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Motor Vehicle Accident$9.95 MILLION SETTLEMENTView Details$9.95 MILLION SETTLEMENTAutomobile AccidentsMotor Vehicle Accident – Pedestrian – Multi VehicleA 28 year-old social worker was walking through a parking lot when a van on the neighboring road collided with another vehicle, sending the van into the parking lot, directly into her. Her left leg was nearly severed and she suffered catastrophic damage to her left leg’s popliteal and tibial arteries. Surgery was required and could not save her left leg, leaving the doctors no choice but to amputate above the knee. Before the lawsuit could reach trial the parties negotiated a settlement agreement for $9.95 million.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Workplace Accident$5.5 MILLION SETTLEMENTView Details$5.5 MILLION SETTLEMENTConstruction AccidentsWorkplace – Labor Law – Safety Conditions40 year-old electrician was working in a warehouse repairing lighting fixtures, and sustained an electrical shock that caused him to fall 14-16 feet off an extension ladder, striking his head on the floor. He sustained injuries of his back, his head, his lungs, and several ribs. He sued the building owner stating they violated the New York State Labor Law. The parties negotiated a $5.5 million pretrial settlement.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Motor Vehicle Accident$2.3 MILLION SETTLEMENTView Details$2.3 MILLION SETTLEMENTAutomobile AccidentsMotor Vehicle – Intersection – Multi Vehicle24 year-old plaintiff was proceeding through an intersection when his vehicle collided with, or struck the defendant. Plaintiffs' vehicle spun and struck a building. He suffered injuries in his back, his head, a kidney, his lungs, his pelvis, three ribs, his sacrum and his spleen. He also suffers from residual brain damage, the inability to speak, and impairment of his memory and other elements of his cognition. The parties negotiated a pre-trial settlement in the amount of $2.3 million.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Construction Accident$1.5 MILLION SETTLEMENTView Details$1.5 MILLION SETTLEMENTConstruction AccidentsConstruction – Labor Law – Falling ObjectA 27 year-old carpenter and framer was working on a residential construction site, with no requirement to wear a hardhat, when a piece of plywood fell from the third floor down to the first and hit him on the head. This accident caused a skull and sinus fracture, as well as a reconstructive surgery. The plaintiff sued the property owners as well as the general contractor for violating Labor Law § 240 since plaintiff was not provided the proper, safe equipment that is a requirement of the statute. The injuries sustained would not allow plaintiff to return to work full time and the two parties settled before trial for $1,500,000.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Motor Vehicle Accident$1.3 MILLION SETTLEMENTView Details$1.3 MILLION SETTLEMENTMotorcycle AccidentsMotor Vehicle – Passenger – Multi-Vehicle41 year-old construction worker sues father of 2 year old claiming that he was paying attention to his child and not the traffic conditions, leading to an intersection crash. Plaintiff suffered bilateral torn menisci, bulging discs, herniated discs, and shoulder-impingement syndrome. The parties settled for $1.3 million.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Motor Vehicle Accident$1.2 MILLION SETTLEMENTView Details$1.2 MILLION SETTLEMENTAutomobile AccidentsMotor Vehicle Accident – Left Turn – Multi Vehicle22 year-old dental assistant was driving on the northbound side when his vehicle was struck by a driver executing a left turn across the northbound side from the southbound side. Plaintiff suffered blood loss, head injury, fractures in multiple parts of the body including the elbow, patella, and femur, along with other sprains and displacements. The parties negotiated a pretrial settlement of $1.2 million.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Motor Vehicle Accident$1 MILLION SETTLEMENTView Details$1 MILLION SETTLEMENTAutomobile AccidentsMotor Vehicle Accident – Stop SignA 40 year-old painter traveling northbound was struck by defendant’s vehicle after failure to stop at a stop sign. Plaintiff suffers herniated cervical disc, thumb and foot fractures, torn rotator cuff, and torn meniscus, resulting in the inability to return to work. This matter settled before trial for $1 million.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Construction Accident$900,000 SETTLEMENTView Details$900,000 SETTLEMENTConstruction AccidentsConstruction – Labor Law – Slip and Fall29 year-old union bricklayer suffers bulging discs, lesions, ligament tears, and reconstructive surgery following a slip and fall while doing masonry work at an elementary school. The damage was caused by the failure to provide proper, safe equipment that is required by Labor law statutes. The school district, elementary school, and general contractor agreed to settle for $900,000.