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Case Results

Millions of Dollars Recovered for Our Clients and Counting
  • $11 Million
    Slip & Fall
    A well-known cellist was awarded almost $11 million after a slip and fall in a gourmet food market that resulted in injuries that now hamper her ability to play the instrument.
  • $2.8 Million
    Pedestrian Knockdown
    The client was a pedestrian crossing the street when she was hit by a yellow school bus making a left-hand turn. As a result of the impact, she was forced to fall to the ground and sustained an injury to her shoulder and lower back, both of which resulted in surgeries. At trial, the defendants argued that she crossed unexpectedly in the middle of the street in between two parked vehicles and that the bus was able to stop in time and not make contact with her. The defendants also argued that the client had a history of back problems and that the injuries claimed to her shoulder and lower back were pre-existing and not caused by this accident. After a full trial, a jury found the defendants 70 percent at fault and awarded the client $2.8 million.
  • $2.5 Million
    Construction Accident
    Our client had a pretrial offer of $150,000 for injuries sustained from a construction accident. However, we took the case to court in front of a jury and we were able to get a $2,500,000 jury verdict. The entire case was tried in masks with social distancing in the courtroom.
  • $2.1 Million
    Bus Accident
    A mediated settlement was reached on the eve of trial on behalf of the client who was a driver of a motor vehicle which was struck in the rear by a bus. The client sustained injuries to his back and to his shoulder and underwent surgery to both body parts, and has been unable to return to work as a result of his injuries.
  • $2 Million
    Pedestrian Accident
    The client, a young boy, was crossing the street near his home on Staten Island when he slipped on ice in the roadway and was hit by a car. While the car only had $25,000 in insurance, we were able to prove that the icy condition was the result of The City of New York failing to properly maintain its drainage system and failing to remove the ice. This resulted in a total settlement of $2 million following years of litigation and a jury trial.
  • $1.7 Million
    Car Accident
    The client was an ambulance driver responding to an emergency call. While in the process of making a left-hand turn with the ambulance lights and sirens in operation, he was struck by a vehicle going straight. The client sustained neck and back injuries resulting in a need for cervical spine surgery. Prior to trial, all parties agreed to attend a mediation in an attempt to resolve the matter. Defendants vigorously argued that the injuries sustained by our client were pre-existing and not caused by the accident. They claimed that the client did not need the surgeries. The matter was resolved to the benefit of the client in an amount of $1.7 million.
  • $14.4 MILLION
    Slip and Fall

    The client was injured when he slipped and fell on water on an underground subway platform and his leg got wedged between the train and the platform. His left leg was badly fractured and he required 11 surgeries and will require more in the future. He has been lucky to avoid amputation so far but it is a possibility in the future. After a hard fought, three and a half week long trial the jury found the Transit Authority 100 percent at fault and returned a verdict for $14.4 million. Prior to trial the highest settlement offer was $750,000

  • $2.7 MILLION
    Slip and Fall

    Our client slipped and fell on a wet floor in her apartment building and fell down a flight of stairs. Our office aggressively litigated the case and obtained a Court Order after motion practice which found the defendant 100% at fault – this is very rare in slip and fall cases. Before litigation we rejected a settlement offer of $30,000 and made a settlement demand of the full amount of insurance - $3 million. After obtaining the Order deciding fault the insurance company settled this case for 90 times the initial settlement offer - $2,700,000.

  • $2.6 MILLION
    Struck by a Bag of Cement

    The client was working in construction when he was struck by a bag of cement that was thrown from the level above. As a result of the accident he injured his ankle, with screws which had been inserted from a prior soccer injury breaking inside his ankle. He also injured his back and underwent spine surgery. The jury found the general contractor 100% at fault and returned a verdict of $2.6 million despite being shown videos and photographs from the client’s Facebook page which showed him working, walking without a limp and dancing.

  • $2.1 MILLION
    Bus Accident

    Our client, a taxi driver on his way to JFK airport, was struck in the rear by an MTA bus and injured his left shoulder, neck and back. He underwent surgery to his shoulder and to his neck as well as pain management to his lower back. However there was less than $800 in property damage to his taxi, so the bus company initially offered $250,000. Minutes before the trial was to commence a settlement was reached in the amount of $2.1 million, which was the amount being asked for by our office.

  • $1.5 MILLION
    Bus Accident

    Prior to trial this case was mediated twice but the highest settlement offer was $50,000. Our client, a 24 year old man, was struck by a Westchester County bus. The bus driver claimed that our client ran a red light but our investigation uncovered video which showed clearly that the bus driver had the red light and that our client had a green light. As a result of the accident our client injured his shoulder and had surgery and also had injuries to his lower back which was treated with physical therapy. The jury returned a verdict of $1.5 million, thirty times the settlement offer.

