Gersowitz Libo and Korek, P.C. Successfully Filed Suit Against the City for Gross Negligence with Immigrant Family
New York Law Firm Received Favorable Appellate Division Ruling for Darden Binkaj's Death
NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- New York personal injury law firm Gersowitz Libo and Korek, P.C. received a favorable Appellate Division ruling after five years for the family of Albanian immigrant Darden Binkaj. A drunk driver killed Binkaj on the Bronx River Parkway in a head-on collision in 2010. The police neglected to inform the family of the death for more than 36 hours during which an unauthorized autopsy followed, violating their Muslim faith. The ruling entitles the next of kin to receive damages for the City's dereliction to inform the family in a timely manner and the consequences they suffered as a result.
The family sought the firm's assistance to file suit claiming a breach of the common-law right of sepulcher, which is the family's right to receive the body of the deceased post haste to allow funeral and burial rights to ensue. The tragic withholding of information and the unnecessary autopsy inflicted severe emotional anguish, and on September 8, 2015, a judicial panel ruled in favor of the family.
The attorneys at Gersowitz Libo and Korek, P.C. are passionate to find answers for families that have undergone tragedies and suffered consequences from injustices. Edward Gersowitz, managing partner of the firm, represented the Binkaj family in the lower court.
"It is doctrine that when the police have the means to identify a decedent, they have an obligation to impart that information in a timely fashion to the next of kin," said Gersowitz. "This case represented a significant indiscretion by New York City authorities and this type of negligence should not occur anywhere."
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