Tag Archives: personal injury

A woman who claims she was struck by a firefighter’s tool that fell from a door has filed a personal injury suit against the City of New York. Edith Guttenplan filed suit Monday in Kings County Supreme Court claiming she suffered “severe and permanent injuries”.

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A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of an Illinois woman who was injured when an ambulance’s fire extinguisher discharged. Rachelle Kunke was injured when a fire extinguisher on a Kurtz Ambulance Service medi-van discharged.

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A Massachusetts jury has handed American Medical Response a $1.5 million verdict in a wrongful death suit filed by the family of a woman who struck her head when her stretcher tipped over in 2009. Barbara Grimes was being transported back from dialysis in January 2009 when her stretcher tipped throwing her to the ground striking her head.

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A Brooklyn woman has filed suit against New York City claiming that carelessness by two FDNY EMS workers caused a severe laceration to her leg. Jacqueline Vanderhorst, 58, alleges that EMTs “shoved her” into an ambulance last July resulting in a would that took 21 stitches to close

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The fire chief of Patterson, New Jersey has filed suit against Passaic County claiming the county is responsible for the injuries he sustained at a fire in 2011. Fire Chief Michael Postorino was injured on February 18, 2011, while battling ...

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