  • $1.5 Million
    Truck Accident
    The client, a 37-year-old man, was struck in the rear by a truck while driving his car and subsequently underwent neck surgery. The defendant claimed the client cut him off. We aggressively litigated the case and on the eve of trial the defendant agreed to pay $1.5 million after previously taking a no-pay position.
  • $1.3 MILLION
    Car Accident

    A Summary Jury Trial is a one or two day trial that instead of having multiple witnesses and medical experts testify in front of a jury has just one witness for each side, gives the jury all the medical records and has limitations on the time each side has to present their case. Our office was asked by the Chief Judge of New York County to participate in the first ever virtual jury selection Summary Jury Trial. Our client was a driver of an ambulance involved in a two vehicle accident. The other driver claimed that our client did not have lights or sirens on and just ran a red light. The jury disagreed, and found that the accident was 100% the fault of the defendant and went on to return a verdict of $1.3 million to compensate our client for his injuries to his shoulder, neck and back even though our client did not have any surgery.

  • $1.25 Million
    Car Accident
    Through aggressive litigation, full policy limits in the amount of $1.25 million were tendered within 14 months of the accident for the injured passenger in a motor vehicle accident. The client was a rear-seat passenger in a motor vehicle that was pulled over on the shoulder of the Staten Island Expressway when it was rear-ended by the defendant in the early morning hours. In the accident, the plaintiff suffered multiple fractures, which required surgery. We worked quickly to litigate this case. As a result of our swift action, we secured summary judgment on the issue of liability. This led to the insurer tendering all applicable policies, which totalled $1.25 million.
  • $1.2 Million
    Slip & Fall
    The client tripped and fell coming out of a bar in Staten Island, sustaining injuries to her knee, neck, and back. The bar claimed that the accident never happened, and the bar blamed the owner of the premises for the condition of the sidewalk, with the owner of the premises blaming the bar. The case proceeded to trial with the jury determining that the owner was 80 percent at fault with the bar 10 percent at fault. Following the liability verdict, the case settled for $1.2 million. The settlement offer prior to the verdict had been $150,000.
  • $1 Million
    Slip & Fall Injury
    A settlement was reached with a confidential defendant as a result of a fall at work. The client worked as a cash handler collecting money from banks. After picking up a bag of cash from a bank and placing it in the back of his armored vehicle, the security ink packets exploded frightening the client and causing him to fall backward, striking his head against the floor. As a result of this fall, the client sustained a neck injury, which ultimately required surgery. Through our aggressive litigation of this matter, the at-fault bank admitted to their wrongdoing and ultimately agreed to compensate the client.
  • $1 Million
    Scaffolding Accident
    In very contentious litigation and after extensive negotiations and multiple mediations, a settlement was reached for the client in the amount of $1 million. The client was working on a scaffold at a construction site when he lost his balance and fell 10 feet to the ground. He was not provided with adequate fall protection. As a result of this fall, the client sustained seven fractured ribs and two fractured wrists, with one of them requiring surgery. This case, which was in the Nassau County court, was settled prior to the depositions of the defendants.
  • $900,000
    Back Injury
    A settlement was reached during trial for the client who was struck in the rear while operating his vehicle. As a result of this impact, the client sustained a herniated disk in the lower back, which required surgical removal.
  • $700,000
    Worker with Ruptured Quadriceps
    After eight days of trial, a settlement of $700,000 was obtained for a cement truck operator who slipped on mud sustaining a ruptured quadriceps on a construction site. The accident happened while the plaintiff was walking backward holding a hose. The lawsuit claimed that the plaintiff was not provided with a safe place to work by the general contractor and subcontractors of the specific job site. The defense claimed that the muddy condition was created by water that came off of the cement truck during the mixing process and that the plaintiff was not looking where he was going, therefore causing his own accident. The case settled immediately prior to closing statements.
  • $682,500
    Man Rear-Ended by Truck
    Plaintiff was operating a vehicle that was cut off by another vehicle causing plaintiff to stop short and consequently be rear-ended by a truck that was following from behind. During the damages trial, the lawyer for the insurance company that represented the truck introduced evidence that the plaintiff was a recovering drug addict who had slipped and fallen on ice just days prior to one of his two surgeries. Despite all efforts by the defense to undermine the plaintiff, a verdict in favor of the plaintiff was obtained. A post-verdict settlement in the amount of $682,500 was subsequently entered into which included the full policy limits of the vehicle that cut off the plaintiff.
  • $610,000
    Elderly Man Fell in Building
    Plaintiff, who was 79 years old at the time of his accident, was returning to his apartment when he fell through an open trap door located in the courtyard of his apartment building. As a result of his fall, the plaintiff sustained an ankle injury requiring surgery with the insertion of metal plates and screws. After closing arguments, and while the jury was deliberating, the defendants offered $450,000 to settle the plaintiff’s claim. The settlement offer was rejected and the jury came back with a verdict 100 percent in favor of the plaintiff awarding the plaintiff $610,000 for his pain and suffering.
