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- Commission Salesman Not Entitled to Recover Statutory Damages, Attorney’s Fees on Breach of Contract Claim, NY Court Holds
- No Closing, No Broker’s Fee, Says Manhattan Court
- Liability Insurer Must Pay Its Insured’s Legal Fees, NY County Court Holds
Defective Products
- Shocker: Toyota's "Fixes" Of Gas Pedal Defect Apparently Don't Work
- Preemption: Why Some Failure to Warn Claims Are Barred By Federal Law
- NY Times Editorial: How Toyota's Efforts To Conceal Its Design Defects Became A Whole Web of Lies
- CPSC Launches New Product Registration Initiative - But They Can - And Should - Do Better
- CPSC Announces Largest Defective Children's Crib Recall Ever
Car Accidents
- Kings County Court Dismisses Worker's Accident Claim - And Disregards Jury's Verdict
- Absent "Special Relationship," Municipality Cannot Be Held Liable For Playground Assault
- Appellate Court Refuses To Dismiss School Assault Case
- Worker Injured At Closed Construction Site Not Entitled to Recover, Court Holds
- Worker Who Fell From Ladder Wins Judgment - Even Though Ladder Not Defective
General
- When Lawyers Try To Defend The Indefensible
- Court Compels Liability Insurer to Defend and Indemnify Landlord - Even Though Landlord Was Never Named on the Tenants' Policy
- Misconceptions About the Consequences of Destroying (or Even Losing) Evidence
- One Reason You Don't Want A Jury Trial: An Inconsistent Verdict
- Study Claims That Employee Theft Rises as Economy Worsens
News
- Injured Factory Worker Burned By Defective Machine Recovers $500,000...
Posted on 1/30/2010 - Fire Hazard Leads to Expanded Recall of Defective DVD Players...
Posted on 9/6/2009 - Defective Design Leads to Recall of Bicycle Trailer...
Posted on 8/23/2009 - Children's Toy Importer Pays $31,000 Penalty to CPSC For Safety Violations...
Posted on 8/18/2009 - Roughly 1 Million Children's Play Yards Recalled Due To Consumer Safety Hazard...
Posted on 8/11/2009 - Children's Toy Dog Recalled Due to Choking Hazard...
Posted on 8/4/2009 - Black & Decker Issues Further Product Recall of Electric Hedge Trimmers...
Posted on 8/4/2009 - Russell Brands Recalls Defective Spalding Basketball Hoops...
Posted on 8/4/2009 - Fire Hazard Prompts Product Recall of Defective Washing Machines...
Posted on 7/30/2009 - Laceration Safety Hazard Prompts Recall of Baby Bouncer Seats...
Posted on 7/29/2009
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Car Accidents
- Why Some Bicycle Accident Claims Are Barred Under New York Law
- Elevator Accidents and Injuries Under New York Law
- Why Employers Are Liable For Their Grossly Negligent Employees in NY
- Dangerous Intersections: Municipal Liability Under New York Law
- Are Bad Faith Claims Against Liability Insurers Viable in New York?
Slip/Trip and Fall Accidents
- Another Way to Prove Your Negligence Case Under NY Law
- Why Many Slip and Fall On Snow & Ice Cases Fail in New York's Courts
- Why Many Defective Sidewalk Cases in New York Are Doomed to Fail
Construction Site Accidents
- Construction Manager Liability For Worksite Accidents Under NY Law
- The Fatal Mistake That Can Ruin Your Construction Site Accident Case in New York
- Why Shipyard Accidents Do Not Qualify For Protection Under New York's Labor Laws
- How To Prove A Construction Site Accident Case in New York
- New York Construction Site Accidents: Why Fewer Cases Are Succeeding
Child Injuries
- The Most Critical Mistake To Avoid When Suing A New York Municipality
- Negligent Supervision in New York: Why Many (If Not Most) New York Playground Accident Lawsuits Are Dismissed
- How A Municipality In NY Can Be Held Liable For Failing To Protect You
- How To Prove Your School Negligence Case Under New York Law
Defective Products
- How To Prove A Breach of Implied Warranty Claim Under New York Law
- How To Prove a Breach of Express Warranty Claim Under New York Law
- The Penalties For Destroying or Losing Critical Evidence Under NY Law
- How To Prove That A Product Was Defectively Designed Under NY Law
- How To Prove A Failure To Warn Claim Under New York Law
Newsletters
- February '10 Newsletter
- Long Island, New York breach of contract, defective products and construction site accident attorney Jonathan Cooper's January 2010 Newsletter
- November/December '09 Newsletter
- October 2009 Newsletter
- August '09 Newsletter
General
- What Is "Conversion" Under New York Law?
