New York Personal Injury Verdicts & Settlements

settlement for a Spanish speaking cook involved in an intersectional collision in Nassau County resulting in multiple spinal surgeries. The settlement figure on this case was exceptional on account of the client being a percentage at fault for the happening of this accident. James Lundy of this office was asked to assist the law office of Zemsky and Solomon at mediation on this matter.

for a girl whose foot was run over by truck resulting in crush injury.

in a defective roadway design case with difficult liability issues relating to the driver of the vehicle.

for a young man injured in a car accident

for a passenger in a 2-car collision. The client had surgery on his cervical spine.

settlement in a head-on car accident case causing Traumatic Brain Injury in Suffolk County. The opposing vehicle only had $1.2M in available coverage, although we were able to settle well before the trial was on the calendar.

settlement against the City of New York for an intersection collision involving an NYC sanitation vehicle.

for the wrongful death of a 70-year-old woman who perished en route to the cemetery where they planned to bury her deceased husband. The limousine company transporting the deceased widow lost control en route and caused catastrophic injuries to the decedent. Limited insurance coverage prevented a greater settlement amount.

settlement against DOT for an intersection collision.

in a pedestrian knockdown case involving an 85-year-old who the defense claimed was at fault for crossing a busy street in the middle of the block.

in a wrongful death motorcycle accident case where a cyclist was fatally injured after hitting a bump in the street.

settlement for a 66-year-old dentist injured in a single-vehicle car accident. He had swerved to avoid a vehicle that we alleged made an improper and sudden left turn in front of him. He was forced to take evasive action that consequently resulted in his vehicle colliding with a telephone pole. There was never any contact between the two vehicles. Multiple lawyers turned this case down, but the Law Offices of Richard M. Kenny went to the scene of the accident with an accident reconstructionist and was able to prove, by surveying the scene and reconstructing the accident, that the vehicle which made the turn was culpable. After months of intense negotiations, the case settled for $725,000.

settlement for our client who was sideswiped by a city snow plow

settlement for a passenger injured in a rear-end collision.

for a motor vehicle accident victim who suffered neck injuries

for a bicyclist without a helmet who sustained a brain injury when the car door was opened in his path.

on a very complicated case stemming from a car accident where our client re-injured her back

for a client who hurt his lower back in a motor vehicle accident

recovery involving an auto accident at a car repair shop where the owner of the car and the repair shop were found at fault.

for a pedestrian struck by a car and who ended up having knee surgery

for a motor vehicle accident

settlement for an automobile accident victim who had knee and shoulder surgeries.

for an elderly pedestrian who was struck in a crosswalk.

in a difficult liability case involving a passenger in a police van being driven recklessly.

settlement for a client who suffered knee and shoulder injuries after she was involved in a three-car collision.

settlement for a child who was born several weeks prematurely as a consequence of a car accident involving his mother’s vehicle and another car.

for the wrongful death of a utility worker.

settlement for a construction worker who fell through an exposed hole in the floor.

settlement for an elevator repairman who fell down a shaft due to faulty safety equipment.

for a food service worker who suffered a cervical injury after a collapsing tent pole struck her in the neck.

for an injured dockworker who suffered an elbow fracture that didn’t require surgery.

for a fractured elbow suffered as a consequence of a fall at a construction site accident

for Verizon employee who injured his leg while walking through a construction site.

for medical malpractice victim whose case was rejected by 2 other law firms

settlement in a medical malpractice matter involving a failure to diagnose an embolism. There was only $1M in available coverage and we were able to achieve this result prior to even conducting depositions.

settlement in a medical malpractice case involving a failure to respond to a deceased woman’s physical complaints. Had proper steps been taken, the woman could have potentially been safely treated.

in medical malpractice case where Defendant Doctor mistakenly intubated the client’s esophagus.

settlement on a Medical Malpractice matter involving an infant with shoulder dystocia

for a delivery man who tripped on misplaced merchandise in the parking lot while unloading a truck. Most injury claims alleged were emotional damages.

for a fractured ankle suffered as a result of a slip and fall on ice.

as a result of a ceiling collapse injuring the plaintiff’s neck and back.

for head and neck injuries suffered in a ceiling collapse.

