New York City Lawsuit Settlements And Verdicts

Verdicts And Settlements

$5,088,000 verdict

In Suffolk County, a Verizon Field Technician underwent surgery to his lower back and right knee after being hit by a pickup truck driven by a Suffolk County employee. As a result of the collision, the client never returned to work.

After we were successful in defeating the county's post-trial appeals, the case was ultimately settled for $6.3 million.

$4,750,000 settlement

In Bronx County, a roofer who suffered thermal and chemical burns from hot tar after falling at a construction site. He was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and underwent multiple surgeries, which prevented his return to work. As part of the settlement, the workers' compensation carrier agreed to waive its entire lien, making the total settlement over $5 million.

$4,675,000 Settlement

In Kings County, a 22-year-old woman pedestrian was struck by a vehicle attempting to avoid a collision with an unmarked NYPD vehicle. As a result of the collision, our client sustained a traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures requiring surgeries.

$3,775,000 verdict

In Suffolk County, an 8-year-old boy suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with negative diagnostic and neurological testing when his head collided with a window during a school bus accident.

$3,300,000 settlement

In New York County, an electrician received an electrical shock and sustained a traumatic brain injury as well as injury to his spine and shoulder following a fall off a ladder. He was never able to return to work.

$3,250,000 settlement

In New York County, a woman sustained a mild traumatic brain injury after being struck in the head by a wooden panel at a construction site.

$3,200,000 settlement

In Queens County, a 62-year-old woman was a passenger in a multivehicle accident. She sustained fractures to the leg and ankle and underwent multiple surgeries.

$2,825,000 settlement

In Bronx County, a 41-year-old woman was struck by an NYPD police car and suffered injuries to the knee, ankle and spine which resulted in three separate surgeries. Witness inconsistencies and photographic evidence of the severity of plaintiff’s physical injuries undermined the driver’s claim that the plaintiff walked into the side of the police vehicle.

$2,625,000 settlement

A 47-year-old man sustained complex regional pain syndrome after falling on construction debris. At the time of the fall, the client worked for a cleaning company and never returned to work.

$2,500,000 settlement

In Bronx County, a 70-year-old woman suffered a mild traumatic brain injury and injuries to her neck and knee after tripping on a Con Edison gas valve box.

$2,250,000 settlement

In New York County, a 45-year-old property manager fell from a ladder and underwent surgery to the neck.

$1,900,000 settlement

In Middlesex County, New Jersey, a 53-year-old woman was injured when her car was struck by a tractor trailer. As a result of the impact our client sustained a traumatic brain injury. The brain injury also caused her to suffer the effects of a previously dormant autoimmune disease know as Sjogren’s Syndrome. The settlement represents 95% of the available insurance coverage for the tractor trailer that caused the collision.

$1,700,000 settlement

In Kings County, a 54-year-old man suffered a fractured left ankle and underwent surgery to the ankle and both shoulders after he was struck by a Time Warner Cable truck while he was riding a motorcycle. As a result of his injuries, he never returned to his employment as an iron worker.

$1,500,000 settlement

In New York County for a 68 year old woman who sustained a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a delivery bicycle.

$1,500,000 settlement

A 70-year-old trucker was killed instantly in a head-on collision with another 18-wheeler in South Carolina.

$1,500,000 settlement

In New York County, a 50-year-old electrician fell from a ladder at a construction site and suffered a fractured spine, which required surgery. As a result of the fall, he never returned to work. This result was obtained despite the fact that the client died of unrelated causes a year before the settlement.

$1,400,000 settlement

In Bronx County, a 28-year-old union painter suffered a torn ligament when a bucket of compound fell on his foot. The injury required arthroscopic surgery. As a result of the injury, the client suffered from chronic pain and never returned to work.

$1,300,000 settlement

In Bronx County, a 63-year-old woman was injured after her car was struck in the rear. As a result of the collision, the client suffered a burst fracture to her cervical spine and underwent a two level corpectomy and fusion surgery.

$1,300,000 settlement

In Bronx County, a home health aide was injured while riding as a passenger in an ambulance involved in a motor vehicle collision. The client required a fusion of the lumbar spine, which prevented him from returning to work.

$1,100,000 settlement

In Ocean County (NJ), a 56-year-old woman was injured in a head-on car collision, and suffered a traumatic brain injury and spinal injuries that required surgery.

$1,000,000 settlement

In Bronx County, a 56-year-old man was knocked off his bicycle and suffered two arthroscopic procedures to his knee, a total knee replacement to the same knee and arthroscopic surgery to his shoulder. The client had a history of knee and shoulder injuries prior to the accident.

$1,000,000 Settlement

In New York County, a repairman suffered a closed head injury when he was struck on the head by falling cookware. Suffered a mild traumatic brain injury.

$995,000 settlement

In Hudson County, an industrial bridge painter suffered an injection injury when his forearm was injected with paint by a high-pressurized spray gun.

$975,000 settlement

In Bronx County, a 41-year-old woman was injured in a two-vehicle collision while riding as a passenger on a NYC Transit bus. As a result of the impact, she underwent a fusion to her lower back at the L4 and L5-S1 levels.

$950,000 settlement

A man who suffered a head injury after being assaulted in bar.

$900,000 settlement

In Bronx County, a woman had lower back surgery after falling down wet stairs in her apartment building.

$875,000 settlement

In Middlesex County, a 55-year-old man was struck in the rear by a sanitation truck and underwent a two-level lumbar fusion at L4 & L5-S1. As a result of his injuries he was unable to return to his previous employment.

$875,000 settlement

In Passaic County, a 35-year-old man suffered injuries when a portable AC chiller fell from a forklift, pinning his leg.

$830,000 verdict

In Hudson County, a man sustained smoke inhalation injuries and a nonsurgical torn meniscus in an apartment fire.

$800,000 settlement

In Bronx County, a 31-year-old man was struck by the side mirror of a truck while crossing the street. The client sustained a nonsurgical herniated disc and traumatic brain injury.

$520,000 verdict

In Richmond County, a 16-year-old boy was killed instantly by a New York City Transit Bus while riding his bicycle. The verdict was reported as one of the top New York verdicts of 2008 by VerdictSearch.

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