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Jun
HOW TO DEAL WITH POLICE ENCOUNTERS IN NEW YORK
In 1976, New York’s highest court set forth a four-level test to evaluate the reasonableness of police encounters initiated by the NYPD. The purpose of the test was to provide clear guidance for police officers about what they can and can’t do in ordinary interactions with indivi...
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Jun
BODY OF THIRD VICTIM RECOVERED FROM TUGBOAT ACCIDENT WRECKAGE IN HUDSON
The Jones Act lawyers of The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff who represents decedent, Harry Hernandez and his surviving family, in the case of the collision and sinking of the tugboat “Specialist”, closely monitored the raising of the ship and the recovery of Mr. Hernandez’s...
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Jun
Pancreatic Cancer and what we know now
On April 10th the law offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff will be sponsoring and taking part in the 2016 NYC Pancreatic Cancer Walk. This issue is near and dear to our hearts here at the injury law firm of MSL. One of our own has lost someone they loved to this horrible disease. Befo...
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17
Jun
The Hudson River Tugboat accident is now a Case
On March 12th a 90-foot tugboat named the “Specialist” was support in steering a barge south along the Hudson, about 25 miles north of NYC, when it collided with a construction barge at 5:15 a. m. near the site where the new Tappan Zee Bridge is being built. Authorities report that...
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Jun
Metro-North engineer in deadly Bronx train accident gets pension
On a sleepy holiday weekend morning in December 2013, a Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line passenger train derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx in New York City. The train was traveling at a speed of 82 miles per hour as it whipped around one of the sharpest curves...
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Jun
NYC CRANE COLLAPSE: TRAGEDY STRUCK FAMILY OF HARVARD-EDUCATED IMMIGRANT
Update…NYC crane collapse leaves many in shock A 38-year-old man was killed this morning when a construction crane collapsed in Lower Manhattan while it was being lowered and secured due to the heavy wind and snow. Wichs had exited his car and was standing alongside it when the c...
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Jun
Police Abuse: No Charges Filed in 25-year-old Inmate Dehydration Death
As police abuse attorneys, we feel obliged to tell you this story. The family of Tyler Tabor is outraged after Adams County, Colorado has announced that no charges of police abuse will be made against the medical and correctional staff that was on duty when the 25-year-old inmate...
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Jun
Police Brutality: Officer Caught on Video Body-Slamming a Fan at a Cubs Game
Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto has ordered an investigation after a viral video has emerged showing an officer using excessive force when body slamming a sports fan at the National League wildcard game on October 7th. The video shows a fan in a goat-shaped hat, approaching an offic...
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Jun
Train Derailment: Amtrak Train in Vermont Derailed in Rock Slide
An Amtrak “Vermonter” train derailed this morning in central Vermont after colliding with debris from a rock slide. The train was carrying 98 passengers and 4 crew members, one of whom was airlifted to a trauma center for emergency care following the incident. 7 others, including...
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Jun
Police Shooting: Armed Wheelchair-Bound Man Shot Dead by Delaware Police
A black man in a wheelchair was shot and killed by police on Wednesday afternoon in Wilmington, Delaware. The man was allegedly threatening suicide by gunshot and refused to relinquish his weapon or put his hands in the air. The victim was 28-year-old Jeremy McDole, had at least...
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