morning on Dec. 16. According to a WABC news report, a driver was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the parkway and struck another vehicle near the Lincoln Avenue exit in Rye Brook just after midnight. The wrong-way driver …
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Construction Worker Suffers Fatal Head Injury
A 45-year-old man was killed in a Manhattan construction accident the morning of Dec. 13 when the cherry picker he was riding in collided with a steel beam, officials said. According to a report in The New York Daily News, another worker in the aerial lift vehicle, a 35-year-old man, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was …
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