On September 16, 2017, Carol Lewis was driving his car on Bell Avenue in the Bronx when a car unexpectedly crashed into his vehicle, causing him to collide with a parked car. Mr. Lewis, then 62 years old, sued the other driver (and owner) claiming he sustained significant shoulder and spinal injuries in the
Damages Awards for Bus Passenger Affirmed on Appeal
On March 16, 2012, Ninoska Morrobel was a seated passenger in a city transit authority bus that struck the rear of another motor vehicle on West Burnside Avenue in the Bronx. Ms. Morrobel, then 41 years old, claimed that she was injured when the impact caused her to be thrown to her right to the
Damages Awards Affirmed in Case of Ceiling Collapse Causing Multiple Injuries
On December 18, 2014, Audrey Buckham was injured in her Brooklyn apartment when the ceiling in her bathroom collapsed on her while she was in the shower striking her and knocking her to the floor.
Ms. Buckham, then 52 years old, sued her landlord claiming that the defendant knew the bathroom ceiling had been leaking
Construction Worker’s Neck and Shoulder Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed
On September 5, 2018, Nidia Vasquez was injured while working as a laborer at a demolition and construction site in Buffalo when she was struck on her head and a shoulder by an unsecured ladder that had been standing against a wall.
Ms. Vasquez, then 57 years old, sued the site owner, the construction manager
Large Pain and Suffering Jury Award Slashed as Court Rejects Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Claim
On March 12, 2012, Saikou Sinera, then 29 years old, was injured in a construction related accident when he fell from the fourth step of a ladder while painting inside an apartment at 301 East 47th Street in Manhattan.
Mr. Sinera sued the property owner and building manager under the Labor Law and was granted
Pain and Suffering Damages Verdict Affirmed for Woman in Crash with State Trooper
On August 2, 2018, a state trooper was responding to a 911 call in the Town of Ulster when he drove his police car into the other lane of traffic and collided head-on with a car driven in the opposite lane of traffic by Kathryn Bradley-Chernis.
Ms. Bradley-Chernis, then 44 years old, claimed she sustained
Liability and Damages Verdicts Affirmed in Shoulder Injury Trip and Fall Case
On June 27, 2018, Phyllis Streit injured her shoulder when she tripped over partially obstructed chicken wire connected to a downed fence while walking to work from her apartment complex in Lake Katrine in Ulster County.
Ms. Streit, then 61 years old, was attempting to climb over a broken section of fence in a grassy
Future Pain and Suffering Damages Award Challenged in Shoulder Injury Case
On May 25, 2016, Adedute Gbadehan, a 45 year old physician, was a passenger in a livery cab in the Bronx when it collided with an SUV driven by Jazmin Williams. Both vehicles proceeded into the intersection at 159th Street and Elton Avenue that was controlled by stop signs for each.
Dr. Gbadehan was taken
Parties Dispute which Injuries were Caused by Car Crash
On June 24, 2014, Nelly Lara was injured when the car she was driving was hit in the rear while she was stopped at a red light at the intersection of 51st Avenue and Corona Avenue in Queens.
Ms. Lara, a 67 year old retired hairdresser, obtained an order granting summary judgment as to full
Minimal Award Increased on Appeal in Shoulder Injury Case
On July 3, 2012, a New Rochelle police officer drove his official vehicle into the rear of another vehicle. Edward Carter, a passenger in the other vehicle, sued both drivers for his personal injuries. A Westchester jury ruled that both drivers were at fault.
In a separate damages only trial, the jury determined that