Category Archives: General Personal Injury
Wrongful Death Award Highlights High Standard Required to Receive Damages for Pre-Impact Terror and Conscious Pain and Suffering
A jury award to the heirs of a bus accident victim, recently upheld but modified on appeal, goes to illustrate the amount of evidence New York courts will require to prove that damages for pre-impact terror or conscious pain and suffering are warranted. The lawsuit in question was on behalf of Virginia McKibbin, a… Read More »
Court Permits Plaintiff to Continue Pursuing Trip-and-Fall Claim
In an opinion on a summary judgment motion recently issued by a New York Supreme Court judge in Westchester County, the court shed light on how New York courts are to determine whether or not a crack or other defect on a public walkway is too slight to give rise to a claim for… Read More »
Court Denies Summary Judgment In Sidewalk Fall Victim’s Case
The case before the Supreme Court of Queens County was Medina v. City of New York, and was based on claims by a woman suffering injuries from a fall on the sidewalk. Medina was walking in front of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York (YMCA) in November of 2012 when she… Read More »
Claim for Birth Injuries Permitted to Proceed
New York personal injury attorney Leandros A. Vrionedes discusses denial of summary judgment motion to dismiss in medical malpractice birth injury case.
Summary Judgment Granted in Favor of Cut-Off Driver
New York personal injury attorney Leandros A. Vrionedes talks about plaintiff summary judgment motions for liability in car accident lawsuits.
False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution Claims against NYPD, City, and Officers Moves Forward
New York civil rights & prosecutorial misconduct attorney Leandros A. Vrionedes on false imprisonment & malicious prosecution lawsuit filed against NYC & NYPD.
Trip-and-Fall Claim Devolves into Fight over Destroyed Evidence
New York personal injury attorney Leandros A. Vrionedes reports on elevator trip & fall where defendant faces negative inference for spoliation of evidence.
Plaintiff Obtains Summary Judgment on Issue of Defendant Liability
New York personal injury attorney Leandros A. Vrionedes reports on case where plaintiff won summary judgment on liability issue in car accident.
Conflicting Medical Evidence Prevents Early Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Claims
New York personal injury attorney Leandros A. Vrionedes reports on Hazel v. Colon motion to dismiss car accident based on 90/180 day serious injury rule.
Employer Responsibility in Car Accident Caused by Employee
New York personal injury attorney Leandros A. Vrionedes on case holding employer could be liable for employee’s “after hours” car accident.
