SETTLEMENTS

Over the years, our firm has won settlements and judgments in numerous personal injury cases. All the settlements below are the actual amounts received by our clients. Unlike the claims made by other law firms, these amounts are not merely court verdicts that remain under appeal. Neither are they court judgments that were later reduced to smaller amounts by court motions or appellate decisions. 

These are not amounts that were reduced by the percentages of comparative negligence between the defendants and our clients, and these are not awards that were forcibly limited by small insurance policy coverages, resulting in meaningless court victories. These are the actual amounts that our clients actually received for their cases. Each legal case is unique, and the result that is achieved for you as our client may vary. We welcome the opportunity to add you and your accidental injury case to our long list of legal successes.

• $400,000 - December 2012 - Slip and fall down recently mopped stairs with no "Caution/Wet Floor" sign at local franchise of international fast food restaurant caused injuries requiring knee surgery and minor spine surgery.
• $275,000 - January 2011 - Public bus passenger involved in motor vehicle accident suffered shoulder tendon injury requiring surgery.
• $175,000 - February 2011 - Bicyclist riding past parked vehicle struck when inattentive driver opened door and caused shoulder injury requiring surgery.
• $500,000 - April 2011 - Passenger in motor vehicle accident suffered a knee injury requiring surgery and a partial closed brain injury.
• $350,000 - June 2011 - Infant client suffered chemical burn injury to foot when pediatric intravenous needle placed improperly and left unattended for prolonged period.
• $120,000 - August 2011 - Municipal agency laborer suffered minor wrist fracture without requiring surgery while working on public renovation project.
• $10,000,000 - March 2010 - Infant client suffered severe brain damage after multiple doctors over several days failed to diagnose and treat meningitis and high fever that led to epileptic seizure and coma
• $150,000 - April 2010 - Ceiling in bathroom collapsed on client while she showered, causing her to fall out of bathtub, injuring shoulder, and requiring surgery.
• $2,200,000 - August 2010 - Client at construction site fell from scaffolding, injuring spine and requiring surgery.
• $475,000 - October 2010 - Client involved in motor vehicle accident suffered severe leg and hip fractures requiring surgery.
• $1,385,000 - May 2009 - Mother of five adult children was crushed to death by inattentive driver of commercial petroleum delivery truck.
• $250,000 - August 2009 - Client tripped and fell on defect in sidewalk, causing knee patella fractures requiring surgery.
• $450,000 - March 2008 - Client suffered burn injuries at metal processing factory.
• $1,000,000 - June 2008 - Client suffered trip and fall injury on public train platform requiring knee surgery.
• $500,000 - December 2008 - Teenage client suffered wrongful death from doctor's failure to diagnose and treat widespread internal infection.
• $950,000 - January 2014 - Wrongful death of elderly man after hospital doctors failed to diagnose and treat intestinal cancer on time.
• $825,000 - February 2014 - Female driver of hearse was rear-ended by oil delivery truck, causing spine injuries requiring surgery.
• $250,000 - March 2014 - Public sidewalk trip and fall, causing knee injury requiring surgery.
• $360,000 - April 2014 - Construction laborer fell into public street trench work area, fracturing wrist and requiring surgery.
• $675,000 - May 2014 - Medical malpractice improper deep abdominal injection to 10-year-old male caused cascade of symptoms, resulting in intestinal damage.
• $250,000 - June 2014 - Collapsed ceiling caused shoulder injury requiring surgery.
• $175,000 - July 2014 - Product liability case rejected by other prominent law firm involving flash combustion of paper shredder material, causing facial burns that healed perfectly.
• $225,000 - August 2014 - Motor vehicle accident on Florida highway resulted in bone fractures of elderly woman.
• $450,000 - September 2014 - Motor vehicle rear-end collision resulted in spine injury requiring minor surgery.
• $300,000 - October 2014 - Infant lead paint poisoning in old apartment building resulted in child developmental delays of speech and learning.
• $750,000 - November 2014 - Medical malpractice wrongful death of former NJ state treasurer who collapsed and died from cardiac arrest while walking out of hospital ER just after being told his chest pains and shortness of breath were "nothing to worry about."
• $400,000 - February 2013 - Slip and fall at active construction site with leg fractures requiring two surgeries.
• $300,000 - March 2013 - Slip and fall knee ligament trauma requiring surgery.
• $1,100,000 - April 2013 - Reversing garbage truck collided with side of taxi, injuring taxi driver and requiring spine surgery.
• $300,000 - May 2013 - Rear-end collision of vehicle stopped at a red light caused innocent vehicle driver to suffer knee and shoulder injuries requiring surgery.
• $435,600 - June 2013 - Young 25-year-old female bus passenger died when bus driver fell asleep and lost control, causing bus to roll over, ejecting said passenger. Bus insurance policy coverage was insufficient to compensate the over 50 injured bus passengers properly.
• $275,000 - July 2013 - Stairway garbage and debris caused slip and fall, requiring knee surgery.
• $250,000 - August 2013 - Stairway defect caused trip and fall resulting in wrist fracture with surgery.
• $335,000 - September 2013 - Alleged DWI driver of pickup truck that rolled over in upstate New York caused passenger to suffer multiple spine fractures requiring surgeries. Recovery was limited by insurance policy limits and defendant attorney arguments that passenger had provided alcohol to intoxicated driver.
• $950,000 - October 2013 - Slip and fall by security guard at construction site on debris caused total quadriceps tendon detachment requiring surgeries.
• $250,000 - November 2013 - Vehicle rear-ended, requiring driver to undergo minor spine surgery.
• $415,000 - December 2013 - Employment racial discrimination at fancy NYC nursery school with all "black" teachers replaced with "white" teachers by new school director.
