New York Injury Lawyers Blog

A 48 year-old male postal employee was recently awarded $224,000 by a Nassau County, NY jury for injuries sustained in a slip and fall accident. Plaintiff claimed he tripped over an open sidewalk cellar door as he was exiting the defendant's commercial premises.

He had just delivered mail to the property. The sidewalk cellar door was located approximately one foot from the store entrance. The plaintiff maintained that the cellar doors had been closed when he entered the store. The plaintiff suffered multiple injuries including a deep laceration that required surgical repair, multiple disc herniations, and a torn medial meniscus.

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New York Jury Verdict Review and Analysis (158631) Nassau County, NY

Amir Zeqiri, 17, a Central Islip, NY resident, drowned in a bizarre incident. The tragedy occurred when the teenage employee went behind the Smithtown, NY Dunkin' Donuts to empty the garbage and fell into the open cesspool. After not returning to work, Zeqiri's younger cousin when out to investigate and noticed the boy flailing around in 8 feet of filthy water. He ran for help. Upon returning the boy had slipped beneath the surface.

Amir Zeqiri was fished out the filthy cesspool and rushed to the nearest hospital where he later died.

Dunkin' Donuts and its employees expressed condolences for the boy's tragic death. The hole Zeqiri reportedly fell into was not covered with a manhole. A personal injury and/or wrongful death may be initiated against the entity charged with the duty of maintaining the premises.

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Teen dies after falling into open cesspool outside of Long Island Dunkin' Donuts, Daily News, Corky Siemaszko, March 1, 2010.

According to a Journal News report of January 1, 2010, the cause of death of young Bronxville girl, Mihoko Fukuzawa, is still unknown. However, officials believe that she may have accidentally slipped on a slushy, icy patch of sidewalk and fallen on a rock in front of the Christ Church in Bronxville on Dec. 23, 2009. Authorities, who have not officially ruled out foul play, suspect that the Bronxville teen fell onto the rock that was lying to the left of her path as she was walking to mail a Christmas card on Sagamore Road. The rock measured about a foot high and a couple of feet wide.

The Westchester Medical Examiner notes that Fukuzawa suffered a lacerated liver caused by blunt force trauma. It is plausible that the injury occurred when her midsection slammed into the rock. A funeral was held for the girl on Wednesday.

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A 45 year-old male reveler claimed that he slipped and fell on the defendant's sidewalk that was covered with snow and ice. Plaintiff contended that his fall was caused by snow that had been cleared and piled, which then melted, made its way back onto the sidewalk and re-froze (creating a hazardous condition). Defendant claimed that the plaintiff's drinking had caused the accident.

The fall occurred as plaintiff passed defendant's property, an outdoor parking lot on Ogden Avenue in the Bronx. As a result, plaintiff suffered a fracture in his foot that required surgical intervention. The plaintiff admitted that he had been drinking that night.

The Bronx jury awarded plaintiff $150,000.

Plaintiff, a 45 year-old butcher, slipped and fell while working at a New York grocery store. He allegedly fell on a solvent applied to machinery by an employee of the defendant owner of the store. The liquid reportedly dripped onto the floor after it was applied. Plaintiff alleged that the employee failed to properly apply the solvent and that the owner had failed to abide by its own protocols.

Plaintiff sustained a torn meniscus of his right knee. As a result of the injury, he could no longer work.

The plaintiff received a jury verdict of $940,000. However, the butcher was apportioned 20 percent of fault for the fall. His net recovery would have been $752,000, but that amount was reduced due to a high/low agreement ($500,000/$100,000) negotiated prior to trial.

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury, contact the New York Personal Injury Attorneys at Gallivan & Gallivan for a free consultation.

Plaintiff, a 53 year-old insulator, allegedly slipped and fell on oil that had leaked onto the ground while working at a Westchester County, NY power plant. This matter recently settled for $650,000 at mediation.

Plaintiff claimed that the owner/operator of the plant, Entergy, was negligent in its maintenance of the premises, and that its negligence created a dangerous condition.

He sustained a herniation of his C5-6 intervertebral disc, fractures of ribs and a tear of one shoulder's rotator cuff. He underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the rotator cuff and fusion of a portion of his lumbar spine. He has not returned to work and still requires physicial therapy 6 years after the incident.

The attorneys at Gallivan & Gallivan provide effective and aggressive representation to slip and fall victims injured due to negligent maintenance of premises. If you or a loved one has slipped and fallen in the New York area, please contact Gallivan & Gallivan for a free consultation. Our services are provided on a contingency fee basis (we do not receive compensation unless your case is successfully resolved).