On June 3, 2005 Carlos Cano fell to the ground from the fourth rung of an unsecured ladder he was using to caulk the exterior walls of a gas station construction site in Cortlandt Manor. Mr. Cano, then 33 years old, had been employed by the project’s general contractor which specialized in the construction of… Continue Reading
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Excessive Force Case against Police Officer – $2,250,000 Pain and Suffering Award for Couple in Altercation; Punitive Damages Awards Vacated
Posted in Back Injuries, Neck Injuries, Punitive DamagesOn August 4, 2007 Herminio Pizarro and his girlfriend Olga Garcia were attending a block party on Brook Avenue and 138th Street in the Bronx. At about 7 p.m., Mr. Pizarro interceded when he saw a New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) officer questioning a 14 year old girl. An altercation ensued between Pizarro and… Continue Reading
Verdict Affirmed for Passenger in Car Crash who Sustained Neck Injury
Posted in Neck InjuriesOn February 23, 2006, Suzanne Kusulas was a front seat passenger in her boyfriend’s car which was stopped at a red light on 16th Street at its intersection with Prospect Park West in Brooklyn when it was hit hard from behind by a car owned and operated by Diane Saco. Upon impact, Ms. Kusulas, although… Continue Reading
Modest Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed in Car Crash Case
Posted in Back InjuriesOn April 30, 2010 Patricia Telesco was driving her 2003 Hummer motor vehicle on Route 55 in Lagrangeville when she was struck head on in her lane by a 1998 Oldsmobile driven across the double yellow line by Kyle Blackman on his way to classes at Arlington High School. Ms. Telesco was taken from the… Continue Reading
Back and Knee Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed on Appeal in Pedestrian Knockdown Case
Posted in Back Injuries, Knee InjuriesOn June 12, 2009, 32 year old Jason Kowalsky was a field technician for Verizon standing at the back of his parked van when he was hit by a pick-up truck owned by the County of Suffolk. In his ensuing lawsuit, Kowalsky’s motion for summary judgment as to liability was granted and in August 2014… Continue Reading
Spinal Injury Award Affirmed on Appeal
Posted in Neck InjuriesOn November 9, 2009 Vincent Taurone was a front seat passenger in a minivan on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Chappaqua. After his vehicle stopped because of a deer carcass in the roadway, another car smashed into the rear of the minivan propelling it 35 feet forward. Mr. Taurone, then 51 years old, had… Continue Reading
Construction Site Accident Verdict Reinstated
Posted in Back Injuries, Internal InjuriesOn September 23, 2005, Rafael Lopez was employed as a journeyman laborer for the general contractor at a construction project in Brooklyn owned by the City of New York. He was involved in the placement of rebar on the roof of a building under construction. While helping a co-worker try to dislodge a piece of… Continue Reading
Pain and Suffering Awards Affirmed in Spinal Injury Case
Posted in Back InjuriesOn April 14, 2007, Antonia Corapi went to a party at an indoor sports facility called Sports Underdome in Mount Vernon. Mrs. Corapi walked down a buffet line taking food from a table placed on an elevated platform, took a couple of steps back from the table and fell backwards off the platform to the… Continue Reading
Federal Appeals Court Affirms $15,000,000 Pain and Suffering Verdict in Paralysis Case
Posted in ParalysisOn January 17, 1999, Vito Saladino, then 36 years old, was working for American Airlines as a baggage handler at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. Mr. Saladino was a passenger in a baggage tractor driven by a co-worker and as they passed a parked jet, backwash from the jet’s engine caused the baggage… Continue Reading
Appeals Court Orders $3,900,000 Increase in Jury Verdict for Construction Worker’s Pain and Suffering in Brain and Back Injury Case
Posted in Back InjuriesJorge Angamarca was 32 years old on October 23, 2003, working as a carpenter on the roof of a residential townhouse under construction in Brooklyn. He fell two stories through an improperly covered skylight hole and sustained catastrophic injuries. Under New York’s Labor Law Section 240(1), Angamarca was granted summary judgment as to liability against… Continue Reading