Tag Archives: New York City Transit Authority
New York City Personal Injury Lawsuit Dismissed for Late Filing
On October 13, 2011, Melissa Guzy was crossing the street in the crosswalk at the intersection of East 23rd Street and Park Avenue South in Manhattan when she was struck and injured by a city bus. Guzy served notice of her claim to the New York City Transit Authority on November 15. A long… Read More »
Failure to Fix Defect in Landing Platform Costs New York City Transit Authority $16 Million in Brooklyn Premises Liability Case
Late last month, a jury in the Brooklyn Supreme Court case of Alcantara v. NYCTA awarded $16 million to a woman who was injured in a fall at the Graham Avenue subway station at Graham and Metropolitan Avenue in Brooklyn back in 2008. The fall on the landing caused a broken hip and bleeding… Read More »
Court Rejects Plaintiff’s Notice of Claim to New York City Transit Authority in MTA Bus Accident
The Supreme Court, New York County, recently dismissed a personal injury case against the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) for an MTA bus accident because proper notice wasn’t given to the Transit Authority. It is important in any personal injury or wrongful death matter to know and obey the applicable rules, but in… Read More »