New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog

A Baldor food delivery truck struck and killed a cyclist and a pedestrian in the Upper East Side on Friday, December 24th, 2021. The New York Police Department is currently investigating the fatal accident.    The truck driver, a 66-year-old man, picked up a 32-year-old passenger on East 61 Street around 9:20 am. He then…

On November 10, 2021, SPBMCC partner Liza Milgrim obtained a $700,000 settlement on behalf of a steel fabricator that was injured on the job.      Welder Suffers Third-Degree Burns From Scorched Steel   The plaintiff, a 38-year old welder, was assisting in the installation of a steel staircase. When the plaintiff was welding while…

On November 22nd, 2021, Firm Partner John Nash successfully litigated a case where a man suffered severe injuries after he was struck in a crosswalk by a negligent motor vehicle operator, ultimately resulting in a $2,750,000 settlement for the plaintiff’s family.        Pedestrian Struck in a Crosswalk In East Hampton, New York Suffers…

While often misconstrued or assumed to be interchangeable in meaning, negligence and willful misconduct are two separate liability claims that fall under the umbrella of medical malpractice. The former alludes to the failure to properly carry out adequate medical care, while latter can be defined by complete recklessness or even malicious behavior with the premeditated…

New York, NY, February 22, 2016 – Today a Bronx jury found both the City of New York and the landlord responsible for the tragedy that occurred on January 23, 2005, a day that will forever be known as “Black Sunday” in the FDNY. The jury awarded damages to five firefighters and their families totaling…