New York Injury Law Firm News

New York Property Owner Sentenced for Lying About Lead Paint Hazards
A property owner in Buffalo, New York, has been sentenced to five years’ probation, including eight months of home confinement with electronic monitoring after he made false statements about lead-based paint in 23 properties he sold. The man pleaded guilty in April to making the false statements saying the lead-based hazards at the properties he …
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Several People Injured in Multi-Vehicle Collisions in New York
Two, people including a 75-year-old woman, suffered critical injuries in a car accident when their vehicle overturned in a seven-car collision on the Belt Parkway the night of Nov. 18. According to a Pix11 news report, the pileup was triggered by the driver of a vehicle who lost control and sideswiped another car near Knapp …
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Queens Pedestrian Accident Involves Cement Truck
A 60-year-old man was severely injured in a pedestrian accident after he was struck by a cement truck while crossing the street in Queens. According to an ABC7 news report, the collision occurred near Highland Avenue and Parsons Boulevard in the Jamaica section the morning of Nov. 17. The victim was transported to an area …
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Construction Worker Fatally Injured in Cherry Picker Accident
Ommatt Cruz, 19, was killed in a tragic construction accident after he was struck by a mobile hydraulic lift the morning of Nov. 17. According to a WABC news report, Cruz was directing his father, the cherry picker operator, through an intersection in the East Village. Cruz was reportedly attempting to guide his father onto …
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Three People Killed in Early Morning Brooklyn Fire
Three people were killed and more than a dozen were injured after a fast-moving fire engulfed a three-story apartment building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn early morning on Nov. 12. According to a report in the New York Post, firefighters rushed to put out the three-alarm blaze on 242 Albany Avenue, finding heavy flames had quickly …
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