Victories

$12,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 22-year-old worker who fell from a rooftop due to improper placement of scaffolding. Our client sustained brain injuries and partial paralysis. The recovery allowed him to receive cash awards and periodic payouts for the remainder of his life.

$1,200,000.00 mediated settlement on behalf of a demolition worker who had a cart tip and fall on him due to defective flooring at a work site.

$600,000.00 settlement on behalf of a laborer who tripped and fell on debris at a work site sustaining severe leg fractures requiring surgery.

$875,000.00 mediated settlement for our client who fell off an improperly placed ladder at a construction site in Yonkers.

$3,700,000.00 mediated settlement on behalf of a five-year-old boy who was struck by a school bus as he was crossing the street in Bronx County, sustaining severe scarring and skull fractures.

$1,375,00.00 in a legal malpractice case on behalf of an injured worker. His attorneys sued the wrong defendants/parties and his underlying construction site accident case was dismissed. Our firm successfully sued his prior attorneys for malpractice, recovering our client substantial damages.

$275,000.00 on behalf of a 30 year old woman left with abdominal scarring in Westchester County. During her non-emergency C-Section, her obstetrician perforated her cecum and failed to recognize the perforation either before hospital discharge or upon follow-up visit to the office.

$285,000.00 pre-trial settlement for 27 year old pedestrian struck by a truck side door mirror. Our client suffered a partial tear of a shoulder tendon that was struck by the mirror, which necessitated surgery. The defendants claimed our client was outside the crosswalk at the time of impact. The matter was resolved pre-jury selection in Manhattan.

$100,000.00 post deposition settlement for a 43 year old female pedestrian struck by an motor vehicle while crossing the street. Our client sustained severe neck injuries resulting in surgical fusion of discs in her cervical spine, which required future physical therapy. Through aggressive litigation our firm settled this case in under one year, getting our client the proceeds quickly so she could resume her life as best as possible. The $100,000 was the limits of the insurance policy in effect and an asset search showed that the defendant had no personal assets. This case was venued in Bronx County.

$80,000.00 mediated settlement for a 33 year old Westchester man struck in the rear by an inattentive driver. Our firm prepared and filed a pre-trial motion requesting that a judge (as opposed to a jury) order that the defendant was negligent as a matter of law for striking our client's car in the rear. The motion was granted and the insurance company for the negligent driver soon after requested a mediation to resolve the case.

$100,000.00 pre-suit settlement for a 50 year old passenger in a truck being driven on a highway in upstate New York. The truck's tires failed, blowing out on the road, sending the truck into a barrier and flipping it. Our firm had an expert inspect the tires before they were destroyed and our expert determined that the owner of the truck failed to maintain the tires, causing the tires to blow. Our client suffered a fractured pelvis and missed six months of work.

$75,000.00 for a 74 year old Brooklyn woman who tripped on a defective sidewalk in front of a pharmacy, fracturing (breaking) her humerus (arm). The pharmacy's lawyers claimed the accident occurred in their store, not the sidewalk. Through use of a private investigator, we were able to track down an eyewitness who confirmed our client's version of the accident. The insurance company for the pharmacy, realizing their defense had been shattered, soon resolved the matter to our client's satisfaction.