$3,900,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Electrician who tripped and fell on scattered debris and material. Our client sustained injuries to his back and shoulder requiring surgery to repair. This matter settled after two failed mediations and a successful appeal in which “new law” was made on cases brought under a particular section of the New York State Labor Law.

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$3,600,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Laborer who was struck by material that collapsed onto him on the job. While the defendants asserted various defenses on the issues of both liability and damages, we were granted summary judgment pursuant to Labor Law Section 240(1), which helped us secure a favorable settlement long before trial. Our client sustained injuries to his neck, back and knee that required surgery.

$3,500,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Carpenter who was struck by a power tool that fell from a scaffold above when another worker. Our client sustained a neck injury that required surgery to repair. This case settled at mediation while our motion for summary judgment was pending.

$2,950,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Operating Engineer who tripped and fell on scattered material and debris on the job. Despite defendants’ attempts to establish the applicable sections of the Industrial Code did not apply to the accident, we were able to secure a favorable settlement long before trial. Our client sustained injuries to his wrist and ankle that required surgery.

$2,680,000 settlement for a 51-year-old worker who was struck by falling material on a construction site. Our client sustained injuries to his shoulder and arm, which required several surgeries, along with injuries to his neck. Importantly, we were able to secure this settlement after only one defendant deposition and well before the case was on the trial calendar, which will avoid years of litigation and the Covid-related delays.

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$2,250,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Staten Island resident who was on his way to work when a private sanitation truck backed out of a commercial driveway and caused a significant crash with our client. The trucking company argued that our client was speeding and should have been able to avoid their truck. However, through extensive discovery efforts and an accident reconstructionist expert, we were able to prove the truck driver’s negligence was the cause of the crash.

$1,800,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Carpenter who fell off a baker scaffold that collapsed while he was sheet-rocking a ceiling.

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$1,800,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Laborer who was struck by falling debris on the job. The defendants asserted various defenses based on certain incident reports that called into question what kind of debris struck our client. Nonetheless, we were able to secure a favorable settlement long before trial. Our client sustained injuries to his neck that required surgery.

$1,750,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a laborer who fell while carrying material down a stairway on the job due to a tripping hazard. Despite defendants’ attempts to establish our client’s injuries were not attributable to the accident and that no tripping hazard existed on the stairway, we were able to secure a seven-figure settlement long before trial. Our client sustained injuries to his neck that required surgery.

$1,500,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Laborer who was struck by window racks that fell onto him because they were not adequately secured.

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$1,500,000 settlement for a 56 year-old Queens resident who was rear-ended by a City vehicle causing back and arm/hand injuries. Shortly prior to settlement, we obtained summary judgment on liability and threshold, along with a dismissal of the affirmative defense of comparative negligence.

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$1,300,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Brooklyn resident in a complex and hard-fought medical malpractice case against a municipal hospital in which our client required an amputation to her lower leg.

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$1,200,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Laborer who was struck by material that collapsed onto him on the job. While the defendants asserted various defenses, including that our client was to blame for the incident and that he did not have any future lost earnings given his age at the time of the incident, we nonetheless secured a seven-figure settlement long before trial. Our client sustained injuries to his leg that required surgery.

$1,100,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Electrical who tripped and as a result of a tripping hazard on his job site requiring arthroscopic surgeries to both knee.

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$1,000,000 settlement for a parking garage manager who was struck by construction equipment that rolled into his workplace on a dolly from a nearby construction site because the workers failed to take adequate precautions to ensure the dolly was secured. We were granted summary judgment on the issue of liability, along with a dismissal of the affirmative defense of comparative negligence, which held the defendant-contractor 100% responsible for the incident. While our client sustained various spinal and shoulder injuries that required several surgeries, there was limited insurance coverage and the contractor responsible for the incident was no longer in business.

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$850,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a worker who fell from an elevated work platform while running wires.

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$750,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a laborer who slipped and fell on a job site while due to a build-up of water in his work area.

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$750,000 settlement for a passenger in a car that was rear-ended by a NYC Bus. The NYC Transit Authority argued our client could not have been injured since the bus was traveling under 5 mph at the time of the collision and because there was essentially no property damage to either vehicle. Nonetheless, we were granted summary judgment shortly after the case was filed (which held the defendants 100% responsible for the incident) and we obtained a favorable settlement long before trial. Our client sustained a neck injury that required surgery but has made a good recovery and returned to work as a Union Iron Worker while the case was pending.

