Verdicts & Settlements

TRIP & FALL, SIDEWALK DEFECT - $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

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

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.

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.

ESCALATOR ACCIDENT - Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 101412/02. Case settled on 3-24-06 for $300,000.00 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.