$4,000,000 Traumatic Brain Injury, Pedestrian Accident

Client v. Feliciano

Our Client was struck by a van while crossing a street and sustained a traumatic brain injury, injuries to his spleen, as well as injuries to his colon. At the time, he was a college student but was ultimately unable to return to school and only able to return to work in a limited capacity. MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging demonstrated that he had permanent and significant structural brain damage.

$1,500,000 Orthopedic Injury, Pedestrian Accident

Client v. City of New York

Our Client was injured by stepping into a pothole surrounding a manhole cover. As a result, our Client suffered an avulsion fracture to his ankle that required three surgeries, as well as a shoulder injury that also required surgery. Due to the nature of our Client’s injuries, he was unable to return to job in the film industry. After hiring an expert, it was determined that the City of New York had improperly repaired the manhole in accordance with accepted engineering standards.

$3,700,000 Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice, Traumatic Brain Injury

Client v. County of Cayuga

Our Client was prevented from taking his medication to address his neurologically-based tremors during his incarceration. He then experienced several seizures, causing him to fall to the ground repeatedly, which led to him sustaining a traumatic brain injury that required surgical intervention. Doctors later misinterpreted his CT scans and MRI’s. As a result, our Client was no longer able to care for his every day needs and required 24-hour care. Our Client recovered $1,300,000 from the doctors and $2,400,000 from the County of Cayuga.

$1,400,000 Traumatic Brain Injury, Pedestrian Accident

Client v. United Parcel Service

Our Client was struck by a UPS truck that caused him to strike the side of his head on pavement. As a result, he sustained a fractured skull and a traumatic brain injury that required surgery to reduce the swelling in his brain. Although he was able to return to work in a limited capacity as a sound engineer, he required extensive cognitive rehabilitation. We were able to successfully demonstrate the significance of his brain injury using 3D brain imaging.

$3,100,000 Traumatic Brain Injury

Client v. Lowes Home Center

Our Client was injured as a result of a defective stool that she purchased from Lowe’s which caused her to sustain a traumatic brain injury. An advanced MRI with Diffusion Tensor Imaging identified a structural injury to part of her brain. Due to the nature of her brain injury, she was unable to return to work and struggled with her daily activities.

$1,400,000 Traumatic Brain Injury

Client v. Home Depot USA, Inc.

Our Client was working at Home Depot when another employee knocked a six-pound box off of a shelf and caused it to strike our Client in the head. As a result, she sustained a traumatic brain injury and was rendered permanently disabled. Despite the defense’s efforts to disregard our Client’s continuing cognitive impairment as being caused by her depression, with the help of a highly credentialed expert witness, we successfully proved that pre-existing depression can complicate recovery from a brain injury.

$2,800,000 Motor Vehicle Accident, Traumatic Brain Injury

Client v. Martello

Our Client was involved in a motor vehicle accident where her vehicle was struck in the rear by the offending vehicle resulting in her sustaining a traumatic brain injury. At the time, our Client was attending a Master’s program and planning on attending law school. However, she was unable to attend law school because of the difficulties she faced on a daily basis as a result of her brain injury. We successfully argued that the findings of her MRI with Diffusion Tensor Imagining, which identified structural injury to her microscopic brain tissue, was consistent with the difficulties she experienced but also that they were likely to be permanent.

$2,500,000 Traumatic Brain Injury, Pedestrian Accident

Client v. Preschern

Our Client was struck by a motor vehicle while riding his bicycle. He was later diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and spent a year in a traumatic brain injury rehabilitation facility. It was later determined that he was fully disabled from employment. We secured a favorable judicial decision holding the defendant drive 100% at fault for the accident by objectively demonstrating that our Client had structural brain damage through the use of Diffusion Tensor Imaging.

$1,350,000 Orthopedic Injury, Motor Vehicle Accident

Client v. Hu

Our Client was involved in a car accident that resulted in her sustaining a herniated disk in her cervical spine that necessitated multiple surgeries. Unfortunately, her injuries were such that she was no longer able to return to her employment in the same capacity.

