Practice Areas
The Law Offices of Roy S. Hiller specializes in very serious
personal injury cases. Personal injury is when one person is hurt by
the negligence or wrongful action of someone else. The law of
negligence or “tort” law states that people have the responsibility
of behaving towards others in a reasonable way. The law allows a
person to recover monetary awards for any injury or damage that was
caused by the behavior of someone else. Examples of personal injury
include construction accidents, products liability, automobile and
truck accidents, premises liability, lead poisoning, nursing home
negligence, elevator and escalator accidents, wrongful death,
municipal liability, and medical malpractice.
For more information about each of the Personal Injury Practice
Areas, Click on the links below.
Construction Accidents
Products Liability
Automobile & Truck Accidents
Premises Liability – Trip/Slip and Fall
Lead Poisoning
Nursing Home Negligence
Elevator and Escalator Accidents
Wrongful Death
Municipal Liability
Medical Malpractice
Construction Accidents
Construction sites can sometimes be dangerous and hazardous.
Owners and general contractors are required by law to provide a safe
work environment. Accidents can sometimes happen when workers fall
from scaffolds, ladders, or any elevated work sites. Accidents can
also happen because of falling objects. Any unsafe conditions can
cause accidents to happen.
Construction Accident Results
- $2.2 million dollar settlement for a worker who fell off a
roof where no safety devices were used.
- $1.3 million dollar verdict for a worker who was injured when
the floor collapsed at a demolition site.
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Products Liability
Products liability law is designed to compensate individuals who
are harmed by defective products. Due to the range of products in
today's marketplace, it is inevitable that some products will cause
harm because they were defectively manufactured or designed.
Products can also be defective because they fail to provide adequate
warnings concerning hazards associated with use of the products. We
have worked on cases involving automobiles, machinery, cleaning
fluids, contact cement, fork lifts, ramps and conveyor systems. The
Law Offices of Roy S. Hiller works on your behalf to fight for your
rights.
Products Liability Case Results:
- $ 2.65 million dollar settlement reached after jury selection
on behalf of a 67 year old man who was unloading a furniture
truck using a ramp which collapsed.
- $ 1.5 million dollar settlement for a 58 year old woman who
lost 3 fingers while operating a plastic injection machine that
lacked proper guards.
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Automobile / Truck / Motorcycle Accident
An automobile accident can damage and change lives in an instant.
Even with the increased safety features of today's vehicles,
accidents continue to severely injure or kill people. Whether you
were the driver or a passenger in a car, bus, truck or any other
vehicle involved in an accident you may be entitled to compensation
for any injuries you suffer. Vehicle collisions can cause
extraordinary pain and suffering. Examples of collisions can include
car, truck, bus, and motorcycle crashes, highway accidents,
hit-and-run accidents, and defective highways.
Automobile and Truck Accident Results
- $ 3 million dollars settlement for a motorcyclist
hit by a van.
- $ 3 million dollars settlement for a pedestrian struck by a
van.
- $ 1.95 million dollars settlement for a man operating a box
truck who was hit in the rear by a tractor trailer.
**What You Should Do If You Are Involved In
An Accident
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Premises Cases & Window Guard Cases
Owners of property have a legal responsibility to keep their
buildings and surrounding premises in reasonably safe condition. If
you slip and fall on someone’s property because they did not
maintain it, you may be entitled to compensation. Premises liability
would include slip and fall, and trip and fall. Premises liability
can occur in different places, such as office buildings, shopping
malls, hospitals, parking structures, supermarkets, apartment
buildings, and schools. It is the responsibility of grocery stores
to clean up spills, for malls to provide adequate security and for
commercial buildings to repair defective stairs and railings.
Window Guards must be installed in all apartments with children
under the age of 10 years of age. Building owners who fail to have
or install window guards are negligent and liable for a child
falling out of a window.
If you are injured due to the negligence of a property owner or
property manager you may be entitled to monetary compensation. If
you are attacked because of negligent security you may be entitled
to compensation.
Premises Liability Results
- $ 850,000 settlement for a 10 year old child in a grocery
store who suffered an eye injury as a result of coming into
contact with a sharp object at the end of a display rack.
- $ 750,000 for a 42 year old man who slipped and fell after he
walked through a flood in a building.