settlement in a case involving a fire that consumed a building and took the life of our client. The claim was predicated on the building failing to ensure that there were adequate means of escape in case a fire that started in the lobby and thus prevented the client from being able to escape through conventional means. The Landlord had failed to ensure that the deceased could gain access to available fire escapes.

settlement in a difficult liability case involving a woman who slipped and fell on ice and broke her ankle. The case settled after the plaintiff’s verdict on the issue of liability.

in an emotionally fueled case involving the wrongful death of an 11-year-old boy who fell 13 floors to his death in an elevator shaft. We achieved what is believed to be the highest settlement for the death of an infant whom we proved suffered two seconds of “fear of impending death”.

settlement involving a trip and fall accident caused by broken pavement at a sporting facility.

settlement Elevator accident- Our client sustained an injury to his non-dominant hand that required several surgeries. The defendants attempted to avoid responsibility by arguing that the accident was the 100% fault of our client in misusing the elevator. We disproved that defense with the use of an elevator expert and the defendants accepted responsibility.

for a slip and fall causing our client to undergo spinal surgery

for a woman who sustained a severe ankle fracture during a slip and fall accident caused by a pane of glass placed on the ground in a wet driveway by her landlord.

settlement for a 72-year-old woman who tripped and fell on a broken sidewalk in Brooklyn and injured her foot and wrist. The defendants argued that they were not responsible because the defect was “de minimis” and also “open and obvious,” thus rendering the accident the plaintiff’s fault for not looking where she was walking. Mr. Lundy was able to overcome these problematic issues by conducting thorough depositions of the property owner and tenants who conducted business at the accident location. Ultimately, the defendants agreed to pay the sum of $300,000 to resolve this matter.

for a woman who fell in a hole in an unlighted movie theater parking lot.

for a young man injured when a piece of a decrepit fire escape fell from a nearby building.

for a man who sustained a brain injury after falling in a hole on his neighbor’s lawn.

settlement after a superstore display fell and injured the client. The accident took place on Long Island and this case was settled in Nassau County after three days of testimony.

settlement in a case involving an elevator mis-leveling that led to an elderly resident falling and injuring his shoulder.

settlement in a case against the City of New York negligently removing a tree and causing the sidewalk to heave, leaving a tripping hazard in its wake. An elderly woman walking on the sidewalk tripped and fell on the hazard, injuring her shoulder.

for a woman who tripped and fell on an uneven sidewalk in Co-Op City.

for a client who broke her foot when she stepped into a hole at the bottom of a dark staircase. The accident was not witnessed and occurred on a Transit Authority staircase. This case was handled by Attorney Renaud Bleeker, of counsel for RMK.

verdict for a police officer who claimed discrimination by superiors who were preventing him from receiving psychiatric assistance.

settlement for an NYC Firefighter who suffered a serious back injury requiring a microdiscectomy. He was injured when he fell on a smoke-filled stairwell with no visibility. As he was ascending this stairwell with the intent of gaining entry to the apartment where the fire originated, he fell injuring his back. The cause of the fire was a plumber having “sweated” a pipe in the wall of an apartment undergoing renovations with a blow torch. Hot embers fell in the wall space ultimately resulting in a fire several hours later. The case settled for $762,000.00.

settlement involving an NYC Police Officer who suffered a knee injury requiring arthroscopic intervention. Our client led an anti-gambling task force and while raiding the location where the ring was operating, he fell on a poorly maintained stairwell and suffered a knee injury. The case settled for $190,000.

2 separate sexual assault cases involving different City schools, the firm had the privilege of seeing justice was done for 2 Autistic school children who were sexually assaulted by fellow students. These cases settled for a combined $775,000.00.

for a young man who sustained a brain injury after being assaulted in a bar.

settlement after the client was injured in a bar assault.

settlement against the City of New York for forcing a student with a lower extremity deficit to engage in a gym class activity that was contraindicated for his condition.

for a man falsely arrested and held for 11 days in a case of mistaken identity.

pre-suit settlement for a claim of excessive use of force where it was alleged that the NYPD inappropriately used a taser to subdue our client.

for a young executive in the fashion industry who suffered severe damage to her foot necessitating multiple surgeries as a consequence of a poorly-constructed fixture that was designed to transport ladies’ apparel interoffice. The apparatus toppled over and crushed the client’s foot on account of it being poorly designed and constructed.

settlement involving traumatic amputation of a child’s finger in a paper shredding machine not properly equipped with safety guard.