$225,000

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$225,000.00 settlement obtained by Rosenberg & Rodriguez Personal Injury Lawyers for a woman who tripped and fell on a raised portion of a city sidewalk and sustained a fractured non-dominant wrist. The City of New York denied liability and payment on this case for several years based on their claim that the City had not received any prior written complaints of the broken sidewalk as required by law for a municipality to be responsible. Our attorneys would not take “no” for an answer and conduct.

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First observed: August 27, 2026

Last checked: September 9, 2026

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