On April 7, 2011, James Romano, previously a lively, mostly ambulatory and self-sufficient 84 year old, was admitted to a rehabilitation facility in Staten Island to recover from a fall at home three days earlier in which he fractured a thoracic vertebrae. It was anticipated he’d recover in about two weeks. He was placed in
Courts Address Claims of Jury Confusion in Trip and Fall Hip Injury Case with Comparative Fault
On April 30, 2016, Gabriel Suarez sustained a hip injury when he tripped and fell over a roadway speed bump while running on Roosevelt Avenue, a private road in Southampton, near where he’d recently bought a weekend home.
Mr. Suarez, then a 49 year old Manhattan resident, sued the adjoining homeowners claiming that they failed
Jury’s Damages Awards Modified in Fall from Bus Ramp Case that Caused Several Significant Injuries
On February 12, 2013, Lusia Reinoso, a 61 year old home health aide, was exiting a city bus down the wheelchair ramp behind her patient who was in a motorized wheelchair when, without warning, the ramp was activated and Reinoso was propelled onto the sidewalk.
In Ms. Reinoso’s ensuing lawsuit, the jury found the
Rooftop Construction Accident Pain and Suffering Damages Award Reduced on Appeal
On December 5, 2016, Clarington Fortune was working as a roofer installing a new water tank at a New York City Housing Authority building in Brooklyn when a co-worker fell about 20 feet from the top of the tank and landed on him. Mr. Fortune, then 70 years old, sustained significant hip injuries.
Mr.
Vehicle Crash Case against Suffolk County Finally Resolved after Two Trials and Appeals
On June 10, 2005, Joseph Fratello was making a turn into a parking lot when a Suffolk County bus collided with his van on Montauk Avenue in Southampton .
Fratello, then 29 years old, sued the driver and the county claiming the bus driver’s negligence caused the accident and injuries to his hip and wris
Significant Judgment against State Affirmed in Tragic Car Crash Case
On March 2, 2005, Jeremy Killenberger was a rear seat passenger in a car being driven by Kevin Miller on State Route 7 in Princetown, Schenectady County. Mr. Miller lost control of his vehicle as a result of snow and ice conditions, causing it to cross over the center lane and crash into the path
Teenager’s Pain and Suffering Damages Award Affirmed in Hip Injury Case
On November 11, 2011, Davon Olive, then 12 years old, slipped and fell on a puddle of water on the platform of the Grand Army Plaza subway station in Brooklyn.
In the ensuing lawsuit, a Brooklyn jury determined that the defendant transit authority was at fault because it knew or should have known there was
Verdict Affirmed for Woman with Hip and Wrist Injuries from Slip and Fall Accident
On November 3, 2014, Anna Brennan slipped and fell at a private home in Greenwood Lake. Ms. Brennan, a 66 year old part-time caretaker for the mother of one of the homeowners, sustained hip and wrist injuries when she finished work that day and began to descend an exterior stairway with leaves that covered the
Award Affirmed for Hip and Other Injuries to Motorcycle Passenger
On May 31, 2013, at about 4 p.m., Jose Cabrera was a passenger on a motorcycle being driven by his friend Elido Gonzalez. They had each worked that day as contractors renovating residential apartments and were on their way to pick up checks for their wages when they collided with a New York City Transit
Construction Worker’s Judgments Affirmed on Appeal
On December 9, 2011 Juan Munoz was working for a construction company at 241 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan when he fell through the partially demolished fourth floor to the third floor sustaining injuries to his knee, hip and wrist.
In his ensuing lawsuit against the building’s