• $450,000 - January 2015 - MVA rear-end collision with "percutaneous" spine discectomy surgery. Verdict and total payment were far over our pre-trial settlement demand.
• $150,000 - January 2015 - Female pedestrian in New Jersey was struck by inattentive driver in very old model car in dilapidated condition. Victim struck her head on the street pavement causing temporary loss of consciousness, dizziness, and vertigo. Some fancy law firm rejected the case after the client was sent to treatment for five months with the chiropractor, which is something that should never be done in accident cases, as chiropractors do not truly have any actual medical training beyond that of a masseuse and are not licensed medical doctors. We gladly accepted to be retained as attorneys for the pedestrian in this case. The client was evaluated and treated by a top-notch medical doctor specializing in brain trauma and cognitive injuries. The pedestrian also had a cervical spine fusion surgery, which was performed by a top-notch orthopedic spine surgeon who had never heard of our law firm and who had no idea any action case litigation was pending. The case was settled for the full amount of the insurance policy of the offending motor vehicle.
• $280,000 - Pedestrian walking with her adult son tripped and fell on public sidewalk defect but did not seek medical attention for several days. Defendant disputed that the accident had ever actually occurred, claiming injuries were not causally related to the accident. Pedestrian suffered tendon ligament tears to shoulders and knees, requiring three arthroscopic surgeries.
• $275,000 - February 2015 - Upstate New York intersection collision of two vehicles with dispute regarding right-of-way resulted in exacerbation of pre-existing cervical spine injury requiring surgery.
• $300,000 - March 2015 - Medical malpractice bedsore infection resulted in wrongful death of 84-year-old gentleman who was unemployed and divorced.
• $1,500,000 - April 2015 - Female pedestrian in public crosswalk struck by NYC vehicle attempting to make a left-hand turn, resulting in spinal injury requiring surgery.
• $70,000 - May 2015 - Pedestrian walking alone late at night on public sidewalk tripped and fell with no witnesses and chose to go home rather than call for an ambulance. Two weeks later, pedestrian sought medical treatment, and a small foot fracture was diagnosed. Pedestrian had absolutely no way to prove when and where the accident had actually occurred.
• $125,000 - May 2015 - Man who previously suffered a gunshot wound to his spine and still had bullet lodged in his body for a period of over two decades tripped and fell on defective sidewalk cellar doors outside of his residential building, requiring a "percutaneous" spine surgery.
• $150,000 - June 2015 - A man walked into the hospital clinic complaining of severe headaches and loss of balance, but attending nurse prescribed pain medication and sent the man home without instructing him to be seen by a doctor. The man returned two days later to have blood work done to rule out cerebral spine fluid infection and then complained again of dizziness and loss of balance, but man was again sent home without being referred to a medical doctor or emergency room. On the third day, the man was taken to a private hospital where an emergency craniotomy was performed to treat a life-threatening subdural hematoma. The man suffered a temporary cognitive deficit, including slow speech and slight memory loss, which later resolved. The claim was made against the municipal hospital for the three days of unnecessary pain and suffering, even though the emergency craniotomy may possibly have been necessary on the first day of his visit.
• $1,125,000 - July 2015 - Construction site worker injured spine after fall from scaffolding, requiring spine surgery.
• $3,250,000 - July 2015 - Female driver lawfully stopped at a red traffic signal was struck from behind by out-of-control Consolidated Edison of New York truck, whose negligent driver claimed a wasp was attempting to sting his eyes.
• $600,000 - August 2015 - Pedestrian carrying umbrella during rainstorm was walking in crosswalk when inattentive driver made negligent right-hand turn striking pedestrian. The pedestrian rolled onto the vehicle's hood, impacting the windshield and rolling back onto the ground.
• $250,000 - September 2015 - Pregnant woman walking in crosswalk was knocked to the ground by inattentive driver making a left-hand turn, causing placenta abruption and spine injuries resulting in immediate premature birth of baby.
• $160,000 - October 2015 - Post-trial settlement of slip and fall incident due to liquid on floor of supermarket in Staten Island, New York, causing knee tendon tear injury requiring arthroscopic surgery.
• $650,000 - November 2015 - Private, single-family residence construction site worker was performing masonry work when outdoor metallic hand railing fell due to wind gust, causing severe head injury and loss of consciousness with lingering cognitive detriment.
• $850,000 - December 2015 - Rookie municipal traffic officer was sleeping in his illegal basement apartment home in Brooklyn, New York, when exposed wires produced an electrical arc that ignited oil on cement floor, resulting in severe degloving burn injuries and death because rear fire exit was blocked from the outside by inexperienced landlord.
• $125,000 - May 2016 - A woman slipped and fell on unknown watery liquid next to refrigerator units in Costco Wholesale store in Staten Island, New York. Store managers and owner refused to accept responsibility, pretending they knew nothing about the accident, even though they had written an accident report about the incident. The case was rejected by several fancy law firms, including one lawyer who was an Ivy League school graduate. The claimant suffered an arm injury requiring surgery. Defendants denied all liability during four years of litigation until case was settled.
• $1,127,500 - July 2016 - Construction site worker injured after falling from scaffolding, requiring spine surgery.
• $150,000 - June 2016 - Failure of hospital outpatient clinic nurse to identify and diagnose symptom of subdural hematoma, requiring craniotomy brain surgery, three days later. Patient made a full recovery.