Well, that didn’t take long. Barely two weeks after the March 26, 2015 East Village explosion that leveled several buildings on Second Avenue, the first (to my knowledge) lawsuit arising out of the incident has been filed. The lawsuit, captioned Bauermeister et al v. Con Edison et al (Bx. Supreme Ct. # 21868/2015E), was filed initially in…
Read More $40M East Village Explosion/Collapse LawsuitOn Thursday, March 26, 2015, an explosion rocked several buildings in New York City’s East Village, resulting in the collapse of 121-123 Second Avenue (at/near East 7th Street). These buildings included residences and restaurants (Ramen & Robatayaki, Sushi Park, Sam’s Deli, and Pommes Frites). Reports indicate at at least 20 people have been injured and that two…
Read More East Village Building Explosion & CollapseBelow is the complaint filed yesterday by plaintiff Michelle Nelson against Con Edison and the owner (Kaoru Demler Murmatsu) of 1646 Park Avenue, one of the buildings that collapsed on March 12th following an apparent gas explosion, killing and injuring several people. Plaintiff alleges that, as a result of the explosion, she fell and sustained injuries…
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