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BOM Achieves #1 Verdict, Top Results in NYLJ’s Annual Report

Block O'Toole & Murphy attained a record-breaking verdict of $110,174,972--the number one verdict in all of New York State--as well as the top second and third settlements ($11,500,000 and $11,000,000), as listed in the New York Law Journal's recently-released...

Oumar Ba Injured in Crown Heights Building Façade Collapse

Illegal building work is to blame in a Brooklyn building façade collapse that left a man with a fractured skull. On Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at approximately 3:00 p.m., Oumar Ba was walking by a Crown Heights grocery store when video surveillance captured debris and...

Family of Mario Salas Seeks Answers

In the wake of their loved one's untimely death, the family of construction worker, Mario Salas Vittorio, is searching for answers as to what happened on the day of his accident. On Thursday, July 16th, 2020, Salas, 59, was tragically killed and three other workers...

1 Killed, 3 Injured in Scaffolding Collapse in Midtown Manhattan

A horrifying Midtown Manhattan construction accident left one worker killed and three hospitalized. At around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2020, a piece of parapet at 136 East 36th, a 12-story co-op building, came crashing down from the roof onto a suspended rig...

Man Injured in Partial Building Collapse in Murray Hill

One man was injured in a partial building collapse in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The accident took place in the Murray Hill neighborhood, at 205 East 38th Street near Third Avenue. Without warning, around noon, bricks began to tumble down from the facade of...

Jacinto Salazar Injured in Three-Story Building Collapse in Carroll Gardens

On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, residents in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn were shocked when a three-story building on the corner of Court and Union Streets suddenly collapsed around 4:30 p.m. Jacinto Salazar, 52, was left injured and debris littered the...

3 Workers Hurt in Roof Collapse in Jefferson County, New York

On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, three workers were injured--one critically--when several roof trusses collapsed in Jefferson County, New York. A truss is a collection of rafters or beams that supports a roof or other structure, forming a framework. According to State...

Juez de Nueva York Bloquea a ICE a Hacer Arrestos en los Tribunales

El miércoles, 10 de junio de 2020, un juez de Nueva York dictaminó que los agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) no pueden detener o arrestar a inmigrantes indocumentados en o alrededor de los tribunales estatales,...

New York Judge Blocks ICE From Making Courthouse Arrests

On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, a New York judge ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents cannot detain or arrest undocumented immigrants in or around state courthouses, greatly increasing the likelihood that undocumented individuals will feel...

Teenage Bicyclist Fatally Struck by an MTA Bus in Manhattan

A 19-year-old bicyclist was tragically killed when she was struck by an MTA bus on the morning of Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The woman was biking downtown at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street around 9:00 a.m. when she was hit by the right rear corner of a BxM10 bus. She died...

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BOM Achieves #1 Verdict, Top Results in NYLJ’s Annual Report

Oumar Ba Injured in Crown Heights Building Façade Collapse

Family of Mario Salas Seeks Answers

1 Killed, 3 Injured in Scaffolding Collapse in Midtown Manhattan

Man Injured in Partial Building Collapse in Murray Hill

Jacinto Salazar Injured in Three-Story Building Collapse in Carroll Gardens

3 Workers Hurt in Roof Collapse in Jefferson County, New York

Juez de Nueva York Bloquea a ICE a Hacer Arrestos en los Tribunales

New York Judge Blocks ICE From Making Courthouse Arrests

Teenage Bicyclist Fatally Struck by an MTA Bus in Manhattan

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