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Pedestrian Struck in Crosswalk Accident Settled for $900,000

This case involved a 62-year-old female home attendant who was crossing the street on her way to work on November 3, 2011. As she was crossing Amsterdam Avenue pedestrian walk signal, the defendant made a left turn from the cross street onto Amsterdam and stuck her. Plaintiff had lumbar vertebrectomy…

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Lead paint victim settles for $125,000

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Auto Accident Case Settles for $325,000

Attorney Mark Bernstein obtained a $325,000.00 settlement for a taxi driver whose cab was hit from behind by a construction vehicle in rear-end style collision. Our client, the taxi passenger, suffered a lower back injury that required injection therapy. He later submitted to Percutaneous Discectomy Surgery rather than a more…

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Auto Accident Case Settles for $190,000

Senior trial attorney and Partner, E. David Woycik, Jr., Esq. was able to get a significant verdict for a soft tissue injury in Brooklyn, New York. Our client, age 21 at the time of the accident, was struck by defendant’s vehicle when they were going in opposite directions on Meechum…

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Rear End Collision Yields $185,000 Award

Attorney Michael Villeck recently arbitrated the case of Ana and Andrew Cruz, a married couple who each sustained injuries to the spine in a rear-end collision. They were awarded $185,000.  Mr. Cruz was the driver of the vehicle that was struck from behind; Ana, was a front seat passenger. Since liability…

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Bus Accident Lawsuit Settles Prior to Trial

Our client, Ms. Forbes, was a passenger on an Access A Ride bus, that was in a collision with another vehicle. Though she was previously confined to a wheelchair for pre-existing medical conditions, Ms. Forbes suffered a new neck and back injury in the subject incident. The plaintiff’s prior health…

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Mediation of Slip & Fall Case Yields $425K

A late night accident at a summer beach house on Fire Island ended painfully for the plaintiff. The defendant owned a summer home in Fire Island which was rented to members of a bridal party. The defendants constructed a ramp walkway from the side entrance to the house. The walkway…

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Pedestrian accident settles for $900,000

This case involved a 62-year-old female home attendant who was crossing the street on her way to work on November 3, 2011. As she was crossing Amsterdam Avenue at the prompt of the pedestrian walk signal, the defendant made a left turn from the cross street onto Amsterdam and struck…

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Claimant Wins $485,000 Car Accident Settlement

This case involved a 42-year-old man who was in a car accident while on the job. On November 16, 2012, our client was traveling straight on Peninsula Boulevard when the defendant ran a red light and struck our client’s vehicle. We obtained a statement from an independent witness verifying that…

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Settlement Of Premises Liability Lawsuit

Senior Partner Martin Block recently settled a case at a mediation where an infant 9 ½ months old had an elevated blood lead level. At the highest level, the infant measured 12.8mcg/dl. There were serious liability problems as the defendant claimed that it was a two family house not a…

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Car Accident Lawsuit Wins at Trial

Senior Partner Martin Block recently tried a bus accident lawsuit. In this case, the driver of a livery cab was stopped at a curb waiting for a passenger to cross the street and enter the rear street-side door of the car. As the passenger was closing the door a private…

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The Decision Of $1.225 Million For a Car Accident

A Brooklyn jury awarded our client 100% in damages against three defendants as a result of an accident which occurred on the Garden State Parkway in November of 2008. The defendants thought our plaintiff was a passenger in car which was being towed illegally on the Garden State Parkway by…

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Decision $5 Million stood up For Birth Injuries

We reached a pre-trial $5 million settlement for birth-related injuries against a major health care institution in New York. The case involved a mother whose fetus was not diagnosed as suffering from intrauterine growth restriction. The baby was not timely delivered, and now suffers from multiple complications secondary to a…

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Attorney Achieves $250,000 Settlement For Accident Injuries

Our attorney, Michael Villeck recently settled a case for $250,000 on behalf of a client. This was the full insurance policy value. In this situation, a gentleman was operating a moped when he was struck by a motor vehicle. The vehicle was making a left turn at the time of…

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Lawsuit Against NYCTA Settled

Mark R. Bernstein, a partner and senior trial attorney with our firm, recently obtained a verdict of $1,950,000.00 against the New York City Transit Authority.  The offer was zero.  A New York County jury found that the NYCTA was 40% at fault for failing to stop a subway train before…

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