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Weitz & Luxenberg Attorney Mentioned in Media Report on Bus Accidents; Nicholas Wise Represents Victim's Family in Lawsuit


"We are seeing a number of cases in litigation where people are in the crosswalk but commercial vehicles are making the left turn, maybe thinking they have the right of way as opposed to the pedestrian."--Senior trial attorney Nicholas Wise of the Negligence Department

November 13, 2007, New York, NY--The Village Voice newspaper has covered a Weitz & Luxenberg case involving a 79-year-old Holocaust survivor living in Brooklyn, who was killed in a crosswalk by a bus making a left turn. Weitz & Luxenberg attorney Nicholas Wise of the Negligence department was quoted in the article, which focused on the dangers pedestrians face in New York City. He is representing the victim's family in a lawsuit.

The victim was hit in March 2006 by the front bumper of the bus, fell underneath, and was dragged at least 40 feet, until a motorist yelled to the driver to stop.

She was declared dead at the hospital.

Wise is quoted as saying in the piece, "We are seeing a number of cases in litigation where people are in the crosswalk but commercial vehicles are making the left turn, maybe thinking they have the right of way as opposed to the pedestrian."

Wise added, "It's a really sad case, because this woman went through so much and survived, only to lose her life this way."

Wise is a senior trial attorney who has been with the firm for over a decade. He has successfully won and obtained awards in various matters including product liability, excessive police force, motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents and labor law.

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