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Award for Worker’s Back and Wrist Pain and Suffering Affirmed

By John Hochfelder

May 3, 2021

On May 23, 2013, Jean Henriquez-Rodriguez fell from a wobbly ladder at an apartment building construction project at 1949 Adam Clayton Boulevard in Manhattan. He was employed by a contractor and had been reaching overhead to spread compound on an apartment ceiling. Mr. Henriquez-Rodriguez, then 28 years old, was taken to the local emergency room complaining of severe back pain where he was given pain medication and released that day. He sued the building’s owner…

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Record Setting Traumatic Brain Injury Pain and Suffering Damages Award

By John Hochfelder

April 15, 2021

On June 26, 2013, Mark Perez struck his head and sustained traumatic brain and other injuries in a 10-foot fall onto the concrete below from the top of a vendor booth under construction at Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh. A worker assisting the then 30 year old Mr. Perez caused the accident when he bumped into the booth with a forklift. In his ensuing lawsuit against the forklift operator and the owner-operator licensee of the accident…

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Roadway Worker’s Back Injury Pain and Suffering Award Reduced on Appeal

By John Hochfelder

April 13, 2021

On May 11, 2012, Martin Gjeka was working as a flagman directing traffic around an unguarded trench in the roadway at East 116th Street in Manhattan, which was being excavated by the adjacent building owner to allow new sewer lines to be installed, when a truck struck his lower back, causing him to fall into the trench and sustain serious back injuries. In Mr. Gjeka’s ensuing lawsuit, the jury found that the driver was at…

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Large Awards in Case of Woman Struck by Shopping Cart Thrown from Fourth Floor Pedestrian Bridge

By John Hochfelder

March 31, 2021

On October 31, 2011, Marion Hedges went to a shopping center at East 117th Street in Manhattan with her 13 year old son. After they left a store, they walked to a parking garage station, when she was hit by a metal shopping cart which two adolescent boys threw over a railing from a pedestrian bridge 70 feet above on the fourth floor of the shopping center. As a result, Ms. Hedges, then 46 years…

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Appellate Court Orders Increase in Pain and Suffering Damages in Car Crash Case

By John Hochfelder

March 18, 2021

On January 30, 2013, Arnaldo Rojas was driving his car on Union Avenue in Harrison when another car crossed the double yellow line causing a crash. In his ensuing lawsuit, Mr. Rojas, then 62 years old, claimed neck and brain injuries. He was granted summary judgment as to liability and the matter then proceeded to a trial on damages. A Westchester County jury awarded plaintiff pain and suffering damages in the sum of $150,000 ($100,000…

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Appellate Court Rules Evidence Sufficient to Support Pre-Death Conscious Pain and Suffering Verdict in Vehicle Crash Case

By John Hochfelder

March 12, 2021

On September 13, 2012, Juan Velez was riding his motorcycle on West 125th Street in Manhattan when he was struck by a cab owned by Bolla Taxi, Inc. and driven by Kandarpo Roy. Tragically, Mr. Velez, then 62 years old, was killed as a result of the crash. In the ensuing lawsuit by the decedent’s daughter, the taxi driver was found to be fully at fault and the jury awarded pre-death conscious pain and suffering…

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Significant Pain and Suffering Damages Increase Ordered in Car Crash Case

By John Hochfelder

February 28, 2021

On July 27, 2013, Franklin Abreu-DePena, then 39 years old, was driving his taxi in the Bronx when he was involved in a crash with another vehicle. Mr. Abreu-DePena claimed shoulder, neck and back injuries and in his ensuing lawsuit again the other driver, the jury (a) determined that the other driver was 60% at fault and (b) awarded pain and suffering damages (before apportionment) in the sum of $600,000 ($100,000 past – six years,…

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Ankle Injury Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed on Appeal

By John Hochfelder

February 4, 2021

On May 14, 2013, Susan Montefusco injured her ankle when she stepped into a hole in the grassy median next to the parking lot at her apartment complex in Patchogue. She sued the owner of the premises and, following a bench trial, the defendant was found to be fully at fault. The judge then awarded plaintiff pain and suffering damages in the sum of $285,000 ($200,000 past – four and a half years, $85,000 future…

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Significant Damages Awards in Spinal and Ankle Injuries Case

By John Hochfelder

January 24, 2021

On December 29, 2013, Angelina Register was asleep in her apartment at 1265 Morrison Avenue in the Bronx when leaky pipes caused ceiling plaster to fall on her. When she got out of bed, she injured her back and ankle when she slipped and fell on water and the debris that had fallen from the ceiling. In Ms. Register’s ensuing lawsuit against the owners and manager of the apartment building, the jury determined that the…

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Significant Awards Affirmed for Worker’s Ankle Injuries

By John Hochfelder

January 23, 2021

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On April 14, 2009, Robert McCullough was working as an ironworker at the One Bryant Park, Manhattan construction site when he tripped and fell after stepping into an uncovered drain hole. He claimed serious ankle injuries and sued the owner and general contractor claiming that their violations of the Labor Law caused his injuries. A Manhattan jury determined that the defendants were at fault and awarded plaintiff pain and suffering damages in the sum of…

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Award for Worker’s Back and Wrist Pain and Suffering Affirmed

Record Setting Traumatic Brain Injury Pain and Suffering Damages Award

Roadway Worker’s Back Injury Pain and Suffering Award Reduced on Appeal

Large Awards in Case of Woman Struck by Shopping Cart Thrown from Fourth Floor Pedestrian Bridge

Appellate Court Orders Increase in Pain and Suffering Damages in Car Crash Case

Appellate Court Rules Evidence Sufficient to Support Pre-Death Conscious Pain and Suffering Verdict in Vehicle Crash Case

Significant Pain and Suffering Damages Increase Ordered in Car Crash Case

Ankle Injury Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed on Appeal

Significant Damages Awards in Spinal and Ankle Injuries Case

Significant Awards Affirmed for Worker’s Ankle Injuries

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