$690,000 settlement for a Union Laborer who was injured while transporting material on a wooden ramp constructed on his jobsite. Defendants asserted various defenses, including that no sections of the Industrial Code were violated and that the incident did not involve a gravity-related risk to trigger the protections of Labor Law Section 240(1). Despite various liability defenses, we secured a favorable settlement long before trial. Our client sustained injuries to his hand that required surgery.

$675,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a “Fire Watch” who fell from a ladder and sustained what appeared to be a bruise on her knee, which then became infected and required a surgery to repair.

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$610,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Laborer who was struck by a piece of the roadway when a trench collapsed onto him while he was digging for a gas pipe. Our client sustained a fracture to his leg requiring surgery to repair. Luckily, our client made a good recovery and has returned to working on roadway construction sites as a member of Local 731.

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$450,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Electrician who tripped and as a result of a tripping hazard on his job site requiring arthroscopic surgery to his shoulder.

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$425,000 settlement for a Bronx resident who tripped and fell outside a commercial property due to a hole in the sidewalk Our client sustained an ankle fracture requiring two surgeries to repair.

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$400,000 settlement for a Staten Island resident who tripped and fell due to a defect on a paved pathway within a popular park on Staten Island. As with most trip and fall cases against NYC, the City law department defended the matter zealously on the issue of prior written notice. However, through extensive discovery efforts and our expert, we were able to gather enough evidence to obtain a significant settlement. Our client injured his knee requiring two surgeries to repair.

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$375,000 settlement for a Union Electrician who was injured while transporting material on the job using a pallet jack. Defendants asserted various defenses on the issues of both liability and damages. With respect to liability, the defendants argued that no sections of the Industrial Code were violated, that various accounts of the incident on certain reports called into question our client’s credibility and that our client was to blame for the incident. With respect to damages, the defendants argued our client’s neck injuries were pre-existing based on an automobile accident approximately 1 year prior to the accident (that required fusion surgery) and based on prior on-the-job incidents (which required medical treatment and diagnostic studies to his neck). Despite these various hurdles, we secured a favorable settlement at an early stage in the litigation before conducting any defendant depositions. Our client sustained an exacerbation injury to his neck that required revision to his prior neck surgery.

$350,000 settlement for a Queens resident to who slipped and fell due to a dangerous slipping hazard on an interior stairway inside the three-family home where she resided. While our client sustained various injuries requiring several surgical procedures to repair, she had extensive pre-existing injuries. Additionally, our client was elderly and could not clearly recall how the incident took place. Lastly, given the incident took place at a residential home, there was limited insurance coverage. All things considered, we are proud of this result on a hard-fought case with many liability and damages hurdles to overcome.

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$340,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a Union Plumber who slipped and fell while carrying pipe up a ramp, which was not maintained in a safe condition. This case settled shortly after filing suit and before any depositions were held. While our client sustained injuries to his shoulder that required surgery, he made a good recovery and returned to work while the case was pending.

$290,000 settlement for an 11-year-old girl who fell off a desk when her teacher left the classroom unsupervised. The school argued the incident was entirely our client’s fault. However, through extensive discovery efforts, we were able to uncover enough evidence to prove that the school’s lack of supervision at the time of the incident contributed to and/or allowed for the incident to occur. Our client sustained a fractured leg requiring surgery. Thankfully, she made a great recovery from her injuries and is back to her pre-accident life.

$287,500 settlement following liability jury verdict in Richmond County. We represented a Mexican immigrant who got hurt while working on a private homeowner’s property. The jury assigned 75% fault to the Defendant and only 25% to our client. This was a tough case in a very conservative venue but our team’s hard work paid off and we got our client the justice he deserved. Shortly after the verdict, the case settled for just shy of the policy limits. We are very proud of this verdict given the uphill battle our client faced.

$275,000 settlement for a Brooklyn resident who was injured when the glass pane of a window in her apartment shattered while she attempted to open the window. This case was dismissed by a Kings County Supreme Court judge who felt the defendants did not have “notice” of any issues/problems with the window. However, we appealed the decision and the Second Department ruled in our favor, which placed the case back on the Supreme Court’s trial calendar. A settlement was reached shortly thereafter. Our client sustained a laceration to her wrist that required surgery to repair.