$1,250,000 Traumatic Brain Injury, Pedestrian Accident

Client v. Enterprise Rental Car

Our Client was struck by a rental car while crossing the street. As a result, she sustained a broken leg and a traumatic brain injury. Despite the defense’s efforts to minimize the extent of our Client’s injuries, we were able to demonstrate the Client’s injuries by utilizing an MRI and PET scan that conclusively demonstrated the severity of her traumatic brain injury. Additionally, through detailed accident reconstruction, we were able to demonstrate that the driver was speeding; effectively, contributing to the accident and injuries.

$2,500,000 Motor Vehicle Accident

Client v. State of New York

Our Client was a 39-year-old plumber who was involved in a car accident. While driving home from work, he encountered a large body of water on the roadway that was adjacent to the Hudson River. Unable to avoid the body of water, he lost control of his vehicle and struck a pole. He suffered extensive internal injuries that ultimately resulted in his wrongful death. Our investigation revealed that the State of New York had been aware of the roadway flooding for at least 18 years prior to our Client’s accident.

$1,200,000 Orthopedic Injury, Trip and Fall

Client v. 1689 First Avenue, Inc. and Paradise Painting

Our Client fell down a staircase inside her apartment building after she tripped over an extension pole that was on the staircase. As a result of her accident, our Client suffered a knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery. She was unbale to return to work and had complications throughout her recovery.

$2,200,000 Orthopedic Injury, Construction Accident

Client v. 38 Company, LLC

Our Client was a construction superintendent who sustained several orthopedic injuries on a job-site that necessitated several surgeries that later left him disabled. We successfully argued the need for his future care and obtained a waiver of a large workers compensation lien.

$1,100,000 Orthopedic Injury

Client v. Millbrook Properties

Our Client was a victim to a robbery insider her apartment. While fleeing down her fire escape, she was forced to jump 20 feet, landing on metal beans in the exposed basement of the building, because construction workers had removed the concrete landing underneath the fire escape. As a result, she suffered a significant leg injury that required surgery, leaving her with a significant scar.

$2,100,000 Traumatic Brain Injury, Personal Injury

Client v. Marcellus Lanes Inc.

Our Client was injured when he struck his head on frozen ground while removing ice from the roof of a building. He sustained a significant traumatic brain injury, developed a seizure disorder, and was rendered disabled that necessitated long-term care.

$1,100,000 Orthopedic Injury, Premises

Client v. Omni Sagamore Hotel

Our Client was guest at the Omni Hotel and slipped on a puddle. As a result, our Client suffered an injury to her wrist that later developed into Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). Unfortunately, our Client was unable to work and underwent many years of rehabilitation. After the hotel denied that it created the puddle, we hired an investigator to locate a former hotel employee who confirmed that the puddle was in fact that cleaning fluid once used by the hotel and successfully argued in favor of our Client.

$1,900,000 Traumatic Brain Injury, Construction Accident

Client v. BBL Construction

Our Client was working on a construction site when the scaffold he was working on tipped over and caused him to hit his head on concrete. As a result, he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and was unable to return to work. Through advanced MRI and PET Scan imaging, we successfully demonstrated the nature and extent of his injuries.

$1,000,000 Traumatic Brain Injury, Recreational Activity

Client v. Art in Motion Dance Academy

Our Client was a high school student who was injured during a hip-hop dance class. She was flipped over backward by another student and was dropped on to her head. As a result, she sustained a traumatic brain injury. Despite the defense’s efforts to get the case dismissed, we successfully argued that the instructor’s failure increased our Client’s risk of being injured.

$1,700,000 Orthopedic Injuries, Construction Accident

Client v. City of New York

Our Client trip and fell over debris while working on a construction site. As a result, he sustained a severe knee injury that required several surgeries. Unfortunately, due to the nature of his injuries, our Client was unable to return to his job as a construction worker; effectively, resulting in a decline in his ability to earn money throughout the course of his life.

$1,000,000 Traumatic Brain Injury, Pedestrian Accident

Client v. Federal Express

Our Client was struck by a Fed Ex delivery truck that knocked her to the ground and caused her to hit her head on the pavement. As a result, she suffered a traumatic brain injury to the right side of her brain. With use of 3D bio-mechanical reconstruction of the accident, we were able to successfully demonstrate how the driver caused our Client’s injuries.