A two-year old boy died in a wild animal attack while on vacation at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The toddler was playing with his sister along the shore of the amusement park’s Seven Seas Lagoon. This lake-like water body provides theme park guests an opportunity to interact with central Florida’s natural […]
A woman tripped on elevator floor boards in her New York apartment, causing her to fall and sustain serious bodily injury. Her personal injury lawsuit blamed the elevator fall on unevenness between the floor of the elevator and the floor of the building. In attempt to prevent an elevator fall, […]
A garbage truck accident just south of Prospect Park in Brooklyn has made legal headlines. The privately owned sanitation truck slammed into a double parked van on Flatbush Avenue near the intersection of Beverly Road. The van had been shuttling passengers around town, and had stopped to let some people […]
A Brooklyn woman now believed to have been infected with Meningitis was misdiagnosed as suffering from the effects of synthetic marijuana, in the latest high profile case of Coney Island Hospital malpractice. The hospital is facing increased regulatory scrutiny as it operates with a significant financial deficit. When the sick […]
A distracted driver set off a chain reaction street vendor accident involving four vehicles, and injuring four people. The driver rear-ended a yellow taxi, which then jumped the curb and crash into a Halal food cart. The street vendor’s cart was flipped over onto a Con Edison utility truck parked nearby. The […]
A Manhattan public relations associate has filed suit against Peroni Beer. Elisabeth Spano alleges the beverage company repeatedly denied her a promotion in a cruel act of ethnic discrimination. Peroni allegedly reserved a top PR position for “Italians Only”. Spano was born in the United States. Spano, an at will […]
A group of cocktail waitresses in Atlantic City NJ have sued their employer for imposing strict beauty and weight requirements. The waitress lawsuit alleges Borgata Casino subjects female beverage servers to weigh-ins, and terminates those determined to be overweight. Waitress lawyers named Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa as the lead […]
A cell phone injury can result from a variety of improper uses. However, when you are not even using it and the phone explodes in your pocket, the design and manufacturing of the device is called into question. The cell phone injury sustained by the owner of an exploding LG […]
An Amtrak accident involving a passenger train and a construction vehicle left two people dead on Sunday, April 3, 2016. The train was carrying 341 passengers and 7 crew members. The doomed locomotive departed New York’s Penn Station around 6:30 a.m. travelling south toward Washington DC on the Northeast Corridor […]
Retired professional wrestler Hulk Hogan won a $115 Million jury verdict against Gawker Media and its executives on March 18, 2016. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, alleged Gawker invaded his privacy by posting a sex tape on its news and gossip website. The tape showed Hogan, who was […]
Singer sensation Kesha has filed a lawsuit asking a Manhattan judge to nullify her record contract with music producer Dr. Luke. The star cites 10 years of emotional and sexual abuse against her by Dr. Luke. The lawsuit could take years to play out in court. However, Kesha filed an application […]
A tug boat was involved in a collision with a barge in the Hudson River on March 12, 2016. The accident occurred near the Tappan Zee Bridge off the shore of Westchester NY. One member of the tugboat crew was confirmed dead at the scene. Two other crew members went […]
