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 owner and general contractor, Mr. Munoz was granted summary… Continue Reading
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Appellate Court Affirms Large Reduction of Passenger’s Pain and Suffering Award in Shoulder Injury Case
Posted in Shoulder InjuriesOn December 15, 2011, Charlotte Thompson was a front-seat passenger in a minivan involved in an accident with another vehicle at the intersection of Elm Drive and Pinewood Road in Roslyn. The other driver was found to be at fault for the accident which caused shoulder injuries to the then 29 year old Ms. Thompson…. Continue Reading
Judgment Affirmed for Plaintiff in Pedestrian Knockdown Case
Posted in Back Injuries, Knee Injuries, Shoulder InjuriesOn February 21, 2011, Juan Quijano was crossing 32nd Street at Sixth Avenue in Manhattan when he was struck and knocked to the ground by a taxi whose driver was making a left turn. In the ensuing lawsuit, a Kings County jury found the driver fully at fault and the matter then proceeded to a… Continue Reading
Passenger in City Bus Falls and Injures Both Shoulders
Posted in Shoulder InjuriesOn October 20, 2011, at about 6:20 p.m., Estelle Peterson boarded a city bus at the Gateway Mall in Brooklyn. After she sat down in a single seat facing forward by the back door, the bus made a sharp turn causing a half gallon milk bottle she’d bought to slide across the floor. The bus… Continue Reading
Modest Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed in Shoulder Injury Car Accident Case
Posted in Shoulder InjuriesOn October 3, 2011, Jessica Iovino was a pedestrian crossing a street in Brooklyn when the side mirror of a left turning vehicle struck her left arm. In her ensuing lawsuit, a Kings County jury found that the accident was fully the fault of the driver and the matter then proceeded to a trial on… Continue Reading
Appellate Court Reduces Pain and Suffering Award in Multi-Trauma Car Accident Case
Posted in Back Injuries, Knee Injuries, Neck Injuries, Shoulder InjuriesOn June 25, 2007, at about 8:30 a.m., Melody Sweet was driving her 1986 Mustang convertible on Innis Avenue in Poughkeepsie at a speed of 25-30 miles per hour when Christopher Rios pulled his sport utility vehicle out of a parking space on the side of the road and collided with her vehicle. A red… Continue Reading
Shoulder Injury Pain and Suffering Award Reduced
Posted in Shoulder InjuriesOn April 2, 2006, Lari Konfidan was driving in the right northbound lane on Third Avenue approaching 34th Street in New York City when a taxi in the lane next to him struck his car and caused it to spin out of control and smash into a parked car. Upon impact, Konfidan’s right shoulder hit… Continue Reading