- Commission Agreements, Finders Fees and New York's Statute of Frauds
- Common Exceptions to the Attorney-Client Privilege In New York
- Understanding the Limits of the Attorney-Client Privilege Under NY Law
- How To Assess Whether You Have A Breach of Contract Claim Under NY Law
Case Results
Car Accidents
- $600,000 Recovered for 30-Year-old Man With Neck Surgery After Auto Accident
- $500,000 Recovered for Woman Who Sustains Subdural Hematoma After Falling Through Restaurant's Open Trap Door
- Defendant's Insurer Tenders Full Insurance Policy for Mail Carrier Who Fractured His Arm In Slip and Fall on Poorly Shoveled Steps
Awarded: $600,000
Awarded: $500,000
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
- Company Recovers $700,000 Due to its Attorneys' Negligence
- $500,000 Judgment Against Developer Reduced by Over 2/3
- Defense Verdict for Small Business that Was Sued by Employee
Awarded: $700,000
Awarded: Defense Verdict
FAQs
Car Accidents
- If a construction site worker is injured at a time that the worksite is closed, are the defendants liable under New York's Labor Laws for his personal injuries?
- If a construction site worker suffers serious personal injuries as the result of a gravity-related risk, or due to insufficient or faulty safety equipment, is the property owner automatically liable under Labor Law §§ 200, 240(1) and 241(6) as a matter of law?
- Are accidents that occur in a shipyard covered under the strict (or absolute) liability provisions of New York's Labor Laws that govern construction site accidents?
Defective Products
- 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?
- I had severe diarrhea, and was vomiting after eating some food that I suspect was tainted. Is that enough for me to bring - and win - a food poisoning lawsuit?
General
- If the sale of my property falls through, but the buyer pays his way out of the contract, do I have to pay the real estate broker?
- If my insurance company refuses to defend and indemnify me (or my business) on a claim, and a court ultimately finds that the insurance company was wrong for doing so, what are my remedies?
- If my employee tries to solicit my customers after he leaves his job, can I recover damages for breach of fiduciary duty if he succeeds in luring away my customers?
Injured Factory Worker Burned By Defective Machine Recovers $500,000
Posted on Jan 30, 2010
When trying to re-feed a lead cloth into a jig dye machine, plaintiff factory worker Mike Chau was forcibly thrown into the dye vat, causing him to sustain second and third-degree burns to a significant portion of his body. The plaintiff and the defendant manufacturer sharply disagreed over whether a machine malfunction (or, in other words, whether the machine suffered from a defective design, a manufacturing defect, or whether the defendant manufacturer had failed to issue proper warnings), or the plaintiff's own failure to stop the machine before attempting to re-feed the cloth was primarily responsible for the plaintiff's accident. In any event, the parties agreed to settle the case before trial for $533,000.
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Videos
Car Accidents:
- Auto Accident Re-enacted Through Accident Reconstruction Video
- Anderson Cooper story about questionable auto insurance practices
- The Myth of Full Auto Insurance Coverage
Defective Products:
- Peanut Corporation of America President Shipped Salmonella Tainted Products Knowingly
- U.S. Senate Passes Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act
- NBC News Reports that Additional Products Have Been Added to Peanut Butter Recall
Insurance Claims:
- Insurance Companies Reap Billions in Profits by Delaying and Denying Rightful Claims
- Insurance Companies Sued for Scheming to Limit Payouts to Hurricane Katrina Victims
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