The world turns to Times Square on New Year’s Eve for the customary ball drop event that is watched by millions on TV, as well as attended by millions more at the venue, 43rd Street to 59th Street, bracing the cold and holding hands and shoulder to shoulder as they wait for the 10-second countdown. The event is usually hosted by celebrity figures or newscasters, and it features pomp and celebration as well as lots of alcohol in a controlled setting. The atmosphere is electric and hopeful at the same time, and New Yorkers and visitors alike become fast friends this night as they celebrate making it through yet another year.

However, it’s not all pomp and circumstance when the unthinkable happens – crowd surges may lead to people being crushed against barricades, and drunk drivers use their vehicles as weapons as they plough into pedestrians, or elaborate staging collapses due to poor setup or lack of oversight and supervision during its installation. The injured are usually attended to by emergency services, but the damage is already done – broken legs, punctured lungs, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, to mention a few.

The Times Square Alliance, one of the organisers, will offer up a weak apology while reminding you at the same time that you accepted the terms via the waivers on the tickets printed on the back of the tickets, and the city, in an effort to distance itself, will point to permits and disclaimers. Security contractors, on the other hand, will point to indemnification clauses, and you’re left feeling profoundly abandoned and that justice may never be served.

That said, the law is adamant – if you were injured and even if you bought a ticket that had waivers printed on the same, gross negligence is exactly that, and it cannot be wished away via waivers and disclaimers. Foreseeable negligence provides the premise of these types of injuries, and it’s because of this that you may be able to recover compensation for your Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop celebrations – read on to find out just how we can help you get the justice and damages you need to rebuild your life.

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How Preventable Catastrophic Injuries Occur at Times Square New Year’s Eve and Who’s to Blame

• Crowd Surges Leading to Compressive Asphyxia

This is perhaps the most dangerous event when there is a large crowd gathering anywhere. When density goes over six people per square meter, this increased pressure makes it nearly impossible to breathe. Because you’re not able to expand your chest to breathe, you end up losing consciousness in minutes, and may lose your life if you do not get the medical assistance required

• Traffic Control Failures

The Times Square celebration requires that traffic control be done in advance in meticulous fashion so vehicles do not come into pedestrian areas. This may include the erection of barriers as well as security enforcement, both of which, if they do not exist or are done in a haphazard manner, may lead to participants being ploughed down.

In such injurious events, defendants may include entities such as the City of New York, the NYPD, the Times Square Alliance, the Department of Transportation, as well as the various security contractors.

Damages for Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebrations Injuries

Many of the injuries sustained at the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations attract substantial compensation in the context of damages such as:

1. Lost income
2. Loss of companionship
3. Cost of present and future medical care
4. Cost of rehabilitative care and home modifications
5. Loss of future income
6. Pain and suffering
7. Legal fees
8. …and so much more.

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