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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 […]
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 […]
$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 […]
As Days Grow Shorter, Bike Accidents On The Rise
Since Labor Day, the city has experienced an uptick in bicycle-related accidents. In mid-September, a female cyclist was fatally struck by a box truck in Tribeca. Several days prior, a Citibike rider was run over in Midtown and suffered injuries to her leg. Earlier this month, a cyclist struck a child near Central Park West. […]
Trump’s CDC Chief Raising Concern Over Her Long-Standing Relationship With Coca-Cola
Former Georgia health commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald was recently named the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by the Trump administration. Almost immediately, critics raised concerns about the 71-year-old obstetrician-gynecologist’s history. During Fitzgerald’s tenure as Georgia health commissioner, she had the Herculean task of combatting the state’s child obesity rates. To her […]
The “Frivolous Lawsuit” Fallacy
It is widely believed that state courts are drowning in lawsuits. Many corporate lobbyists would have you believe that tort lawsuits are on the rise, when in fact the opposite is true: tort lawsuits have declined sharply in recent years. In 2015, less than two people out of 1,000 filed tort lawsuits, and tort cases […]
Big Rig Collisions Causing More Suffering Than Necessary, And How We Can Fix It
A collision between a personal vehicle and a big rig can be devastating. Those involved may experience injury or death, while their loved ones are tasked with caring for them (if they’re lucky), or making arrangements for a memorial service (if they’re not). Under such tragic circumstances, the victims and their families should be provided […]