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Confidence Score: 90%Verdict
$5 Million
Case Summary
Settlement — Piece of Building Strikes Pedestrian, Manhattan Our 40-year-old client lived every New Yorker’s worst nightmare. As he walked on a Manhattan sidewalk, a football size piece of building ledge broke off and fell to the sidewalk striking our client in the head, fracturing his skull and causing a traumatic brain injury. The ledge had previously been repaired pursuant to Local Law 11, but the repairs that were made used improper materials resulting in the piece of ledge breaking off the building. Our firm hired structural engineers to inspect the cement, and they...
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Friedman, Levy, Goldfarb, Green & Bagley, P.C. · Published results page
View Original SourceFirst observed: August 27, 2026
Last checked: August 27, 2026
Record Details
Category
Construction Accidents
Result Type
Verdict
Year
Year not reported
Location
Manhattan, NY
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