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Justice Under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act: A Guide
Upcoming Deadlines On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act into law. This landmark legislation mandates that all cases must be initiated within 2 years from the date the law was signed. This deadline is August 9, 2024 – less than a year away. Litigation Updates Approximately 100,000 administrative claims have […]
Construction Worker Awarded $53 Million in Landmark Injury Case
Welcome to the official law blog of Caesar & Napoli, premier injury lawyers. In this article, we will discuss a groundbreaking case involving a construction worker who suffered life-changing injuries due to a preventable fall while on the job. The worker was recently awarded a staggering $53.5 million in damages after a Brooklyn jury found […]
New York City Construction Crane Collapses After Catching Fires. Are There Legal Remedies Available to Workers or Pedestrians Injured at a Construction Site?
A large crane on a high-rise building caught fire and partially collapsed in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023; resulting in multiple injuries and caused debris to plummet to the ground. With numerous construction sites spanning across New York City, it is important to know all the legal remedies available, if you ever find […]
New York legislation seeks to ban the use of Google Glass among drivers
Google is currently experiencing some significant opposition in several states to one of its most publicized and anticipated products: Google Glass. In fact, according to a recent report by Reuters, as many as eight states are considering possible laws that would ban, or otherwise regulate, the use of Google Glass while behind the wheel. Indeed, […]
Woman suffers brain injury after a slip accident at a Brooklyn station
A slip-and-fall accident on the subway stairs in Brooklyn has resulted in a hefty win for a woman from Bronx. A Brooklyn jury awarded damages to the victim, but at a severe cost. The formerly active grandmother is now brain damaged and cannot communicate with others. The slipping accident It all began in December 2008. […]
After years of decline, traffic injuries up slightly in New York City
Longtime residents of New York have been witness to a changing urban landscape over the past decade; it wasn’t long ago when there were no painted bike lanes on major avenues. But now, the efficacy of innovative engineering solutions to motor vehicle injury is being tested in The Big Apple, the world’s largest real-world safety […]
Ford Motor Company Held Accountable!
Between 1999 and 2016, Ford Motor Company made a lot of money selling defective Super Duty trucks. Over 5.2 MILLION of the defective trucks were sold during the time period. The roofs on the trucks were dangerously weak and prone to collapse in the event of a rollover. This put vehicle occupants at risk of […]
$12.5 MILLION DOLLARY RECOVERY FOR PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY BUS
$12,500,000 RECOVERY – PLAINTIFF PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY BUS TURNING LEFT FROM BEHIND HIM AS PLAINTIFF WAS IN CROSSWALK – NYCTA’s INVESTIGATION TEAM CONCLUDED THAT PLAINTIFF WALKED INTO SIDE OF BUS SOME 70 FEET FROM CROSSWALK – PLAINTIFF OBTAINED TRANSCRIPT OF INITIAL CALL BETWEEN DRIVER AND NYCTA THROUGH STATE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW, IN WHICH DRIVER INDICATED THAT INCIDENT […]
Brooklyn Jury Awards $11M to Struck Deliveryman, Though High-Low Caps Recovery
A Brooklyn Supreme Court jury has awarded $11.03 million in damages to a deliveryman who was struck from behind by a car as he carted Mexican food on his electric bike. But because of a “high-low agreement” between the parties, arrived at during a nearly two-week damages trial held this month, he will collect $3 million. […]
$11,033,527.64 JURY AWARD FOR INJURED DELIVERY MAN STRUCK BY VEHICLE
A Chinese deliveryman on an electric bike was awarded $11,033,527.64 on Friday , November 16 by a jury after a trial in Kings County (J. Silber) where the plaintiff, a Chinese delivery person, was operating an electric bicycle on Broadway near Fulton Street, in New York, New York, when he was struck by a vehicle […]
Trump Administration Seeks to Strip the Elderly of Their Right to Sue Nursing Homes
The rights of the elderly, particularly those who have suffered abuse, neglect, or assault in a nursing home, may be seriously impacted in the near future. Last year, as President Obama’s final term was winding down, his administration stopped allowing nursing homes that receive federal funding from requiring that their new residents sign a binding […]
Sexual Abuse Victims Can Hold Their Abusers Accountable Outside Of Criminal Court
In the wake of the many allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, victims of such misconduct are coming forward in unprecedented numbers. With the “#MeToo” movement trending on social media, a stunning number have shared their stories, revealing a problem endemic to not just the entertainment industry, but also to […]