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Blog Posts in July, 2015

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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