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Lead Poisoning
Lead poisoning in New York City is a prevalent condition with
devastating effects. There are many apartments in New York City that
have unsafe levels of lead paint. Children can also be exposed to
toxic lead from household items such as vinyl mini-blinds and
finishing on fixtures. Although children are most at risk for lead
poisoning, adults and pregnant women can also be affected. Common
signs of lead poisoning could include: impaired brain development
causing significant delays in developing children, memory loss,
damage to kidneys and/or central nervous system, attention deficit
and concentration problems, headaches, delayed growth, and weakness
in extremities (arms and legs), insomnia, stomach and digestive
problems, high blood pressure, and muscle and joint pain.
If you think you or a family member is suffering from lead
poisoning, please click here to
contact us.
Lead Poisoning Results
- $450,000 dollars for a 3 year old child who had a
lead level of 21.
- $500,000 dollars for a 5 year old who had a lead
level of 27.
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Nursing Home Negligence
As people are living longer and our life expectancy rises, more
elderly people will be living in nursing homes when they can no
longer take care of themselves. Nursing home abuse and negligence is
on the rise, partly because nursing home victims cannot speak for
themselves. Nursing home abuse include failure to provide proper
nutrition and hygiene, slapping, hitting and pushing of residents,
not providing appropriate medical care and failure to take adequate
safety precautions. Hundreds of elderly patients are affected and
suffer bed sores and dehydration, and they could be too embarrassed or
too incapacitated to tell anyone.
If you think that neglect or abuse is occurring in a nursing home
consult a lawyer. Sometimes nursing home victims are unable to speak
for themselves.
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Elevator and Escalator Accidents
Elevators and escalators can result in numerous injuries and
deaths. These injuries can occur when there is an uneven step, doors
do not open properly and jam stuck, a closing door hitting someone,
the electronic eye could be not working properly, or an elevator that
speeds up or slows down too quickly. Elevators that fall several stories
could result in serious injuries. An escalator could have an
excessive gap between the moving stairs. It is the responsibility of
building owners and management to make sure that all elevators and
escalators are properly maintained and inspected. If you or your
family has suffered serious injuries as a result of a malfunctioning
elevator or escalator, please contact us. Click here to
contact us.
Elevator & Escalator Accident results
- $ 1.1 million dollar settlement for 45 year old man
who suffered a hand injury as the result of dangerous elevator
door of a freight elevator.
- $ 400,000 verdict for 64 year old woman who suffered a
fractured heel when the elevator stopped between floors causing
her to jump 4 feet out of the elevator.
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Wrongful Death
A wrongful death lawsuit may be brought on behalf of the deceased
victim’s family. In most cases the parents, spouse or children of
the wrongful death victim can sue to be compensated for the losses
they suffered. The wrongful act that resulted in the death may be
negligent, intentional, or reckless. Family members need to seek
legal assistance to receive money for pain and suffering, medical
and funeral costs, lost wages and lost benefits.
Wrongful Death results
- $ 1.3 million dollars settlement medical malpractice
against a city hospital for the wrongful death of a 40 year old
woman who left 3 children when her bowel was perforated when she
underwent a tubal ligation.
- $ 1million 50 thousand dollar settlement for a 50
year old elevator mechanic who fell down an elevator shaft while
doing repairs on top of an elevator cab. He left one child and a
wife.
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Municipal Liability
A municipality, such as The City of New York, has a legal duty to
maintain property where it is the owner in a reasonably safe
condition. This would include buildings, schools, roadways,
crosswalks, and public parks. A municipality may also be responsible
for negligent supervision of school children. A municipality may
also be responsible for police brutality, shootings civil rights
violations. A municipality may be responsible for negligent
operation of municipality owned vehicles such as police trucks, fire
trucks and ambulances.
Municipal Liability results
- $ 900,000 settlement for a man who was shot by a New
York City police officer and suffered serious leg injuries.
- $ 750,000 settlement for a New York City police
officer who was a passenger in a police car which struck a
defective manhole in the roadway and suffered knee injuries.
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Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice describes the failure of any medical
professional to provide adequate treatment to patients. This failure
to provide treatment can often result in a serious injury. It
usually involves the negligence of a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or
any other health professional who failed to perform according to
accepted medical standards. Some examples of medical malpractice
include misdiagnosis and/or delay in diagnosis, negligence, delay in
providing treatment, prescription errors, surgery on the wrong organ
or wrong site or side, unsanitary surgical tools and failure to
obtain patient’s complete information including allergies, birth
injuries and emergency room errors.
Medical Malpractice results
- $1.2 million dollar settlement where a patient underwent
surgery. Local anesthesia was used which was not properly diluted
and the wrong concentration was administered causing serious injury to
the patient’s arm.
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