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  • $32,756,156 for Injured Vietnam Vet
    On March 13, 2004, Plaintiff, a Vietnam Veteran, was a "good samaritan" helping accident victims at the scene of an unrelated motor vehicle collision in Port Jefferson, New York. The road was later...
  • $20,181,484 Verdict For Man Injured in Collision Caused by Icy Road Condition
    Claimant was driving home on Route 6 in the Town of Somers, New York, when Claimant's vehicle and another vehicle encountered an icing condition on the roadway...
  • $14,000,000 for Motorcyclist Hit By Truck
    The Plaintiff, a motorcyclist, sustained a below the knee amputation as a result of being struck by a truck...
  • $12,000,000 Awarded to Car Accident Victim
    Plaintiff was standing on the sidewalk when two vehicles collided within the intersection causing one vehicle to jump the sidewalk and strike him. The two vehicles were a Chrysler and an Audi. The...
  • $9,792,412 Awarded to Medical Malpractice Victim
    The plaintiff sustained an inter-operative stroke while undergoing surgery to remove a tumor from his brain. The case against the primary surgeon settled prior to trial for $1,950,000 out of an...
  • $9,263,326 for Man Injured in Car Collision
    On 5/3/02 Jesus Taveras was a rear seated passenger in a Yellow Taxi involved in a 3 car collision. Another taxi rear ended the taxi in which Mr. Taveras was a passenger and the Taveras taxi rear ended...
  • $8,000,000 for Injured Musician
    Plaintiff sustained injuries to his back and both knees requiring surgery...
  • $6,793,881.17 for Union Laborer in Water Treatment Plant Accident
    The accident occurred at the Newton Creek Water Treatment Plant renovation project in Brooklyn, New York. At the time of the accident Plaintiff was a union laborer working on the rooftop of an electrical building...
  • Union Ironworker Recovers $6,400,000 for Back Injuries Sustained in Construction Site Fall
    On May 22, 2007, during a construction project at the Bronx County Hall of Justice Courthouse, the Plaintiff was employed by a structural steel subcontractor...
  • Construction Worker Recovers $6,250,000 in Putnam County Suit Despite 2 Million Dollar Limitation in Insurance Coverage
    In February 2005, Plaintiff was employed as a framer. His company had been hired to perform the framing work at the construction of a new one family home...
  • $6,000,000 for Man Injured in NYC Bus Accident
    The Plaintiff was a passenger in a New York City Transit Authority bus which collided with a flatbed truck as the bus made a right turn in front of the truck. The bus sustained extensive property...
  • $5,585,000 Jury Verdict For Undocumented Worker in Construction Fall
    Plaintiff, a spanish speaking 35 year old non-union laborer, was working at a construction project in Astoria, Queens...
  • $5,500,000 Awarded to Trucking Accident Victim
    Plaintiff driving eastbound on Long Island Expressway was sideswiped by a dump tractor trailer pushing plaintiff's pickup truck into the median divider...
  • $5,500,000 for Truck Driver Injured in Elevator Accident
    Worker recovers for injuries in elevator accident...
  • $5,500,000 for an electrician that fell from an extension ladder and sustained a head injury
    Plaintiff was a 40 Year-Old Electrician that Sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury After Falling From a Ladder...
  • $5,000,000 Wrongful Death Settlement Awarded in Garbage Truck Accident Case
    On February 12, 2008, the mother of the Plaintiffs, the four children of the deceased, and a friend were walking together on the sidewalk on West 35th Street in Manhattan...
  • Car Accident Victim Recovers $5,000,000 for Aggravation of Pre-Existing Condition
    The Plaintiff, a now thirty (30) year old office manager, was the operator of a Jeep stopped at a red traffic signal in the Eastbound direction...
  • Jury Awards Carpenter $5,000,000 For Injuries Sustained in Fall From a Scaffold
    The accident occurred during the renovation of a multistory building in Brooklyn, New York. At the time of the accident Plaintiff was...
  • $4,995,000 for a laborer that was injured while working on unsteady flooring at a construction site
    Construction Fall Causes Injuries to Laborer...
  • Ladder Fall Leads to $4,900,000 Recovery for Injured Electrician
    On August 17, 2007, Plaintiff, an Albanian union electrician from Local 3, was employed by Urban Power and Lighting. His company was performing...
  • $3,925,000 Settlement for Injured “Good Samaritan” in Locomotive, Tractor-Trailer Collision at Railroad Crossing
    The Plaintiff, a 44 year-old truck mechanic, was injured when a train struck a tractor-trailer that was stuck on a railroad crossing in Queens.
  • $1,750,000 Settlement For Undocumented Worker In Fall From Ladder And Scaffold
    Plaintiff, a spanish speaking 35 year old non-union laborer, was working at a construction project in Astoria, Queens...
  • $1,200,000 Recovery For 53 Old For in Suffolk Country Suit
    Plaintiff was operating a 2007 Ford sedan going south bound on Main Street in Port Jefferson. He had a green light as he traveled into the intersection with Sheep Pasture Road.
  • $1,200,000 Recovery For 53 Old For in Suffolk Country Suit
    Plaintiff was operating a 2007 Ford sedan going south bound on Main Street in Port Jefferson. He had a green light as he traveled into the intersection with Sheep Pasture Road...
