Fred Schulman, Esq. was honored to be selected by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) to serve as their delegate on the New York County Democratic Committee’s Independent Judicial Screening Panel to report on candidates for the nomination of the Democratic Party for Judge of the New York County Civil Court.  Fred joined members of numerous bar associations and community organizations on the panel to evaluate the qualifications of 17 candidates for 5 judgeships.  Fred learned a lot from this experience and was delighted to participate in vetting these highly qualified judicial candidates.  Fred is a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of NYSTLA, and was gratified to be selected for this influential position. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.

We are proud to report that it was recently announced that two of Schulman Blitz, LLP’s cases have been recognized for obtaining one of the  Nations Top 50 Truck Accident Settlements in 2018 and one of the Nations Top 50 Premises Liability Settlements of 2018. To read more about Schulman Blitz’s $2,600,000 celiling collapse case settlement click here and to read more about Schulman Blitz’s $925,000 Truck Accident Settlement click here

We are proud to report that it was recently announced that two of Schulman Blitz, LLP’s cases have been recognized for obtaining one of the  Nations Top 50 Truck Accident Settlements in 2018 and one of the Nations Top 50 Premises Liability Settlements of 2018. To read more about Schulman Blitz’s $2,600,000 celiling collapse case settlement click here and to read more about Schulman Blitz’s $925,000 Truck Accident Settlement click here

Fred Schulman Discusses Accident on Mark to Markets Podcast Fred Schulman, Esq. was the guest on a recent episode of the critically acclaimed “Marc to Markets” podcast, which is hosted by Marc Penziner, a Principal and Financial Advisor at Bernstein Private Wealth Management. Click here to listen to the episode, or find it on iTunes or wherever you download your podcasts. oup LLP today.

We are proud to report that five of Schulman Blitz, LLP’s cases were listed in the New York Law Journal’s Verdict & Settlements Hall of Fame. Schulman Blitz, LLP’s cases were included in the “lane change” category, “no-fault” category, and “sideswipe” category. We are especially proud to have the fifth largest settlement listed in the “red light” category. Click Here to View the Verdict & Settlements Hall of Fame. p LLP today.

Schulman Blitz, LLP‘s client, a nanny, was a passenger in a car that was stopped at a red light when an intoxicated driver in the car in front of them reversed into the front of their car.  Our client suffered multiple severe injuries to her back and neck.  Stephanie Mastricola, Esq. settled our clients case for an undisclosed amount during litigation.

Our 15 year old client was sitting in the back seat of her mother’s car while her mother was driving and her aunt was in riding in the front passenger’s seat. They were struck by another car that ran a red light at an intersection in Brooklyn, New York. The driver of the car that hit them had a suspended license. Our young client sustained severe neck and back injuries as a result of the impact. The injuries to her spine resulted in pain and numbness which radiated into her arms and legs. The human spine is made up of 24 bones, called vertebrae, that are stacked on top of one another. These bones connect to create a canal that protects the spinal cord. The spinal cord contains nerves which  travel through the spinal canal carrying messages between the brain and muscles. Nerve roots branch out from the spinal cord through openings in the vertebrae called foramen. Due to the seriousness of her injuries, our client had to undergo a series of epidural steroid injections in order to alleviate her pain. The epidural needle is inserted into the back or neck under a special kind of x-ray guidance called “fluoroscopy” so that the doctor can ensure that the needle is in the epidural space. The doctor will then inject medication and a corticosteroid into the epidural space in order to relive the patient’s pain and reduce the inflammation. There are three different ways to perform an epidural injection – either a cadal block, translumbar or transforaminal. A caudal block is placed through the sacral gap (a space below the lumbar spine near the sacrum). This type of block usually affects the spinal nerves at the end of the spinal canal near the sacrum. The translumbar approach is the most common way of performing an epidural injection. The needle is inserted between the spinous processes of two vertebrae. The transforaminal approach is a very selective injection around a specific nerve root. By injecting medication around a specific nerve root, the doctor can determine if this nerve root is causing the problem.Because of the nature of her injuries, our your client underwent a series of epidural steroid injections in order to alleviate her pain and numbness. Stephanie Mastrocola, Esq.  of Schulman Blitz, LLP, was able to successfully settle our young client’s case for the full amount of the defendant’s insurance policy limits. z Law Group LLP today.

