On June 23, 2014, John Czechowski was part of a four-man crew performing gutter and siding renovations at a residence in West Seneca. When he climbed onto the homeowner’s ladder to hang gutters, Mr. Czechowski, then 47 years old, sustained a serious foot injury when the fourth rung on the ladder broke and he fell
Bicyclist Awarded Significant Pain and Suffering Damages for Leg and Foot Injuries
On October 13, 2013, Jesús Moctezuma was injured when he was driving his bicycle on St. Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan and the driver of a double-parked car opened his driver’s side door as Mr. Moctezuma was passing by. The car door knocked him to the ground; seconds later the rear wheels of a city
Appellate Court Rules that Future Pain and Suffering Award Excessive in case of Motor Vehicle Crash that Caused Foot and Other Fractures
On October 3, 2014, James Blair was injured when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a city bus at an intersection in Queens. It was a heavy impact crash.
In the ensuing lawsuit against the other driver and the city transit authority, the parties disputed which one had the green light. The jury
Appellate Court Affirms Substantial Pain and Suffering Award in Foot Injury Case
On December 12, 2014, Phil Wynter, then 43 years old, was walking to work crossing Merrick Boulevard in Queens when a bus ran over his foot causing massive injuries.
Mr. Wynter sued the bus company and its driver. Just before trial, they conceded liability and the matter proceeded to address damages only.
The jury awarded
Bicyclist’s Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed in City Bus Crash Case
On March 4, 2013, Jose Flores was riding his bicycle down Second Avenue just south of 76th Street in Manhattan when he was struck by a large city bus.
Mr. Flores, then 37 years old, fell to the ground and could
Substantial Pain and Suffering Verdict Slashed by Courts in Pedestrian Knockdown Case
On, January 21, 2008, William Tate-Mitros, stepped out of a city bus onto a sidewalk in Manhattan when another city bus mounted the sidewalk and its tire ran over his foot.
After his lawsuit against the transit authority resulted in a defense verdict, Tate-Mitros appealed and the First Department reversed because of a preclusion
Appellate Court Substantially Reduces Pain and Suffering Award for Foot Injury
On August 15, 2014, at about 9 a.m., Jessie Jay Mosley fell down on the sidewalk upon exiting the Nunez Depot hardware store on Third Avenue in the Bronx.
Passersby helped her up and into a bus across the street and the 70 year old Ms. Mosley went home and rested in bed for a
Verdict Affirmed in Trampoline Injury Lawsuit
In May 2012, Judi DeMarco, then 49 years old, was a house guest at the Ballston Spa home of her brother Jeffrey DeMarco and his wife. Ben, their 10 year old son, begged his aunt Judi to jump with him on the trampoline in the side yard. She did so and was injured when,
Subway Tracks Accident – Jury’s Pain and Suffering Verdict Affirmed after Court of Appeals Addresses Liability Issues
On March 9, 2006, Robert Obey fell onto the tracks at a subway station in Manhattan. Shortly thereafter, a train ran over his left foot.
Mr. Obey, then 51 years old, sued claiming that the transit authority’s conductor was negligent because he could have
Appellate Court Modifies Pain and Suffering Damages Award in Steam Pipe Explosion Case
On July 18, 2007 at about 5:20 p.m., Marjorie Kane was standing on the corner of 40th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, waiting to cross the street when she was suddenly catapulted into the air by an underground steam pipe explosion.
A woman walking past the scene of the