In the morning of October 27, 2005, Mary Colon, then 49 years old, escorted her elderly neighbor to an eye doctor’s appointment at 1101 Pelham Parkway North in the Bronx. After they arrived, Mrs. Colon went outside to buy a newspaper but when she was walking on the sidewalk outside the doctor’s office, she fell… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Ankle Fracture
Assumption of Risk Doctrine Bars New York Sports Injury Lawsuits – Part 1
Posted in Assumption of the Risk"School’s Open" say the signs all over the roadways every September. "Drive Carefully," they say. Perhaps they should also say "Play Carefully." Every year, students at schools get injured in sporting events and every year their parents start lawsuits for them. More and more, though, these cases are dismissed by trial judges without even proceeding… Continue Reading
$575,000 for Ankle Injuries
Posted in Ankle InjuriesIn Pryce v. County of Suffolk (2d Dept. 2008), New York’s appellate court which handles appeals from Long Island as well as Westchester and nearby counties, the Appellate Division Second Department, upheld a jury’s $575,000 pain and suffering award for a 63 year old maintenance man who fractured his ankle after stepping off a county… Continue Reading