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Premises Liability$761,000 SETTLEMENTView Details$761,000 SETTLEMENTPremises LiabilityDangerous Condition – Failure to Warn – WorkplacePainter claimed he wasn’t warned of home’s shaky balcony. After falling 20ft from the ground and suffering ligament tears, fractures, and herniated discs, plaintiff sued the homeowner and contractor for failure to warn. Both parties mediated a pretrial settlement totaling $761,000.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Motor Vehicle Accident$675,000 SETTLEMENTView Details$675,000 SETTLEMENTAutomobile AccidentsMotor Vehicle – Stop Sign – Multi VehicleWarehouse manager driving westbound in Huntington Station was struck on driver’s side while in the middle of an intersection due to defendant’s negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Injuries included a comminuted fracture of his tibia and humerus causing the development of wrist drop, and preventing his resumption of work. The parties negotiated a pretrial settlement for $675,000.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Construction Accident$675,000 SETTLEMENTView Details$675,000 SETTLEMENTConstruction AccidentsConstruction – Labor Law – Scaffold AccidentPlaintiff was a construction worker, working on a ladder where he began to feel unsafe. He was forced to jump backwards, in which he lost his hard hat and fell 8 feet to the ground. Plaintiff suffered fatal head trauma and his estate sued the premises owner, alleging a violation of Labor Law § 241. The parties agreed to a $675,000 pretrial settlement.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Motor Vehicle Accident$645,000 SETTLEMENTView Details$645,000 SETTLEMENTAutomobile AccidentsMotor Vehicle – Traffic Signal Ignored – Multi Vehicle42 year-old automobile mechanic was driving on the southbound side approaching the intersection when he collided with a vehicle that was traveling on the westbound side. He sustained injuries of his neck, his rotator cuff, a fractured ankle, a torn meniscus in his knee and went through additional physical therapy. He claimed the defendant was liable and sued. The verdict totaled to an amount of $645,000.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Motor Vehicle Accident$550,000 SETTLEMENTView Details$550,000 SETTLEMENTAutomobile AccidentsMotor Vehicle – Lane Change – Multi Vehicle28 year-old billing clerk was driving on the northbound side when her vehicle was involve in a sideswipe collision with a truck. Plaintiff sustained injuries to her neck, back, bilateral hips and bilateral shoulders. She also underwent surgery that included a vertebrectomy, a discectomy, implantation of an artificial disk and stabilizing hardware, and fusion of her spine. The parties negotiated a pretrial settlement of $550,000.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Slip and Fall Accident$500,000 SETTLEMENTView Details$500,000 SETTLEMENTSlip and Fall AccidentsWorkplace Slip and Fall AccidentA restaurant’s dark, icy lot was deemed a hazard, causing plaintiff to fall and suffer from bulging and herniated discs, requiring epidurals and physical therapy. The parties negotiated a settlement for $500,000.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Motor Vehicle Accident$450,000 SETTLEMENTView Details$450,000 SETTLEMENTAutomobile AccidentsMotor Vehicle Accident – Negligence – Multi Vehicle82 year-old plaintiff was making a right turn to exit a parking lot near an intersection when her vehicle collided with, or was struck by the defendant. Plaintiff claimed that she suffered fractures to her teeth, three ribs, and a herniation of her T11-12 intervertebral disc. Also claimed she was bedridden for 3 weeks following the accident and housebound for 3 months following the accident. Jury found the defendant liable for the accident. The verdict determined a total of $450,000 in damages.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Motor Vehicle Accident$425,000 SETTLEMENTView Details$425,000 SETTLEMENTAutomobile AccidentsMotor Vehicle Accident – Rear-End – Multi VehicleA man who was stopped at a red light had his vehicle struck in the rear by a food truck. Due to this accident the man suffered from multiple herniated discs, narrowing of his spine, and carpal tunnel syndrome in both wrists. His condition ultimately necessitated surgery involving excision of discs, decompression of his spine, fusions of his spine, and the application of a bone graft, fixation plate and screws. The parties negotiated a pretrial settlement for $425,000.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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Motor Vehicle Accident$225,000 SETTLEMENTView Details$225,000 SETTLEMENTMotorcycle AccidentsMotor Vehicle Accident – Intersection – Multi-VehicleA student was motorcycling through and intersection when a negligent motorist hit the student from his left side with their car. The student suffered displaced fractures of his femur and hip, requiring a rod and screws, straight-arm cast, bone marrow implants, and bone grafts for his wrist. Along with these injuries he also suffers from post-traumatic headaches, severe pains, spasms, swelling, dizziness, and loss of range of motion. These injuries resulted in a net recovery of $225,000.Had a similar accident?Request Free Consultation
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