Blog - Grandelli & Eskenasi

Supervisors Charged with Homicide in Construction Site Accident

Even when everything is going right, a construction site can be a dangerous place, but when warnings are ignored and the threat of imminent risk...

Louis Grandelli, P.C. Secures $16 Million Verdict for Brooklyn Resident

The Law Offices of Louis Grandelli recently obtained a damages verdict of $16,000,000 dollars for a 35 year old Brooklyn resident who was injured in...

Civil Rights, Wrongful Death

City Reaches $5.9 Million Settlement with Family of Eric Garner

On Monday, July 13th, New York City reached a settlement in the amount of $5.9 million with the family of Eric Garner, due to his...

Car Accidents

Cyclists' Deaths On The Rise In New York City

Earlier today, a cyclist was killed in Brooklyn near the Barclays Center during rush hour. The accident involved at least other two motor vehicles in...

Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents

New York City's Right of Way Law May Soon Exempt Taxi, Livery, and Bus Drivers

New York City's Right of Way law, which makes it a misdemeanor for a driver to fail to yield to a pedestrian or cyclist with...

Car Accidents

Red Does Not Mean Go

Despite the Mayor's Vision Zero initiative, New York City continues to be plagued by drivers running red lights and causing injuries and deaths in motor...

Car Accidents

Strict DUI Penalties Take Drunk Drivers Off The Road

On September 25, 2012, new laws were established in the state of New York that introduced significantly harsher penalties for those with multiple alcohol or...

Car Accidents, Personal Injury

New Yorkers Run An Alarming 10% Of Red Lights

As the temperature climbs in New York City, so do incidents of aggressive driving and road rage. A recent study examined the habits of drivers...

Slip and Fall

Appellate Court Rules That College of Staten Island was Negligent In Slip and Fall on Snow and Ice

Ari R. Lieberman, an associate Louis Grandelli, P.C., recently won a precedent-setting appeal in Lalla v. State of New York,...

Evidence

A Video Never Forgets

It is a well known principle in both civil litigation and criminal law that memories fade causing witness testimonies to be distorted and confused. While...

Personal Injury, Train Accidents, Wrongful Death

Amtrak Derailment Results in Death of 8 and Hundreds of Injuries

On May 13, 2015, an Amtrak train carrying 243 passengers heading Northbound to New York derailed, killing at least eight, and injuring many more. While...

Evidence, Personal Injury