$37 million verdict for mentally disabled man shot by police
Verdict: $37,000,000
FACTS & ALLEGATIONS
A 50-year-old car wash employee with a mental disability in Queens, New York, was shot by police officers who happened to be patrolling the area. The plaintiff, who spoke only Spanish and possessed the mental ability of a nine-year-old, was shot twice in the chest after police officers spotted what looked like a gun in his clothing.
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Untreated arterial condition turned fatal
Verdict: $5,700,000
FACTS & ALLEGATIONS
In May 2005, a woman developed recurrent severe headaches. She was evaluated by several internists, Drs. James Chin, Krishna Sai Perumareddi and Veronique Toyloy, but her headaches persisted.
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Plaintiff claimed car crash’s injuries ended career aspirations
Verdict: $1,400,000
FACTS & ALLEGATIONS
On July 25, 2007, a 27-year-old man was driving on Eastern Parkway, near its intersection at Atlantic Avenue, in the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn. As he proceeded through the intersection, his vehicle collided with a vehicle that was being driven by another man. The first man, our client, claimed that he sustained injuries to his back, knee, neck and shoulder.
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Car crash’s parties disputed status of lights
Verdict: $10,000,000
FACTS & ALLEGATIONS
On May 30, 2007, the plaintiff, a 77-year-old woman, was driving on Bath Avenue, near its intersection at 25th Avenue, in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. As she proceeded through the intersection, her vehicle struck the right side of a public bus, which was traveling on 25th Avenue. The plaintiff claimed that she sustained injuries of a leg and her neck.
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Car crash’s parties disputed status of traffic signals
Veredict: $3,300,000
FACTS & ALLEGATIONS
On July 19, 2007, a 43-year-old police officer and our client, was driving on the eastbound side of East Tremont Avenue, in the Bronx. As he crossed the intersection of the Cross Bronx Expressway’s service road, he was broadsided by a van. The plaintiff's vehicle was pushed to a sidewalk, and the office claimed that he sustained injuries of his neck and back.
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Worker claimed 25 foot fall led to fusion of spine
Verdict: $8,900,000
FACTS & ALLEGATIONS
On June 14, 2006, our client, a 31-year-old construction worker, was working at a site located in Suffolk County. He was asked to disassemble a scaffold. The scaffold’s platform planks collapsed while he was standing on them and he fell a distance of some 25 feet. The plaintiff claimed that he sustained injuries of his back and neck. He sued the premises’ owners, Sentinel Diversified Industries Inc. and Sentinel Strategic Properties Inc.
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Teen knocked down, crushed by turning bus
Verdict: $ 12,335,000
FACTS & ALLEGATIONS
On Oct. 28, 2004, an 18-year-old college student, was struck by a public bus. The incident occurred on 70th Street, near its intersection at Eighth Avenue, in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn. The bus struck the left side of her body, and she was knocked onto the pavement. As she was attempting to crawl away, the bus rode over her right leg. She sustained crushing injuries.
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