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Verdict Affirmed for Woman Who Fell inside Moving Subway Car

By John Hochfelder on November 26, 2016
Posted in Hip and Pelvis Injuries

On May 13, 2007 Aleyanesh Sebhat boarded the subway train at the Pelham Parkway station in the Bronx. As soon as she did, the train took off suddenly, with a violent jerk that threw her across the subway car and onto the floor where she lay writhing in pain until ambulance personnel took her to…

Hip Fracture Pain and Suffering Verdict Affirmed for Woman Struck by Closing Subway Doors

By John Hochfelder on December 24, 2013
Posted in Hip and Pelvis Injuries

Georgette Victor, an active, vibrant 72 year old woman, had a full day on October 21, 2008. She escorted a friend to Kennedy Airport and then went to Manhattan to do some shopping. After that, she headed home to Queens, boarding the #7 subway train at Times Square. When she heard the conductor say…

Hip Fracture Leads to RSD – $3,500,000 Pain and Suffering Verdict Upheld on Appeal

By John Hochfelder on September 12, 2009
Posted in Hip and Pelvis Injuries

On July 21, 2003, George Brown had been employed as a seaman without missing a day of work for over 30 years.  Working as a barge captain on a 376 foot long ocean going vessel carrying 120,000 barrels of oil, Brown fell about 10 feet from the top of a ladder and sustained a comminuted…

Hip and Pelvis Injuries – Pain and Suffering Verdicts and Settlements Vary Widely in New York

By John Hochfelder on February 5, 2009
Posted in Hip and Pelvis Injuries

It usually takes quite a bit of trauma or force to break bones in one’s hip or pelvis. And when that happens, additional bones are often broken too. So it’s particularly difficult to find court cases that isolate and deal with pain and suffering just for the injured hip or pelvis. But that’s just what…

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