July 2015 Blog | The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.

The families of two construction workers killed in 2008 crane collapse awarded $48 million

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 31, 2015

Site of the crane collapse in 2008 that killed two construction workers A New York City jury has awarded $47.8 million to the families of two construction workers killed when a crane collapsed at the ...

NYPD officers on video using excessive force and beating a black man in Target

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 29, 2015

Police pinning down and beating 25 year old black man in Target. Police caught on video beating a Black man in a Target on Flatbush Avenue, Saturday into Brooklyn. A Target customer, Michael Rolland, ...

Protesters pepper sprayed after Black Lives Matter conference for questioning arrest of teen boy

Posted by Yvette Holston| Jul 27, 2015

Police officer pepper spraying protesters at Black Lives Matter conference Hundreds of activists around the country attended the first Black Lives Matter conference that was held this past weekend in ...

Two New York City autistic teens missing

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 24, 2015

Missing autistic teen Davaion Needom This past week, two New York City teens with autism went missing when they wandered away from their families. Family members are desperately searching for 15 year ...

Million People's March to take place Saturday, July 25th in Newark, NJ

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 23, 2015

Thousands are expected to march against “police brutality On Saturday, July 25 th , the People’s Organization for Progress (POP) will hold a “Million People’s March” in Newark to protest against ...

Two Brooklyn men awarded $500,000 for wrongful arrest

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 22, 2015

Meliek Sanders and Corey Phillips cleared by DNA evidence The city will pay $500,000 to settle a federal lawsuit for two Brooklyn men who were falsely arrested and jailed for 11 months for a series of ...

Drunk Driver kills four friends in Long Island

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 21, 2015

Truck t-boned limo killing four friends The 55 year old truck driver who killed four friends when his pickup truck t-boned their limo on Saturday afternoon was charged with a misdemeanor of driving ...

28 year old black woman, Sandra Bland dies in police custody

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 17, 2015

28 year old Sandra Bland died in a Texas jail cell Sandra Bland was a 28 year old black woman from Naperville, Illinois who was set to start a new job at her alma mater Texas Prairie View A & M when ...

Unarmed black man Jonathan Sanders killed after deadly chokehold by police officer

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 16, 2015

Jonathan Sanders died after being placed in a chokehold by a Mississippi police officer Jonathan Sanders a 39 year old unarmed black man from Stonewall, Mississippi died after Officer Kevin Herrington ...

The Perecman Firm will be sponsoring the Ecuadorian Day Parade

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 15, 2015

Ecuadorian Civic Committee (ECC) of New York, Inc In honor of Ecuadorian Heritage Month, The Perecman Firm will be a sponsor for the Ecuadorian Day Parade taking place Sunday, August 2, 2015 on ...

City reaches a settlement in Eric Garner wrongful death claim

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 14, 2015

The chokehold death of Eric Garner, “I can’t breathe” New York City reached a $5.9 million settlement in the wrongful death claim filed by the family of Eric Garner who was killed by New York City ...

The death of Eric Garner; One year later

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 13, 2015

I can’t breathe! It has almost been a year since the chokehold death of 43 year old Eric Garner at the hands of the New York City police in Staten Island on July 17, 2014. The father of six was ...

Bus accident in Orange, NJ causes personal injury to pedestrian before crashing into a bank

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 10, 2015

A Coach USA commuter bus was involved in a collision with a Nissan Altima, causing it to hit a pedestrian on the sidewalk and then slam into a Bank of America building in Orange, New Jersey on ...

Civil rights lawsuit filed against New York City over housing practices

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 9, 2015

New York City is the second most segregated bigcity in the U.S. The Anti-Discrimination Center (ADC), a civil rights organization filed a federal lawsuit against the city on Tuesday on behalf of three ...

The Perecman Firm is walking for autism and campaigning for Avonte's Law

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 8, 2015

Walk Now for Autism Speaks The staff at The Perecman Firm is gearing up to participate in the upcoming Walk Now for Autism Speaks, taking place next Sunday July 19 th in Brooklyn. Our staff and their ...

Several car accidents over the weekend caused personal injuries and traffic delays

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 6, 2015

Several car accidents over the weekend were nonfatal Over the weekend, there were several vehicle accidents , numerous injuries but thankfully no fatalities. On Friday, a sedan got pinned underneath a ...

Bayside crash Wednesday night kills mother and daughter of Queens

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 3, 2015

Crash in Bayside kills mother and daughter from Queens Speeding is considered a factor in a crash Wednesday evening that killed a 42 year old woman identified as Suzanna Ha, and her 10-year-old ...

Understanding workers' compensation benefits for injured workers

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 1, 2015

If you are hurt on the job you may qualify for workers’ comp Workers’ compensation is a state-mandated insurance program that provides compensation and/or medical benefits to employees who suffer work ...