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School Negligence / Negligent Supervision
- How NY"s New Rule in Negligent Supervision Cases Can Lead to Bad Results
- Why Federal Law Won't Help Your Bullying Case in NY
- Suffolk County Jury Denies Teen Injured in School Lacrosse Game
- Child Hit in Head at Baseball Practice Didn't Assume Risk, Says Nassau Court
- Why We're Taking a School Assault Case to NY State's Highest Court
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School Negligence / Negligent Supervision
- How Some Sports-Related Injury Cases Survive Dismissal in New York
- An Important Exception to Assumption of the Risk Under New York Law
- The Duty of a School to Supervise Its After School Programs Under NY Law
- How New York's Day Care Licensing Requirements Fail New Yorkers
- Why a Child's Age Is No (Valid) Excuse for Failing to Timely File a Notice of Claim in New York
Case Results
School Negligence / Negligent Supervision
- $250,000 Recovered For 7 Year-Old Student Hit By Car at Dismissal
- $37,500 for NYC Student Who Lost Part of His Finger In Defective Door
- $45,000 Recovered for Brooklyn Girl Burned By Excessively Hot Water
Awarded: $250,000
Awarded: $37,500
Awarded: $45,000
Construction Site Accidents
Car Accidents
- $600,000 Recovered for 30-Year-old Queens Man With Neck Surgery
- $145,000 Settlement for Back Injury Resulting from Suffolk Boating Accident
- $75,000 for Queens Man Who Was Backed Into by Lincoln Navigator
Awarded: $600,000
Awarded: $145,000
Awarded: $75,000
Slip / Trip and Fall Accidents
- $500,000 Recovered for Woman Who Sustains Subdural Hematoma After Falling Through Restaurant's Open Trap Door
- $115,000 Post-Trial Settlement for Trip & Fall in Long Island Store
- Defendant's Insurer Tenders Full Insurance Policy for Mail Carrier Who Fractured His Arm In Slip and Fall on Poorly Shoveled Steps
Awarded: $500,000
Awarded: $115,000
Awarded: $100,000
Defective Products
- $550,000 Recovered for Woman Whose Achilles Tendon Was Cut
- $90,000 Recovered for Woman Who Sustained Second Degree Burns When Handle Broke Off From Ceramic Mug
Awarded: $550,000
Awarded: $90,000
Other
- $80,000 Recovered For Woman Assaulted By Building Superintendent
Awarded: $80,000
6 Month-Old Baby Killed By Falling Branch at NY's Central Park Zoo
Posted on Jun 27, 2010
In a tragic incident that occurred yesterday just outside the Central Park Zoo, a six-month old infant was killed when a large tree branch fell on her mother - who was holding her - and her.
Apparently, the mother is still in critical condition.
According to the New York City Parks Department, since the tree was located within the zoo limits, it is supposed to be maintained by the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs the zoo.
Although you might be tempted to think that WCS is automatically liable for this incident under New York law, the truth is that liability is far from certain; like in a trip and fall case, a court may well find that the plaintiff may have to prove that WCS either knew, or should have known, that this branch was a danger, yet failed to remedy it in a timely fashion, which in legalese is referred to as "notice."
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FAQs
School Negligence / Negligent Supervision
- Are day care facilities in New York required to carry insurance before they are allowed to be licensed?
- Can a child be held liable for negligence under New York law?
- Can a parent be held responsible, or liable in negligence, for the acts of his child under New York law?
Construction Site Accidents
Can a construction worker recover damages for his personal injuries that were sustained when he trips over a cinder block at a worksite under New York law?- What laws apply to a New York construction accident?
- Can I sue my employer in NY for the personal injuries I suffered while working on a construction job site?
Car Accidents
- If I rear-end another vehicle, does that automatically mean that a court will find me 100% at fault for the accident under New York law?
- Who is responsible to maintain the roadways in New York?
- If a traffic light governing an intersection isn't working, does that mean that New York City or the municipality can automatically be held liable in negligence for my accident under New York law?
Slip / Trip and Fall Accidents
- Can New York State be held liable for a trip and fall accident on a defective sidewalk fronting its property?
- What does a property owner need to prove in order to have a slip and fall case dismissed before trial in New York?
- What is the most important factor to proving a trip and fall case against New York City?
Defective Products
- If a product is obviously dangerous, does that mean that it can't be considered defective as a matter of New York law?
- If someone is largely - but not entirely - to blame for their own accident, will that preclude them from recovering damages for their personal injuries in a negligence or defective products lawsuit?
- If a manufacturer or distributor of a product issues a product recall, does that mean that they have conceded that their product is defective?
General
- If a plaintiff cannot remember how his accident occurred, does that mean that his case must be dismissed as a matter of New York law?
- Is a school required to supervise its students at an after school program under New York law, and if so, what is the school's standard of care?
What effect, if any, does a defendant's declaration of bankruptcy have on my personal injury lawsuit in New York?