On December 27, 2002, Massoud Micky, then 47 years old, was walking to the subway in the Bronx, on his way to work, when he fell stepping onto a sidewalk sustaining a severe ankle fracture that he ultimately claimed was caused when his foot was caught in a large gap that created an uneven, misaligned… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Trimalleolar Fracture
Appellate Court Orders $510,000 Reduction of Ankle Injury Pain and Suffering Verdict
Posted in Ankle InjuriesIn Rivera v. New York City Transit Authority (1st Dept. 2012), a New York appellate court this week ordered a $510,000 reduction in pain and suffering damages awarded in 2009 to an office worker who sustained a trimalleolar ankle fracture in a trip and fall accident. Her award now stands at $1,200,000 ($600,000 past –… Continue Reading
Appeals Court Rules that $1.2 Million is Proper for Pain and Suffering in Ankle Injury Case
Posted in Ankle InjuriesOn March 7, 2003, a cold, icy and windy morning, Julio Alieca took a city bus to visit his mother in the Bronx. The driver stopped near the intersection of 174th Street and Harrod Avenue and the 33 year old Alicea stepped out of the rear door down onto accumulated snow in the street, slipped,… Continue Reading
Latest Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Case – $625,000 Pain and Suffering Verdict Affirmed
Posted in Ankle InjuriesMeghan Hopkins, a 22 year old graphic designer from Ohio, was visiting her boyfriend in New York City on July 31, 2006 when she tripped and fell on a defective walkway at the 14th Street subway station. Meghan sustained a severe ankle fracture and sued the New York City Transit Authority claiming that the walkway… Continue Reading
Ankle Fracture Pain and Suffering Verdict for $400,000 Sent Back for Retrial on Liability Apportionment Only
Posted in Ankle InjuriesLeshai Ryals walked out from the rear door of a city bus on University Avenue in the Bronx on January 19, 2004 at about 11:30 a.m., took two steps in the street and then slipped on snow and ice. She broke her ankle and sued claiming that the bus driver was liable because, having failed… Continue Reading
Impermissible Jury Compromise Requires Court to Set Aside $500,000 Pain and Suffering Verdict for Ankle Injuries in Case Stemming from 1993 World Trade Center Bombing
Posted in Ankle Injuries, Law of DamagesTerrorists attacked New York City’s World Trade Center buildings twice – once on 2/26/93 exploding a bomb in the underground parking garage of the north tower; then on 9/11/01 flying planes into both towers. Most people safely evacuated in 1993 (six died and hundreds were injured): The lawsuits that followed the 1993 bombing are still… Continue Reading
Latest New York Appeals Court to Evaluate Ankle Fracture Pain and Suffering Case: $550,000; Most Range Between $300,000 and $600,000
Posted in Ankle InjuriesAnother significant ankle fracture pain and suffering verdict has been reviewed by a New York appeals court and in its decision this week a Kings County verdict for $800,000 was deemed unreasonable and reduced to $550,000. Myron Fishbane, a 69 year old semi-retired accountant, slipped and fell down stairs in 2004, broke his ankle and… Continue Reading
Appeals Court Affirms $300,000 for an Injury but Declines to Identify the Injury
Posted in Ankle Injuries, Surprising Damage VerdictsFor the third time in one week, a New York appellate court has issued a decision ruling on the reasonableness of a jury’s pain and suffering verdict while withholding the nature of the injury. Eric Turkewitz over at New York Personal Injury Law Blog says I am "steamed" about this issue. Well, maybe I am…. Continue Reading