Tag Archives: plaintiff
NYPD Accused of Racial Profiling in Stop and Frisk
A federal trial concerning the “Stop, Question and Frisk” policy of the New York City Police Department concluded in May, and a decision is expected soon. The two-month trial of Floyd v. City of New York began on March 18 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York with… Read More »
First DePuy Hip Replacement Case to Go to Trial Results in $8.3 Million Verdict for Injured Plaintiff
Following a five-week trial and six days of deliberations, the jury in In re: Loren Kransky and Sheryl Kransky v. DePuy, Inc., et al. (BC456086, Los Angeles Superior Court) returned a large verdict in favor of the plaintiff, awarding roughly $8.3 million to the injured victim. DePuy Orthopedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson,… Read More »
New York Court of Appeals Shows No Love to Plaintiff’s in Personal Injury Cases this Valentine’s Day
In the case of Auqui v. Seven Thirty One Limited Partnership , the New York Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday, February 14, 2013 that a plaintiff in a personal injury suit cannot litigate an issue in their case, if that issue has already been ruled on in a related worker’s compensation proceeding. Since… Read More »
Appellate Division Weighs In On Water Park Personal Injury Case
In the latest ruling on a case that was first filed in 2008, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, Second Department, reversed a lower court ruling dismissing the plaintiff’s personal injury claims. This means that the plaintiff, who was injured in an accident in 2007, may yet have his day… Read More »
