On September 6, 2006 at about 2 p.m., Matthew Falcone was struck by a telephone company van as he was crossing the street at Stillwell Avenue near its intersection with Bay 43rd Street in Brooklyn. Stillwell Avenue is a major north-south roadway along which elevated subway tracks run parallel to the surface, supported by large… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Traumatic Brain Injury
Verdict Affirmed for Boy in Parking Lot Car Accident
Posted in Brain InjuriesOn January 17, 2008, Bernadette Arroyo went grocery shopping along with her 12 year old son, Jason. She found a parking spot at the Associated Foods supermarket in Floral Park but it was blocked by a shopping cart. Here is the actual parking lot in this case: As Jason got out of the car to… Continue Reading
$5,500,000 Pain and Suffering Award Upheld for Worker in Construction Site Accident
Posted in Brain Injuries, Facial Injuries, Hip and Pelvis Injuries, Wrist InjuriesOn August 13, 2006, George Nunez was working as part of a New York City Transit Authority crew replacing subway tracks in Brooklyn. A walkway suddenly collapsed and he fell 30 feet to the street below, causing him to sustain numerous life-altering injuries. Nunez, 48 years old at the time of the accident, sued… Continue Reading
Brain and Leg Injuries Result in $15,000,000 Pain and Suffering Verdict Reduced to $5,000,000 by Appeals Court
Posted in Brain Injuries, Leg InjuriesOn November 29, 2004 at about 3:15 p.m., Rashawana Belt was on the sidewalk that abutted the eastbound side of 110th Avenue, near its intersection at Merrick Boulevard, in the Jamaica section of Queens. In a split second, her life would change unalterably when a drunk driver mounted the sidewalk, struck Rashawana and drove her… Continue Reading
Brain Injury Pain and Suffering Verdict Reduced on Appeal from $10,478,000 to $5,000,000 for Dentist in Moped Accident
Posted in Back Injuries, Brain InjuriesHe was known as the "Dentist to the Stars" but at about 9 p.m. on August 8, 2002 then 50 year old Larry Ashkinazy’s moped accident changed his whole life. He landed head first on the street, lost consciousness and was rushed by ambulance and admitted to a local hospital. Driving a moped like this,… Continue Reading
Traumatic Brain Injury Pain and Suffering Verdict of $2,750,000 Affirmed on Appeal in New York Injury Case
Posted in Brain InjuriesOn November 12, 2002, Florencio Hernandez, a 63 year old retired maintenance man, was walking home in New York City. He was in a crosswalk at Madison Avenue and 115th Street when, all of a sudden, a bus slammed into a taxi. After spinning around, the taxi slammed into Mr. Hernandez, threw him into the… Continue Reading
$750,000 Traumatic Brain Injury Decision
Posted in Brain InjuriesWhen a Bronx County, New York jury recently returned a verdict that failed to award any future pain and suffering damages in a traumatic brain injury case (in which the jury verdict was $100,000 for six years of past pain and suffering (i.e., from the date of the incident to the date of the verdict),… Continue Reading