On October 30, 2009, at about 8 a.m., Anyolina Mata was crossing the Grand Concourse near her apartment in the Bronx when her foot became caught on a one inch high lip that surrounded a subway ventilation grate embedded in a concrete median. Ms. Mata fell forward to the ground where she lay in
Federal Court Orders Increase in Damages in Ankle and Wrist Injury Case
On May 18, 2007, at about 10:30 p.m., Oliver Tookes, a 57 year old off-duty gardener employed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, returned to his workplace at the Bayonne Bridge tollhouse building in Staten Island where, the day before, he’d inadvertently left his car keys. Unfortunately neither he nor anyone
Court Affirms Increase in Pain and Suffering Verdict for Leg and Wrist Injuries
On August 2, 2007, Anthony Deandino, then a 25 year old ironworker, was a passenger on a motorcycle being driven by his friend Robert Munsen at the intersection of Colonial Road and 78th Street in Brooklyn.
Proceeding through the intersection, they were struck by a city bus that failed to stop at a stop sign
Appellate Court Upholds $1,250,000 Pain and Suffering Verdict in Wrist Injury Case
On June 4, 2008 at about 11:30 p.m., Drucilla Alfonso was crossing the intersection at 39th Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan, in the crosswalk, when she was struck by a left turning city bus. The force of the impact spun her around, causing her to fall to the ground.
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Court Orders Substantial Reduction in Pain and Suffering Damages in Severe Orthopedic and Brain Injury Trauma Case
A 26 year old restaurant deliveryman was was bicycling in the Bedford-Stuyversant section of Brooklyn on June 4, 2005, on his way to make a food delivery from King’s Men Restaurant, when a car struck him from behind.
Jing Xue Jiang flew through the air and the next thing he remembered was waking up
Trip and Fall Wrist Injuries Verdict Affirmed on Appeal
On December 23, 2004, Leonard Cedano was crossing the street at Clifford Place and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. The 54 year old livery cab driver was in the crosswalk when he stepped onto a manhole cover that caused him to fall because it was about three inches lower than street level.
Workers repairing a
$5,500,000 Pain and Suffering Award Upheld for Worker in Construction Site Accident
On 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
Police Officer’s Hand and Wrist Injury Result in $500,000 Pain and Suffering Verdict Affirmed on Appeal
On October 9, 2005, Michael Nutley, a 35 year old New York City police officer on duty, slipped and fell on a New York City Transit Authority subway stairway at the 111th Street and Greenwood Avenue station in Queens.
Officer Nutley injured his dominant right hand and wrist and sued the NYCTA claiming that
$1,000,000 Pain and Suffering Verdict Affirmed on Appeal for 55 Year Old Man with Bilateral Wrist Fractures
On September 9, 2003, then 55 year old Matar Diouf entered a New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) train station at 96th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. As he descended the staircase inside the station, he stepped on a two inch high protrusion, lost his balance on the uneven surface and fell down the
High-Low Agreement Results in $950,000 Pain and Suffering Recovery for Wrist Injuries
Francisco Santaella had been a construction worker for 20 years. His employer, Building Contractors, Inc., had a contract with United Parcel Services, Inc. in connection with a building project in Queens, New York when, on July 26, 2007, Francisco was working on a ladder. It shifted and he fell head first to the ground