  • $600,000
    Injured Truck Driver
    Plaintiff, a truck driver, was injured while on the back of his box truck removing items for delivery. While plaintiff was bent over, the rolling door came down on his back causing serious injuries. A claim was brought against the garage that had repaired the rolling door prior to the accident. In support of the plaintiff’s claim, expert testimony was introduced as to the improper repair made by the garage. After a trial on the issue of liability and damages, a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $600,000.
  • $500,000
    Ceiling Collapse
    Plaintiff sustained injuries as a result of a partial bathroom ceiling collapse that struck the plaintiff on the head. The defendant asserted that it had no notice of any defective condition in their tenant's bathroom. As a result of the ceiling collapse and injuries to the plaintiff's head, plaintiff sustained seizures on three separate occasions. A full trial was held in the Supreme Court of Westchester County on the issues of liability and damages. A verdict in favor of the plaintiff was rendered in the amount of $500,000, and the property owner was found to be 100 percent to blame for the happening of the accident.
  • $470,000
    Two-Car Intersection Collision
    Plaintiff was a back-seat passenger in a two-car intersection collision. As a result of the accident, plaintiff fractured five ribs that healed properly after five weeks with no residual effects. After trial, a jury awarded plaintiff $470,000 for past pain and suffering.
  • $400,000
    Rear-End Accident
    This client was injured in a rear-end motor vehicle accident and subsequently underwent back surgery. Between the accident and the surgery 10 years passed, which included the plaintiff being incarcerated and assaulted in prison. The defendant claimed that all of the injuries from the car accident had resolved before the client went to prison and that the surgery was due to the assault in prison. The jury did not agree and awarded our client a verdict of $400,000.
  • $350,000
    Broken Finger on Minor
    The client, a minor, suffered a broken finger while with her parents at a kitchen and bath store. Our allegations were that a bathroom vanity fell on the client's finger. The defendant, however, argued that the child closed a vanity door on her finger and should have never been left unsupervised by the mother. At mediation, the defendant paid for the injury suffered by the young child.
  • $300,000
    Neck & Back Injuries
    Plaintiff, while operating a motor vehicle, was sideswiped by a livery car causing her to sustain soft tissue non-fracture injuries to her neck and back. The insurance company refused to settle this case and the matter was ultimately adjudicated before a Bronx County jury. The result was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $300,000.
  • $245,000
    Defective Sidewalk
    The plaintiff, who was 79 at the time of her accident, tripped and fell on a defect on the sidewalk. She fell forward onto her face and broke her dental bridge. Because she could not pay for a new dental bridge, she attempted to Crazy Glue her old bridge together, which resulted in additional damage to her teeth, including the removal of four teeth. After trial, the jury found the defendant to be 100 percent responsible for the accident and awarded the plaintiff $245,000.
  • $240,000
    Child Injured in Gym Class
    The client, a young boy, was in his gym class in school and was going hand over hand on the monkey bars when he fell to the ground. The gym teacher had only placed one mat under the monkey bars, and when the boy fell to the ground one foot landed on the mat and the other foot landed on the wooden floor. As a result, he broke his ankle. The jury found the school to be 100 percent responsible for the accident and the case settled during the damages phase of the trial for $240,000.
  • Confidential Settlement
    Faulty Traffic Lights Causes Accident
    A settlement was reached following a jury trial and a finding for the plaintiff. The plaintiff was a driver of a vehicle that was involved in an intersection collision at a location where the traffic lights were not working properly. The client had a blinking red light while the other car had a blinking yellow light. As a result of the accident, the 32-year-old plaintiff sustained a complete and comminuted fracture of the tibia and fibula in the leg, which required four surgeries, including intramedullary rodding (placement of a rod to align and stabilize a fracture that is inserted into the bone marrow canal in the center of the long bones of the extremities) with insertion of four screws. In addition, the plaintiff also had to undergo skin grafts where skin was taken from his upper thigh and placed over his lower calf. After a liability trial, the jury found the client to be minimally at fault, and a settlement was reached shortly thereafter.
  • Confidential Settlement
    Car Accident Involving Four Minor Passengers
    A settlement was reached on behalf of four minor passengers who were involved in an accident that was caused by the defendant driver’s improper changing of lanes. As a result of the negligence of the defendant, the most seriously injured minor was airlifted to a local hospital where she was placed in a medically induced coma. This minor sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI), two fractures to the skull, a fractured femur requiring surgery and the placement of metal hardware, multiple fractured ribs, and a fractured collarbone. The other passengers sustained relatively minor injuries. After aggressive negotiations by The Paris Law Group, PC, a settlement was reached where the insurance company offered their entire insurance policy.