On June 16, 2021, Elizabeth Taveras, then 47 years old, was walking on a sidewalk in the Bronx when she tripped and fell sustaining injuries to her hand.
In her ensuing lawsuit against the owner and tenant of
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Diner’s Customer Battered by Security Guard; Jury’s PTSD Damages Award Not Excessive
At 2 a.m. on January 20, 2013, Martin Eaton went to Kellogg’s Diner in Brooklyn. When the bill for his meal arrived, Mr. Eaton proffered his credit card but was advised that payment was required by cash. He was directed
Appellate Court Orders Increase in Pain and Suffering Damages in Trip and Fall Case
On October 4, 2014, Elizabeth Enriquez, then 63 years old, was injured when she tripped and fell walking down stairs at the Queens Borough Plaza subway station. She sued the city’s transit authority claiming that she fell because of a
Jury Awards Reinstated after Reduction by Trial Judge in Case of Worker’s Fall at Construction Site
On July 20, 2012, Willan Aguilar was employed by a subcontractor as a laborer performing demolition work at a construction site in Brooklyn when he fell from a metal beam 15 feet onto the ground below. Mr. Aguilar, then 34
Damages Awards for Bus Passenger Affirmed on Appeal
On March 16, 2012, Ninoska Morrobel was a seated passenger in a city transit authority bus that struck the rear of another motor vehicle on West Burnside Avenue in the Bronx. Ms. Morrobel, then 41 years old, claimed that she
Substantial Awards Affirmed in Lung Cancer Case
On March 15, 2017, Romeo Maffei, then 60 years old, underwent an MRI of his brain after he’d noticed an alarming change in his health – he was mumbling, slurring and couldn’t stand up. He was diagnosed with stage four
Pain and Suffering Awards Slashed in Case of 23 Year Old Man Severely Injured from Falling Railroad Tie
On April 10, 2016, Robert Liciaga was severely injured when a 10-foot-long railroad tie fell from an elevated subway line and struck his back while he was riding a bicycle along Broadway in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. At the
Pain and Suffering Awards Affirmed for Knee, Hip and Spine Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accident Case
On March 13, 2017, Carlos Fuentes, then 35 years old, was injured when the car he was driving was struck by a vehicle driven by an officer with the Nassau County Police Department. The car Mr. Fuentes was in flipped
Parties Dispute Causation of Construction Worker’s Hip Injuries
On March 27, 2015, Earl Lind was working for an electrical subcontractor at the World Trade Center vehicle security center new construction site. Mr. Lind, then 45 years old, was in the bucket of an articulating lift when he was
Injured Lawyer’s Loss of Earnings Claims at Issue in Car Accident Case
On March 29, 2004, Bethany Mongeau was a passenger in a taxi cab in Manhattan when it was rear-ended by another vehicle (also a taxi cab) and she was injured.
Ms. Mongeau, then 30 years old, sued both drivers claiming