Verdicts & Settlements
$350,000 for a Bronx truck driver who suffered a
herniated disc in his neck, carpal tunnel syndrome causing a trigger
thumb and a bulging disk in his low back. Our client received
conservative medical treatment and physical therapy but did not have any
surgery. The accident was caused by another truck that struck our
client’s vehicle while making a left turn in an intersection.
$300,000 for a man who suffered traumatic amputation
of three fingers while using a lawn mower. Our client was mowing across
the side of a hill when he slipped and fell down the hill and the lawn
mower landed on his hand. We used the lawn mower manufacturer for
failing to design the mower with a “dead man switch” which would have
automatically shut off the mower when our client let go of the handle as
he fell. We proved that a patent existed for a mower “dead man switch,”
but the manufacturer chose not to use it. Today these switches are
standard equipment on lawn mowers.
$300,000 for a New Jersey woman slipped and fell on
ice on the premises of her office building in Manhattan. She injured her
back and was taken to the emergency room. After consulting with doctors
and undergoing an MRI she was diagnosed with a lumbar disc herniation.
She had physical therapy and other conservative treatment without
success. Ultimately she opted for back surgery, made a good recovery and
went back to work at her office job. This settlement was an excellent
result for her because she was quite obese and had a pre-existing back
condition for which she had previously undergone surgery.
$300,000 for a New York City Police Officer who was
injured while a passenger in a patrol car that collided with a delivery
truck. The police officer suffered nerve entrapment at the right elbow
and wrist requiring surgery to correct a resulting carpal and cubital
tunnel syndrome. Even though the drivers of both vehicles blamed each
other for the accident, we were able to collect damages from each.
$225,000 for a Bronx city worker who was rear-ended
while driving a city-owned vehicle. The client sustained a closed-head
injury, neck and back bulging discs which prevented her from attending
her college classes. Since the auto accident occurred while she was on
the job, she received workers’ compensation but did not have a lien
because she would have received no-fault insurance if she had been in a
privately owned vehicle
$225,000 for a Manhattan man who was struck by a
“hit and run” vehicle while riding his bicycle on 9th Avenue. A traffic
officer witnessed the accident and wrote the license plate number down.
The man went to the hospital later that day complaining of right
shoulder, right elbow and right knee pain. Despite his pain, he did not
follow-up with a private doctor because he thought that he would not be
covered by insurance because he did not know the identity of the owner
nor the driver of the car. He came to our office six weeks later. He
took our advise and consulted an orthopedist who drained the bursa on
his right elbow and did arthroscopic surgery to repair his torn meniscus
in the knee. We were able to trace the vehicle’s ownership through the
license plate number and brought a claim for his medical expenses and
injuries.
$225,000 for a Bronx man in his mid-thirties was
injured when the vehicle he drove was struck by another vehicle. He
received conservative treatment (physical therapy )for his neck and back
injuries while continuing to work as a Corrections Officer. However,
because of ongoing neck pain, two years later he consulted an orthopedic
surgeon who performed surgery for his cervical spine. The client made a
good recovery from the surgery and was able to go back to his regular
job duties. In our law practice we do not believe in rushing to a
settlement before you have finished medical treatment. If we had settled
this man’s case earlier he would have received a far smaller amount.
$150,000 for a 15-year-old Bronx student who was
receiving physical therapy at his public school for disabled students
when his physical therapist failed to properly support him and allowed
his legs to hit the floor, causing a fractured femur. His fractured
thigh was treated by a cast. This case shows that, even when gentle
physical therapy is being used, injuries can occur if a physical
therapist is negligent.
$250,000 for a 50-year-old Bronx man riding in a
taxi which was rear-ended, causing three disc herniations in the neck
and back. Our client received physical therapy for 11 months and missed
about 2 months from his job as a short-order cook. The defense argued
that there was a minor impact with no damage to the cars. We were able
to prove, however, that the impact was to the bumpers with severe force
on our client, the backseat passenger. Jury also awarded $75,000 for his
wife’s loss of services.
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