Verdicts & Settlements

TRIP & FALL - $300,000.00 mediated settlement, November 2009, for 72 year old woman who tripped and fell on defective sidewalk in Brooklyn, New York and sustained wrist injury requiring surgery. Supreme Court, Kings County, Index No. 16270/2008

CRIMINAL DEFENSE - Big Apple Oriental Tour Trial on Promoting Prostitution Charge: Acquittal by Jury Verdict January 26, 2009, Dutchess County Court, Poughkeepsie, NY (Indictment #77/2005)

CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT - Index No: 118753/98. Supreme Court, Manhattan. Settled: 11/5/01. $1,800,000. Non-union plumber, earning $300/week, fell from a six-foot scaffold in Manhattan and suffered lacerations of the spleen and left kidney and fractured left ribs. His spleen and kidney were both removed. He was permanently disabled from work.

AUTO ACCIDENT - (7-26-07, AAA Arbitration Co.) $400,000 settlement In Queens County, driver of car ran red light and struck SUV driven by (45-year-old) plaintiff during the course of plaintiff’s employment as driver for Independent Living Association. Plaintiff suffered neck, back and knee injuries including a torn medial meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee requiring arthroscopic knee surgery and reconstruction. Settled at a mediation one week prior to scheduled SUM arbitration.

TRIP & FALL - Index No: 104531/06, Trip/Fall on supermarket rubber carpet matting resulting in Comminuted displaced fracture of Plaintiff's right patella and knee, Settled $280,000 during jury selection, Supreme Court, New York County

SLIP & FALL - Index No. 49272/03. Supreme Court, Brooklyn. Settled: 7/25/05. $225,000. Plaintiff, a 65 year old retired secretary and member of Defendant Church was caused to slip and fall down icy and defective exterior steps leading to the main front entranceway of Defendant Church premises. Plaintiff suffered injuries to her right knee and underwent surgery.

SALON NEGLIGENCE - Index No. 100716/2007, Supreme Court, New York County, negligent application of hot facial wax resulting in Plaintiff suffering facial scarring and hypopigmentation adversely affecting her modeling career, Settled for $375,000 in Mediation.

ESCALATOR ACCIDENT - Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 101412/02. Case settled on 3-24-06 for $300,000 during mediation. Plaintiff fell down old escalator at Macy's. As a result, Plaintiff underwent knee and hand surgery. Plaintiff claimed that Macy's and escalator maintenance company failed to properly maintain escalator built in 1929.

AUTO ACCIDENT - Federal District Court, Brooklyn, Docket No.: CV040442. Settled: 5/2/05. $158,500. Sager, a 54 year old carpenter, in the course of his employment, was a passenger in a motor vehicle struck by another vehicle driven by Defendant. Defendant caused the accident after crossing a double yellow line which resulted in injuries to Sager?s leg, neck and back.

AUTO HIT PEDESTRIAN - Supreme Court, Brooklyn. Index No.: 20901/03. Settled: 3/27/05. $137,500. 31 year old pedestrian struck by vehicle operated by Defendant A and owned by Defendant B. A, while working, was driving to a parking lot located around the corner from his employer, The Muse Hotel . Pedestrian sustained multiple lumbar and disc herniations.

DEFECTIVE PRODUCT - Index No.: 7579/00. Supreme Court, Bronx. Settled: 11/9/04. $170,000. Child fell from monkey bars located at premises owned by the NYCHA. Child, who sustained a fractured elbow, sued the NYCHA as well as the manufacturer and installer of the monkey bars based upon the deficient manufacture, design and installation of the monkey bars which created a dangerous product.

AUTO ACCIDENT - Index No: 118036/00. Supreme Court, Manhattan. Settled: 6/3/02. $132,500. Plaintiff was a paying passenger on a minibus owned by defendant Spanish Transport Service and driven by defendant. The bus hit a stopped car in front of it causing the car to hit another vehicle. Plaintiff suffered herniated cervical discs and underwent surgery. She was disabled for eight months and requires lifelong physical therapy.

NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION - Index No: 26166/00. Supreme Court, Brooklyn. Settled: 12/11/01. $225,000. A nine-year-old boy was playing softball supervised and sponsored by a City Team Program. Plaintiff was playing catcher but was not provided with a catcher?s mask, helmet, throat guard, chest protector or shin guards. Another player hit the softball and threw his bat, striking Plaintiff in the face and nose. He suffered multiple nasal fractures and a closed head injury. He requires surgery when he reaches sixteen.

AUTO ACCIDENT - Index No: 17602/98. Supreme Court, Brooklyn. Settled: 6/20/01. $335,000. A 55-year-old self-employed limousine driver was stopped in traffic on the Verrezano Bridge when his vehicle was rear-ended by Defendant. Plaintiff suffered from herniated cervical and lumbar discs as a result of the accident. He requires surgery but elected not to have it because of the risks involved; instead, he must undergo a lifetime of physical therapy.

AUTO HIT VENDOR - Index No: 120798/98. Supreme Court, Manhattan. Settled: 4/26/00. $340,000. A 68-year-old hot dog vendor claimed that he was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant as he was pushing his motorized vehicle across five lanes of moving traffic at the intersection of W. 39th Street and 10th Avenue in Manhattan. Plaintiff suffered a closed head injury with loss of consciousness and was hospitalized for five days. As a result, plaintiff suffered permanent cognitive difficulties requiring round-the-clock home care