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Nassau County Court Decides Issues of Medical Malpractice, Negligence and Punitive Damages in Wrongful Death Case
The case of D’Alessandro v. Nassau Health Care Corp. involved a mother whose son was hit by a car and later died after receiving treatment at the hospital. The mother believed medical errors caused her son’s death, and she sued several doctors and the hospital for negligence, medical malpractice and wrongful death. Both sides… Read More »
Father’s Suit for Wrongful Death of Son in Nightclub Fight Survives Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
On January 30,2009, Sammy DeJesus was denied entrance to Goldfingers, a “gentleman’s club” in Queens, because the bouncer determined that he was already in an intoxicated condition. The bouncer at the strip club recruited a patron at the club to help escort Mr. DeJesus outside, but a fight broke out between Mr. DeJesus and… Read More »
New York Scaffold Safety Law Under Attack in Legislature
New York’s so-called scaffold law protects construction workers from the hazards of working on heights and applies to ladder falls as well as scaffolds or any elevation-related accident. The scaffold law can be found in several sections of the New York Labor Code, such as sections 240, 241, and 241A. These provisions apply to… Read More »