Schulman Blitz, LLP brought a lawsuit on our client’s behalf and litigated the case in Bronx Supreme Court for many years. As trial was approaching, we agreed to participate in an out-of-court, private mediation. After many long hours at mediation, Schulman Blitz, LLP was able to procure a settlement for our client in the amount of $625,000. LLP today.

Schulman Blitz, LLP settled a case for a retired man who slipped and fell in the stairway of an apartment building in Manhattan. The man slipped on an oily substance and injured his neck. As a result of his injury, he underwent surgery consisting of a diskectomy and a cervical fusion. Following the neck surgery, the man developed several unrelated medical conditions, including kidney failure which requires him to be on dialysis three times a week. The case was settled at a mediation shortly before the trial was scheduled to begin for $500,000.

Our client, a retired physician, was a pedestrian in Manhattan. She was waiting to cross the street when she was struck by a delivery boy for a restaurant who was traveling in the opposite direction of traffic on a bicycle. As a result, she sustained multiple facial fractures, including fractures to her maxillary bones, nasal bones and pterygoid plates. She required surgery, which included the implantation of hardware into her face to correct the fractures. She has permanent bilateral partial paresthesia of the second division of the trigeminal nerve as well as a malocclusion. The case was settled by Fred Schulman, Esq. for $400,000 at a mediation shortly before trial. After many years of engaging in extensive delay tactics and denying responsibility, the insurance company for the restaurant ultimately admitted that their delivery person was riding his bicycle in a dangerous and negligent manner and paid the settlement.

Our client was on a MTA bus in the Bronx on her way to work.  As she was exiting the bus, the bus driver activated the mechanism that converts the bus’s steps to a wheelchair ramp without realizing that our client was standing on the steps.  Our client’s foot was crushed as it got caught in the steps while it was being converted to the wheelchair ramp. The entire incident was caught on the surveillance cameras inside the bus. Our client was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where she was diagnosed with a fractured foot and a torn meniscus in her knee which ultimately required surgery.We sued the MTA, who vigorously defended the bus driver in a contentious litigation.  On the eve of trial, Justin Blitz, Esq. settled our client’s case for $315,000.

A trip and fall on the upper west side building leads to a fractured pelvis On April 25, 2016, our client went to visit a friend who lived on the upper west side of Manhattan.  Upon leaving her friend’s apartment, our client took the elevator from the fifth floor to the lobby. When the elevator got to the lobby, she opened the elevator door and stopped to hold the door open for another woman who was entering the elevator. The lobby floor where our client fell and fractured her pelvis  While holding the elevator door open, our client was standing on top of a landing that was elevated six inches above the lobby floor.  When she let go of the elevator door, our client took a few steps towards the lobby of the building.  Unaware of the height difference between the landing she was standing on and the lobby floor, she fell over the six inch riser, landing on the left side of her body on the lobby floor.  Schulman Blitz, LLP’ s investigation revealed that the building’s lobby was in violation of the New York City building code, and that the building’s owners had been issued citations by the New York City Department of Buildings for these violations prior to our client’s accident.  The building’s lobby had many other code violations that the landlord did not repair, making it a dangerous condition for anyone who came through the building.  After our client fell, an ambulance was called and she was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital’s emergency room where she was diagnosed with various fractured bones in her pelvis, including a displaced transverse fracture of the left inferior and superior pubic rami, a non-displaced fracture of the left sacral ala, a non-displaced fracture of the left anterior acetabulum, as well as a medial meniscus tear of her knee.  Our client was admitted to Mt. Sinai Hospital for three days, then was transferred to a rehabilitation facility where she remained an inpatient for over a month. Once she was discharged to her home, she required at home healthcare aid and underwent a course of physical and occupational therapy. Justin Blitz, Esq.  settled our client’s case for $300,000 shortly after depositions were held.