Our client was a woman who was being treated by a podiatrist for heel spurs (bony growths that form on the back of the feet). She had a previous history of gastrointestinal bleeding but the doctor prescribed Feldene, which, according to the drug’s manufacturer, is contraindicated for patients with such a history. After taking the Feldene, she again developed a gastrointestinal bleed and required surgery to stop it. The case proceeded to trial in Supreme Court, New York County and after jury selection it was settled for $450,000.
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$450,000 Fractured Skull
Written by admin on September 19, 2013
Plaintiff worked for a company that serviced garage doors and was attempting to repair an overhead steel garage door by using a crow-bar while standing on a tool box that was located inside the bed of the company’s flat-bed truck. While he and his co-worker pulled with the crow-bar, he lost his balance and fell, sustaining a fracture to his skull that required surgery in order to reduce the swelling. Our client’s co-worker testified that he had warned our client not to stand atop the toolbox but we produced a witness who testified that he saw two men standing atop the toolbox and reaching upwards in an awkward fashion. The case proceeded to mediation and was settled for $450,000.
$450,000 for New Jersey Motorcyclist
Written by admin on September 29, 2020
After our 35 year-old client was knocked off his motorcycle and suffered several fractures of his left arm, his first lawyer wanted to settle the case for the $250,000 limit of the other driver’s insurance policy. But we brought suit also against the town for failing to regulate its dangerous intersection and against a homeowner whose fence obscured the sightlines. After successfully fending off vigorous motion practice, the case settled for $450,000.
$455,000 Car Accident Resulting in Fractured Hip
Written by admin on May 7, 2021
Our 59 year-old client had stopped her car at a stop sign in New Jersey, when her car was struck along its driver-side door by a car whose driver had lost control of it.
Our client suffered fractures of the hip, which were treated conservatively with rest and therapy, thus avoiding surgery. The case settled before trial for $455,000
$470,000 for Eye Injury Caused by Daughter
Written by admin on September 29, 2020
Our client was an 89 year-old New Jersey woman who was staying with her daughter. During the night, she tripped over a box that the daughter had packed and left on the floor of the room where her mother was staying. Our client suffered a fracture of the orbit (the socket of the eye) and related injuries, resulting in severely impaired vision in that eye. After we defeated the defense’s motion for summary judgment, the case settled for $470,000.