The family of Eric Garner was awarded $5.9 million today by the state of New York. This settlement was awarded for damages in the wrongful death of Mr. Garner in the famous “I can't breathe” police chokehold incident. Mr. Garner died while being deta......
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On June 11th, 2023, two people were struck and killed on the train tracks in Queens, NY. According to reports, the victims were both in their early 20s and were pronounced dead on the tracks near the Hollis station at 3:00am. They were found under the 1:46am LIRR trai......
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NEW YORK/EWORLDWIRE/July 2, 2015 — The team of wrongful death attorneys at The Law Offices of Michael S Lamonsoff is representing the family traumatized by New Jersey-based Childs Funeral Home which handled the body of their infant son.Without parental authority to pick up......
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4-year-old Ava Ellis was shot in the leg on Friday by an officer attempting to shoot her family's dog. The officer allegedly believed the dog to be charging at him and fired. Only one shot was fired, which accidentally hit the toddler in her right leg. She......
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VerdictSearch's lists of the Top 25 Verdicts and Top 25 Settlements of the last year have recently been released in New York State for 2014. The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff, PLLC is recognized on both lists, featuring two multi-million dollar awards. A t......
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A video showing a police officer in McKinney, Texas body-slamming a 14-year-old girl, pointing his gun at teenagers, and screaming threats at onlookers has gone viral after the incident occurred last Saturday. In response, the officer has been placed on administrative leave......
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The crane accident attorneys of The Law Offices of Michael Lamonsoff are already representing one victim of Sunday's Midtown crane collapse after an air conditioning unit weighing several tons fell nearly 30 stories onto a busy Manhattan street. The firetruck-sized ai......
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The 2011 police shooting case of 19-year-old Ariston Waiters in Union City, Georgia is being re-opened. New evidence has emerged showing that the unarmed black teen was already on the ground when police fired two bullets into his back. This new information was not available......
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Breaking news has revealed more facts about Tuesday's train derailment that has sent over 200 injured victims into hospital care and claimed the lives of at least 7. It was announced that at the time of the Philadelphia train derailment, the train was traveling at more than......
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Last night our train accident law firm learned that at approximately 9:30pm, an Amtrak train en route from Washington D.C. to New York toppled. The train was navigating a curve on the Northeast Corridor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The train completely derailed and crashed onto......
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