$275,000 settlement before trial for a young woman who tripped and fell in a Staten Island parking lot and sustained an ankle injury requiring surgery. The landlord’s defense was that our client should have seen and avoided the pothole that caused her fall, which we contested based on the circumstances of how the incident took place. Importantly, shortly after filing our case, the landlord took appropriate measures and hired a professional to repair all the potholes in the parking lot to avoid any future accidents.

$250,000 settlement for a Department of Sanitation worker who fell while attempting to enter a Sanitation Truck due to a slipping hazard. The defendants argued they had no way of knowing of the existence of the slipping hazard and that the case should, therefore, be dismissed. Nonetheless, we secured a favorable settlement long before trial. Our client sustained injuries to his elbow that required surgery.

$250,000 settlement for a group of friends who were involved in a physical altercation at a prominent hotel in NYC. This case was zealously defended as it appeared the altercation was simply a fight between two groups of hotel patrons. However, through extensive discovery efforts and our expert, we were able to gather enough evidence to prove that the hotel’s inadequate security measures contributed to and/or allowed for the incident to occur.

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$230,000 jury verdict for a Dry-Wall Taper who was injured due to a dangerous slipping condition on the job. This was a hard-fought case based on various notations in the medical records that contradicted how the incident took place. As such, the defendants never made a settlement offer prior to trial and the defendants best offer during trial was $100,000. Our client sustained injuries to his shoulder that required surgery but returned to work in a non-construction setting while the case was pending. We are proud of this jury verdict given the many hurdles we had to overcome.

$200,000 settlement in collaboration with Zaremba Brown PLLC for a “Fire Watch” who fell into an uncovered opening on a construction site. Our client sustained a shoulder injury requiring surgery to repair.

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$200,000 settlement in a products liability case involving a pressure cooker. Our client, a mother of three, was burned while cooking her family dinner due to what we alleged were defects concerning the lid and locking mechanism. The defendant took a strong position that their pressure cooker was in no way defective. However, our experts inspected the device and came to a different conclusion, which helped facilitate a favorable settlement for our client.

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$200,000 jury verdict in Queens County for a backseat passenger involved in a car crash that required arthroscopic knee surgery in which the jury unanimously answered yes to three “serious-injury” / threshold questions.

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$175,000 settlement for a Staten Island resident who slipped and fell on improperly performed snow/ice removal in the parking lot of the development where she resided. Our client sustained a fractured ankle requiring surgery to repair.

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$165,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident case venued in Staten Island on behalf of a husband and wife who immigrated here from Africa. Thankfully, neither client required surgery and they missed limited time from work as a result of the crash. Those of us who represent people injured in motor vehicle accidents (especially in Staten Island) know how tough the insurance companies can be so we are proud of this result in a “non-surgical case”.

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$150,000 settlement on behalf of a woman who was attacked by a German Shepard. While our client has a scar on her face, this settlement will allow her to try certain cosmetic procedures that aren’t covered by insurance.

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$140,000 settlement on behalf of a Staten Island resident who was struck by a motor vehicle while riding his motorcycle. This was a hard-fought case as certain non-party witnesses testified that the incident took place while our client was inappropriately attempting to pass the vehicle in front of him on a one-lane road. However, there was roadway construction ongoing in the area and we were able to demonstrate that the temporary roadway markings were inappropriate / inadequate and contributed to the incident, which allowed us to establish liability as against the roadway contractor. Unlike many motorcycle incidents, our client did not sustain catastrophic injuries and his life has thankfully returned to normal.

$130,750 settlementfor a trip and fall accident on a NYC owned and maintained tree well resultingin an elbow injury that required surgery to repair. As with most trip and fallcases against NYC, the City law department defended the matter zealously on theissue of prior written notice. However, through extensive discovery efforts, wewere able to uncover enough documentary evidence to obtain a significantsettlement. Our client injured her elbow requiring surgery to repair.

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$125,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident case for an elderly woman visited her family from Africa. This settlement amount constituted the full available insurance policy limits, which we were able to obtain without having to commence a lawsuit. Our client sustained injuries to her head that required surgery.

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$112,500 settlement for a Department of Sanitation worker who fell into an uncovered drain at the DSNY garage where he was stationed. Our client sustained injuries to his knee that required surgery. Thankfully, our client returned to work shortly after his surgery and has been employed as a proud member of the Department of Sanitation ever since.

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