AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS

Construction

A 46-year-old plumber was working on a construction project in the basement attaching a 300-lb. pipe to a ceiling. The pipe was on a lift. The cable on the lift broke and the pipe knocked the plumber off of the ladder, where he fell to the floor, 8 feet below. He sustained serious injuries to his left ankle and right knee and was unable to return to work due to his injury.
Settled for $2.75 million

A 24-year-old laborer laying a water pipe in a trench was injured when the trench collapsed. He sustained hip and back injuries, no surgeries.
Settled for $1.3 million

A 35-year-old carpenter was assisting a subcontractor in the erection of a building when the roof trusses collapsed because of inadequate construction. He sustained a fracture of his left tibia necessitating surgery involving screws and bone grafting.
Settled for $250,000.00


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Dog Bite

While visiting her neighbor's home with her parents, a young girl of approximately 12 years was bitten on the cheek by the neighbor's dog. She sustained facial scarring.
Settled for over $100,000.00

An older woman was dog sitting for her daughter-in-law's dog when the dog attacked her, causing severe injuries.
Settled for $285,000.00


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Motor Vehicle Accident

The vehicle of a 42-year-old female was struck head-on by a truck. She sustained a herniated cervical disc and a herniated lumbar disc necessitating surgery.
Settled for $525,000.00

The vehicle of a 45-year-old male meteorologist, driving up the Taconic State Parkway, was struck broadside by a vehicle which failed to stop at a stop sign. He sustained a fracture of his right acetabulum, with dislocation of his femur, which necessitated a total hip replacement.
Settled for $1,400,000.00

A car skidded on ponding water on a State highway and a woman sustained a fracture to her leg.
The State paid over $100,000.00 for her injuries


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Trip / Slip & Fall

A 33-year-old male slipped and fell as result of water that had collected on the floor of his warehouse from a leaking roof. He sustained left shoulder injuries and a cervical herniated disc, both necessitating surgery.
Settled for $380,000.00

A 49-year-old steam fitter fell on ice after work, hurting his back.
A settlement of $415,000 was obtained

A 40-year-old woman slipped and fell on snow and ice in the parking lot of her employer. She sustained reflex sympathetic dystrophy of her lower extremity.
Settled for $115,000.00


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Medical Malpractice

A 42-year-old man suffered kidney failure and hospitalization for over seven months as a result of his HMO's failure to refer him to specialists.
Jury Award of $1,517,059.00

A 48-year-old mother of one did not have her lung cancer timely diagnosed resulting in her death.
A settlemet of $1,200,000 was obtained

A 29-year-old young woman whose surgeon misdiagnosed breast cancer of her right breast while she was pregnant, necessitating a radical mastectomy and resulting in a projected decrease in her survival rate.
Settled for $600,000.00


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School Accident

A second grader fell off the monkey bars and sustained injury to his arm, resulting in compartment syndrome.
Settled for $1,450,000


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*Prior results do not guarantee future outcomes.