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Jun
Police Shooting: Dash Cam Video Release Denied in Police Death of South Carolina Teen Zachary Hammond
The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) in South Carolina has declined to release the dash camera footage showing the fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Zachary Hammond by Lieutenant Mark Tiller on the night of July 26. The shooting occurred as part of an undercover drug bust...
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Jun
Construction Accident: Manslaughter Charges in April Soil Collapse Death
The foreman of an excavation subcontractor and the senior superintendent of a construction contractor have been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney and the Department of Investigation for manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and reckless endangerment following the...
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Jun
Construction Accident: Two Workers Injured in Partial Collapse at One Vanderbilt Construction Site in Manhattan
Two construction workers were injured on Friday morning at the One Vanderbilt construction site in Midtown, Manhattan. The workers were in the process of removing a piece of the ceiling when a wall collapsed onto them. According to building collapse attorneys and news sources, th...
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Jun
Police Misconduct: Eric Garner’s Widow Accepts $5.9 million settlement on the one-year anniversary of the infamous police chokehold death
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 detained by police under allegatio...
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Jun
Train Accident: Two Dead after Collision with LIRR train in Queens, New York
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 train from Ronko...
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Jun
Press Release: Parents of Stillborn Son Unable to Say Goodbye After Funeral Home Obtains and Fails to Preserve Body
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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Jun
Police Shooting: Ohio Officer Accidentally Shoots 4-year-old Girl While Aiming at Family Dog
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 is working with a...
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17
Jun
Once again, The Law Office of Michael S. Lamonsoff Ranks on the Top Verdicts and Top Settlements List
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 third, comparably-s...
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Jun
Police Brutality: Cop Suspended After Assaulting, Pointing Gun at Black Teenagers
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 while...
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Jun
Construction Accident: 10 Injured in Crane Collapse in Manhattan after AC Unit Falls 30 Stories
The crane accident attorneys of The Law Offices of Michael S. 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 air c...
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