On August 18, 2004, Burnett Williams was working for a lead abatement contractor at the 170th Street subway station in the Bronx. He was inspecting lead as old steel was being removed in connection with demolition and construction at the station and was injured when he stepped on and fell through temporary plywood flooring
Another Significant Verdict Affirmed for Non-Surgical Spinal Injuries
On November 23, 2003, at about 8 p.m., Alicia Rutledge was boarding a city bus at the corner of 125th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. She claimed that the bus driver closed the doors on her when she was on the first step. Her arms were pinned by the doors of the suddenly moving
Back Surgery Damages Verdict Remanded for New Trial – Defense Doctor Must be Allowed to Testify about Plaintiff’s Pre-Existing Condition
On March 31, 2005, Angelo Melo had been looking for the superintendent to ask about renting an apartment at the 40 unit building at 561 West 180th Street in the Bronx.
He took the elevator to the basement, stepped out onto a single-step platform and then fell to the ground when he stepped off
Court Rejects Defense Claims that Back Injury Pain and Suffering Awards Excessive
Luis Ramos was sitting in a parked car in the parking lane, on Claremont Parkway in the Bronx on September 24, 2001. He had been waiting for his son when he decided to exit the car. After opening the driver side door about six inches, his car was struck by a passing city bus.
Neck and Back Injuries Result in $1,800,000 Pain and Suffering Award Approved by Appellate Court, Despite Lack of Surgery
On July 28, 2005, James Coleman was working as a subway track worker repairing tracks for the New York City Transit Authority (the TA). He was on a hydraulic lift platform that collapsed causing him to fall 25 feet to the ground below.
Workers on a hydraulic lift:
Coleman sued the TA for the serious
$4,700,000 Affirmed as Reasonable for Pain and Suffering in Neck and Back Injury Slip and Fall Case
On September 21, 1998,at about 12:30 p.m., Shelton Stewart took the subway train from his job in Manhattan to his home in the Bronx. He got out at the Gun Hill Station and began walking down the subway stairways to the street.
Stewart slipped and fell on what he later claimed was pigeon excrement.
Young Teacher Wins $5,000,000 Pain and Suffering Verdict for Back Injury in Car Accident Lawsuit; Appellate Court Modifies to $800,000
Seven months pregnant with twins, Kathleen Conlon was slowing down in traffic on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on July 12, 1999 when her car was struck in the rear by a New York City express bus. Her car buckled and her back was injured but her twins were unharmed (and born healthy in due time).
Verdict for $5,000,000 for Past Pain and Suffering in Trip and Fall Back Injury Case Set Aside on Appeal – Jury’s Findings Irreconcilably Inconsistent as to Fault and Illogical as to Damages
What were they thinking? In a stairway trip and fall negligence case, the jury found:
- plaintiff was negligent but defendant building owner was completely at fault and
- the 35 year old plaintiff was entitled to $5,000,000 for past pain and suffering but zero for future pain and suffering
No one knows for sure what
Slip and Fall Plaintiff’s New York Jury Verdict Awarding More Than $1,000,000 for Future Medical, Custodial and Rehabilitation Expenses Affirmed in Back Injury Case Despite Prior Accident in which Back Surgery had been Recommended but Declined
Ramona Ulerio, a 36 year old homemaker, sustained serious back injuries when she slipped and fell down subway stairs in New York City on October 5, 2002. She sued the New York City Transit Authority claiming it was negligent in its maintenance of the stairway and that its negligence created a dangerous condition. She
Traumatic Back Injury Results in $3,260,000 Jury Verdict (Including $1,600,000 for Pain and Suffering); Appeals Court Rejects Defense Claim for $400,000 Reduction for Future Social Securuty Disability Payments
Gerard Malloy had been an elevator mechanic for many years at 14 Wall Street in Manhattan when, on July 21, 2004, he tripped and fell over an air handler cover that had been left on the floor. He was thrown several feet and struck his back against nearby stairs.
Diagnosed with herniated discs at L3-4