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Personal Injury — New York
No. 2024-05781 · App. Div., 2d Dept. · Decided 11-20-2024

Abreu v. Pursuit Realty Group, LLC

She tripped on a misleveled sidewalk flag in Brooklyn. The defense said the bump was too "trivial" to matter. Without exact measurements, the court said, nobody gets to call it trivial.

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Exhibit A · Fresh from the docket
No. 001Abreu v. Pursuit Realty Group, LLCShe tripped on a Brooklyn sidewalk. The owner called the defect 'trivial.' The appeals court disagreed — the case lives.Personal Injury · NY No. 002Kristie M. v. Mercy Hospital of BuffaloWhat it actually takes to hold a hospital to the professional standard of care.Medical Malpractice · NY No. 003Nazath v. Our Lady of ConsolationFired over a perceived COVID case — and the Human Rights Law question that kept the claim alive.Employment Law · NY

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Exhibit B · The index

Every area of law, on file.

17 practice areas, 136 topics — each broken down in plain English.

IPersonal InjuryWhen someone else's carelessness hurts you, injury law decides who pays — and how much.78 cases IIMedical MalpracticeDoctors and hospitals are held to a professional standard. These cases decide when bad outcomes become negligence.87 cases IIIEmployment LawWhat your employer can and can't do — hiring, firing, pay, and how you're treated in between.85 cases IVFamily LawDivorce, kids, and money — how courts untangle families and set the rules going forward.54 cases VReal EstateBuying, selling, building, and fighting over property — the deals and disputes behind every deed.78 cases VICriminal DefenseFrom arrest to appeal — the rights that protect the accused and how cases actually resolve.55 cases VIILandlord-TenantThe rules of renting — evictions, deposits, repairs, and the rights on both sides of the lease.95 cases VIIIImmigrationVisas, green cards, citizenship, and removal — the system that decides who can live and work in the U.S.8 topics IXWorkers' CompensationHurt on the job? Workers' comp is its own system — with its own rules, deadlines, and fights.8 topics XBankruptcy & DebtWhen debt becomes unmanageable, bankruptcy law offers a reset — with rules about what you keep and what you don't.8 topics XIEstate Planning & ProbateWills, trusts, and what happens to everything you own — planned well or fought over later.8 topics XIIDUI & TrafficDrunk driving charges and serious traffic offenses — where a traffic stop becomes a criminal case.8 topics XIIIBusiness & CommercialContracts, partners, and disputes — the legal side of running and fighting over a business.8 topics XIVIntellectual PropertyWho owns ideas — trademarks, copyrights, patents, and the fights over creative and commercial work.8 topics XVCivil RightsWhen the government or institutions violate constitutional rights — and what courts do about it.8 topics XVIConsumer ProtectionScams, defective products, and unfair business practices — the laws that protect buyers.8 topics XVIITax LawIRS disputes, audits, and tax debt — when the government says you owe and you disagree.8 topics
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