  • Car Accident Victim Recovers $1,200,000 for Worsening of Pre-Existing Condition
    The Plaintiff was a woman with a 30 year history of medical treatment for neck and back problems, as well as other disabling conditions...
  • Settlement Awarded to Auto Accident Victim Who Sustained Neck Injuries
    Plaintiff was driving her car and came to a stop for a red traffic light at the intersection of Ditmas Avenue and East 94th Street in Brooklyn. A pick-up truck owned and operated...
  • $1,200,000 Awarded to Delivery Man Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash
    Plaintiff claimed that on 8/22/95 he was involved in a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Morgan Avenue and Grand Street in Brooklyn. He claimed that Deft. 4G's vehicle, leased to Deft...
  • $1,175,000 Awarded to Women Injured in Supermarket
    Plaintiff was shopping at a supermarket near her home in the Bronx. She was pushing her cart down the middle of an aisle, when suddenly 4-6 gallon jugs of cranberry juice fell down from the display...
  • Construction Laborer Recovers $1,150,000 after Saw-Blade Accident
    At the time of the accident, the plaintiff, a 47 year-old union laborer, was working for Darcon Construction Inc. at a new construction site for P.S. 237, located at 36 Avenue P in Brooklyn. The plaintiff was injured...
  • $1,097,000 for Delivery Man Injured in Tractor Trailer Accident
    Plaintiff claimed that his van was struck by defendant's 18 wheel tractor-trailer in the intersection...
  • Collision Leads to $1,065,000 Recovery
    On February 4, 2008, Plaintiff, a twenty- nine (29) year old teachers' aide, was driving a 1997 minivan on 80th Street in Queens. At the time of the accident the Defendant driving a 2008 Acura, pulled her vehicle...
  • For A Queens Woman Injured In A Collision With A Truck
    Plaintiff was driving her Ford Suburban vehicle in Queens on a Clearview Expressway Exit Ramp, intending to turn right onto Northern Boulevard. The Defendant truck was traveling...
  • Multiple Motor Vehicle Accidents Results in Award of $1,025,000 for Injured New York City Service Inspector
    Plaintiff was involved in two motor vehicle accidents within a four month period of time. In June 2008 Plaintiff's vehicle was struck by another vehicle that was backing up...
  • $1,000,000 Settlement for Wife of Pedestrian in Wrongful Death Action
    On February 28, 2010, the plaintiff's decedent, a 51 year-old Verizon worker, was struck by defendant's van while crossing Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx....
  • $1,000,000 Settlement Awarded to Car Accident Victim
    Plaintiff, who was driving her minivan, was struck in the passenger side by a Chevrolet Suburban vehicle that ran a red traffic light. Plaintiff sustained neck and low back injuries, and underwent a...
  • $1,000,000 for 19-Year-Old Injured in Car Accident
    The plaintiff was a front seatbelted passenger in a car driven by his cousin which lost control, striking a median and then crossing three travel lanes, striking a guard rail and becoming airborne...
  • $1,000,000 Awarded to Social Worker Injured in Surgery
    Plaintiff underwent the removal of an ovary, during the course of the procedure, her ureter was injured causing urinary difficulties...
  • $1,000,000 for Women Hit by Tractor Trailer
    Plaintiff, a 47 year old residential health aid, injured her lumbar spine when her vehicle was hit in the rear by a tractor trailer. She eventually underwent spine surgery, consisting of lumbar...
  • $1,000,000 Awarded to 38-Year-Old Injured in Medical Procedure
    Plaintiff presented to Methodist Hospital and was diagnosed with kidney stones. After undergoing placement of a J-stent, Plaintiff left the hospital against medical advice. Approximately six months...
  • $950,000 Awarded to Driver Injured in Truck Accident
    Driver recovers $950,000 for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident...
  • Car Accident Victim Recovers $950,000 Out Of Available $1,000,000 Insurance Policy
    Plaintiff, who was driving a Lincoln Town Car in the course of his work as a livery car driver, was struck...
  • $940,000 Awarded to 39-Year-Old Injured in Car Accident
    Plaintiff was struck in the rear by the defendant vehicle and ultimately underwent surgery to her neck and both of her knees. The defendant filed for bankruptcy during the pendency of the case. The...
  • $924,000 for Female Injured in Accident
    The Plaintiff was involved in two different accidents, one automobile accident and another involving the collapse of a ceiling in her home. The accidents occurred within a 75 day time period. She...
  • $900,000 Awarded to Homemaker Injured in Rear-end Crash
    The Plaintiff was rear ended in stop and go traffic on the Long Island Expressway. There was no property damage to her vehicle other than a slight ink imprint of the defendant's license plate. The...
  • $825,000 Awarded to Man Injured in DUI Accident
    The Plaintiff was struck in the rear by an intoxicated driver. The Plaintiff ultimately underwent neck surgery. A note from the treating surgeon indicated that the plaintiff told him that he had been...
  • Ladder Fall Leads to Recovery for Injured Union Electrician
    Plaintiff was installing a security and intercom system during the renovation of a large commercial warehouse into a condominium apartment building in Brooklyn. In order to reach...
  • Injured Demolition Worker Receives $750,000 for Shoulder and Arm Injuries
    Plaintiff was working during the demolition of a 2-story home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In order to pull down a wall of the home, Plaintiff stood on...
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