On December 25, 2015 at about 2 a.m., Raul Matos and Stephen Hiraldo were involved in a fight outside their apartment building at 161 West 108th Street in Manhattan. Mr. Matos, then 36 years old, claimed that Mr. Hiraldo punched him in the back of his head causing him to fall down stairs and sustain
Jaw Fracture Pain and Suffering Award Substantially Increased
On August 14, 2007 Remigiusz Nawrocki was working for a plumbing contractor at a construction site at 205 Huron Street in Brooklyn. While on a ladder drilling holes in a wall, Mr. Nawrocki, then 28 years old, fell to the ground sustaining significant jaw injuries.
At an inquest on December 9, 2015 in his
Appellate Court Orders Increase in Pain and Suffering Damages in Facial Injury Case
On October 27, 2008 Robert Parrotta drove to Stacey Killon’s home in Minerva to confront him about Killon’s relationship with Parrotta’s ex-wife. Angry words were exchanged as they stood near an outside porch with Parrotta wielding a baseball bat and Killon a maul handle. Parrotta ended up smashing Killon in the face with the baseball
Fractured Jaw Pain and Suffering Verdict Reduced after Appeal to $175,000
Ricky Love used to hang out at a Brooklyn nightclub known as Rockwell’s and went there with friends at 2 a.m. on January 29, 2006. I doubt he’ll be returning. He ended up in an altercation and sustained a fractured jaw.
Here’s Rockwell’s, where it all began:
At Rockwell’s, Ricky and a friend
Future Pain and Suffering Damages Award of $100,000 Upheld in Fractured Jaw Case Despite Absence of Any Medical Testimony
In almost every personal injury lawsuit, plaintiffs call their treating doctors to the stand to testify about their injuries. Doctors are asked whether the injuries plaintiff claims were caused by the accident and whether and to what extent plaintiff will in the future continue to suffer pain and disabilities. Without such testimony – especially as