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Did Product Liability Cause Ikea to Settle for $50 Million?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on January 6th, 2017 in Blog, New York Personal Injury Lawyers, Wrongful Death

Manufacturers are required to make sure their products are not unsafe. In the case of furniture giant Ikea, not doing so can turn into a very costly lesson. Appearing before a mediator, Ikea has...

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Driving While Intoxicated is to Blame for Death

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on October 22nd, 2014 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

A 38-year-old woman is charged with second degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated after the pick-up truck she was operating slammed into a utility task vehicle or UTV being driven by a 51...

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NYC Teen Gets up to 15 Years for Crash

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on October 20th, 2014 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

A court sentenced a New York City teenager to prison for up to 15 years after he admitted to driving under the influence of marijuana before crashing his car and killing his four passengers....

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Update: Manhattan Elevator Accident May Be Due to Technician Error

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on February 28th, 2012 in Accidents Injury Blog

We have been following the developments regarding a horrifying Manhattan elevator accident that occurred in December in which a woman was killed when an elevator began to rise with the door open, crushing her...

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