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New York Law Journal

Injury Suit Involving Trapdoor Stairway Dismissed

Stairs leading from sidewalk trapdoors to basements, common throughout New York City, are not "interior stairs" under the city's building code, making it legal to obstruct them with a conveyor belt in order to unload merchandise, a Bronx state judge has ruled.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Verdict Search

By | December 06, 2013
Verdicts and settlements in New Jersey state and federal courts.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Sachs v. Republic of Austria

By | December 06, 2013
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Legal Team Scores $10M For Man Who Started Smoking At 7

Alex Alvarez said his client switched from unfiltered Camels to filtered Winston cigarettes, relying on tobacco company commercials that marketed them as the safer choice.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Sidewalk Defect a Jury Question in Slip-and-Fall Case

A slip-and-fall case that was dismissed because the issue of defects in the sidewalk had been deemed trivial as a matter of law has been revived by the Commonwealth Court.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Awards Man Rendered Incomplete Paraplegic in Crash

An $18 million verdict has been awarded by a Philadelphia jury to a man who became an incomplete paraplegic after he lost control of his car, striking a stone wall and a telephone pole.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suits and Deals

By | November 27, 2013
Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Case Over Paralyzed College Student's 20-Foot Fall Settles

By | November 26, 2013
A case involving a college student who was paralyzed after she fell 20 feet through a skylight has settled for $11.6 million.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Construction Worker Paralyzed in Fall Settles for $6.5 Mil.

A construction worker who was paralyzed after falling off scaffolding has settled with the building owners, the scaffold manufacturer and others for a total of $6.5 million.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Personal Injury Litigation

By | September 12, 2013
Descriptions and analysis of the highest personal injury recoveries of the last 12 months. Also, how regulations help prevent accidents (and injuries) on construction sites and highways.
1 minute read

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