At the law firm of Block O'Toole & Murphy, our premier New York motor vehicle accident attorneys have gained a highly respected reputation for representing injured individuals and the families of wrongful death victims. We have extensive experience in cases involving:
- Car accidents: From whiplash and back injuries to traumatic brain injury and the loss of limbs, auto accident injuries resulting from another party's reckless or distracted driving can be seriously and permanently debilitating.
- Truck accidents: Trucking company negligence or truck driver negligence can result in devastating semi-tractor or tractor-trailer accidents and other deadly auto/truck collisions. We have an established record in ensuring that juries understand how a truck accident can impact a person's life.
- Motorcycle accidents: Our attorneys are dedicated to protecting the rights of motorcyclists who have been injured. We achieved a $14 million verdict for a badly injured biker in Nassau County who was accused of riding negligently.
- Commercial vehicle accidents: Our lawyers provide experience representation for individuals injured by taxis, courier vehicles, delivery trucks and other commercial vehicles.
- Bus or van accidents: Our law firm handles injury cases involving 15-passenger vans, school buses, tour buses and other vehicles.
- Pedestrian accidents: Attorneys at the firm assist pedestrians who suffered injuries after being hit by cars, taxis and other motor vehiclews while walking in New York City.
- Public transportation accidents: When a resident or tourist is injured in a New York subway, bus, cab or train accident, he or she may have legal recourse to recover compensation for damages from the transportation authority responsible for the accident.
- Garbage truck accidents: We represent individuals injured in collisions with garbage trucks as well as garbage truck operators and workers crushed or killed by the vehicles' powerful equipment.
- Pedestrian accidents: We represent individuals injured while crossing a street on foot in or out of a crosswalk.
Notable Motor Vehicle Verdicts and Settlements
Block O'Toole & Murphy has obtained the following results for clients*:
- $32,756,156 verdict for injured Vietnam Veteran
- $20,181,484 verdict for man injured in collision caused by icy road condition
- $14,000,000 verdict for motorcyclist hit by truck
- $12,000,000 award for a 7-year-old injured pedestrian. The structured settlement in this case will yield more than $71 million
- $9,263,326 verdict for a taxi cab passenger who was injured when the taxi was involved in a three-car collision
- $8,000,000 verdict for injured musician
- $6,000,000 settlement for man injured in NYC bus accident
- $5,500,000 awarded to trucking accident victim
- $5,000,000 award for an auto accident victim who suffered activation of symptoms from a pre-existing condition
- $5,000,000 settlement for the family of a woman killed by a garbage truck that jumped the curb
- $4,250,000 recovery for an auto accident victim who suffered a back injury in a rear-end accident
- $4,000,000 settlement for hotel employee injured in two car accident
- $4,000,000 verdict for a student injured in a pedestrian knockdown accident
- $4,000,000 verdict for an auto accident victim who suffered herniated disks
- $3,500,000 verdict for a car accident victim who suffered back and knee injuries
- $3,369,066 awarded to 40 year-old Brooklyn court clerk after collision
- $3,000,000 recovery for a sanitation worker who suffered back and knee injuries in a rear-end collision
- $3,000,000 settlement for a man injured in motor vehicle accident with a MTA bus
- $3,000,000 settlement to woman for injuries sustained in garbage truck accident
- $3,000,000 settlement for wrongful death due to a tragic Long Island collision
- $2,840,000 verdict for an NYPD member who suffered a back injury in an auto accident
- $2,800,000 settlement for a 42 year-old pedestrian who was injured while walking to work
- $2,750,000 verdict for a passenger injured in a two-vehicle accident
- $2,750,000 settlement for a pedestrian who suffered neck injuries after being struck by a van
- $2,650,000 recovery for a van driver who suffered injuries when his vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle
- $2,558,000 recovery in a case involving the wrongful death of a passenger in a car that was struck by a drunk driver
- $2,550,000 awarded to victims of trucking accidents
- $2,500,000 recovery for an individual who sustained back injuries in a two-car accident
- $2,500,000 verdict for a student who suffered fractures and burns in a car accident
- $2,500,000 verdict for man injured in auto accident
- $2,500,000 awarded to woman hit by a truck
- $2,400,000 recovery for a man injured in a motor vehicle accident
- $2,250,000 recovery awarded to a man injured in a car crash
- $2,100,000 verdict for a man who sustained head injuries in a pedestrian knockdown accident
- $2,056,656 verdict for a Brooklyn high school teacher who was struck by a city bus
- $2,025,000 settlement for a man who developed a seizure disorder in a car accident
- $2,005,000 settlement for woman injured in accident with ambulance
- $2,000,000 verdict for a woman who suffered back injuries in a rear-end car crash
- $2,000,000 verdict for a security guard who suffered herniated disks in a motor vehicle accident
- $2,000,000 recovery for a woman who suffered back injuries in an auto accident
- $2,000,000 awarded in Queens suit for back injuries against the City of New York
- $1,975,000 recovered for a 50 year-old man who suffered lower back injuries
- $1,941,000 awarded to woman injured in motor vehicle accident
- $1,823,000 awarded to injured physician
- $1,800,000 recovery for an NYPD sergeant injured in a collision
- $1,750,000 settlement for a Suffolk County plaintiff who suffered a lower back injury in a crash
- $1,750,000 awarded to 26 year-old injured in rear-end collision
- $1,750,000 awarded to carpenter injured in car accident
- $1,700,000 verdict for iron worker injured in car crash
- $1,700,000 recovered for 51 year-old medical tech due to spine injury after collision with Sunoco oil tanker
- $1,650,000 awarded to nurse injured in auto accident
- $1,640,000 verdict for taxi passenger injured in crash
- $1,600,000 awarded to carpenter injured in car accident
- $1,500,000 settlement for a 57-year-old woman who was struck by an NYPD car in Queens
- $1,500,000 settlement for man injured in a motor vehicle accident
- $1,500,000 awarded to teacher injured in rear-end collision
- $1,500,000 verdict for 70 year-old injured in car accident
- $1,490,000 recovery for a car accident victim with neck and back injuries
- $1,475,000 verdict for mother injured in motor vehicle crash
- $1,475,000 awarded to injured hospital employee
- $1,400,000 verdict for bus accident victim
- $1,350,000 verdict for pedestrian injured in school bus accident
- $1,300,000 settlement for a Brooklyn bicyclist struck by a van
Contact Us
If you have been injured in a New York motor vehicle accident, schedule a free consultation with the experienced car accident injury attorneys at the law firm of Block O'Toole & Murphy. Call us at 212-736-5300, or contact us online today.
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*Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
