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Longtime USPS Employee Receives $450,000 Settlement After Slip and Fall on Black Ice
Wednesday, June 20th, 2018
45-year-old T.C. had been a United States Post Office employee for 25 years when she slipped and fell down icy stairs of a residence on her letter delivery route. Despite wearing her proper USPS regulated snow boots, the large patches of unsalted black ice on the building’s outdoor steps caused her to fall, tearing ligaments in her ankle and hitting her head as a result. Bystanders to the accident both heard and witnessed her fall and called an ambulance for T.C.
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School Bus Driver Falls Down Broken Stairs at Bus Depot and Wins $650,000 Settlement
Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
M.J., a School Bus Driver living in the Westchester, was injured while exiting her bus depot hub to begin work for the day. As M.J. took a step down an exterior staircase, one of the steps broke, causing her to fall all the way down the remaining steps. The fall resulted in several injuries most notably a fracture to the leg requiring surgery with instrumentation.
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Bronx Woman Who Slips and Falls on Wet Stairs Inside Her Apartment Building Receives $250,000 Settlement for Pain and Suffering
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
Catalina Reyes, a middle aged Bronx woman, was walking out of her apartment, to do an errand. As she began descending the stairs, she slipped and fell on water which was left behind by children playing in the hallways. The impact of her fall resulted in a fractured wrist.
Thanks to a personal friend, and previous client of Hill & Moin, LLP, Ms. Reyes was put in touch with the firm, and it was an instant connection. The staff and attorneys at Hill & Moin were pleased to have negotiated a $250,000 settlement for her pain and suffering.
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62 Year Old Ghanaian Man Slips and Falls Down Staircase While Working at SOHO Boutique Receives $250,000 Settlement
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
T. D., a 62 year old Brooklyn resident, originally from Ghana was working as a security guard in an upscale SOHO boutique in New York City, when he suffered a wrist injury due to a slip and fall accident. It was Mr. D’s first day on the job, when he slipped on wet stairs and was unable to grab the defective handrail, which were constructed with a gap between the 2 sets of stairs. Mr. D plunged down approximately 25 steps, and broke his wrist.
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New Jersey Visitor Receives $300,000 Settlement After Tripping On Steps At Downtown Manhattan Restaurant
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
While visiting Manhattan with her husband, Mr. and Ms. B’s night out on the town was ruined when Ms. B tripped and fell on an improperly marked set of stairs while leaving a downtown Manhattan restaurant. The Moscow native suffered serious personal injuries, including fractures to the navicular and calcaneus bones in her foot.
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51-year-old Construction Worker Receives $750,000 For Fractured Ankle
Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
Roberto Marin, a 51-year-old construction worker was badly injured after falling down a flight of steps while on the job. The Worker’s Compensation checks would never compensate him for the injury he sustained and the pain he would continue to suffer. Mr. Marin knew he could not sue his employer. However, his Worker’s Compensation attorney told him that New York State has special labor laws that protect construction workers on the job. Therefore Mr. Marin sought the assistance of the third-party attorney’s, Hill & Moin, LLP. Once a strong individual, Mr. Marin has not been able to go back to work since this terrible accident.
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