Justin Blitz recently conducted a live webinar lecture on “How to Try Your First Case” for Lawline.com. The lecture was broadcast via the internet to lawyers across the country who received continued legal education credits while watching the program. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.

Justin Blitz recently conducted a live webinar lecture on “How to Try Your First Case” for Lawline.com.  The lecture was broadcast via the internet to lawyers across the country who received continued legal education credits while watching the program. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.

We congratulate Fred Schulman on his recent election to the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA). NYSTLA is a state-wide organization that strives to assure that the wrongfully injured will have full access to the civil justice system. Mr. Schulman has been a member of NYSTLA since 1999. In addition to being on the Board of Directors, Mr. Schulman also serves on NYSTLA’s Partnership for Justice Committee. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.

Schulman Blitz, LLP settled a case for a woman who was injured while riding her bicycle in Southampton, New York.  As she was riding, a motorist suddenly and without looking pulled out of a driveway.  Our client swerved to avoid being stuck by the car, and in doing so, fell off her bicycle and fractured her wrist.  Despite the fact that there was no contact between the vehicle and our client’s bicycle, Schulman Blitz, LLP secured a settlement in the amount of $190,000. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.

In a hotly contested case, Justin Blitz, Esq. represented a man who was a passenger in a vehicle that was towing another vehicle using a tow dolly.  As a result of the tow dolly being defective, an accident occurred and our client was badly injured.  Following a week-long trial that included the testimony of the parties as well as expert engineers, the jury returned a verdict which found the company that rented the tow dolly to be completely negligent.  After the liability verdict, the insurance company tendered the full insurance policy limits of $250,000. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.

An article about one of our client’s appeared on page 3 of the New York Post on November 14, 2011. Our client, Mary Burke, was a pedestrian and was crossing Sixth Avenue when she was struck by a Chinese food delivery man on a bicycle. Mary suffered a fractured skull. We sued the Chinese restaurant and their insurance company issued a disclaimer, refusing to cover this accident because it did not occur on the “premises” of the Chinese restaurant. Justin Blitz, Esq. is quoted extensively in the article which appears here: Insurer won’t pay for bike-deliverer hit to pregnant woman: suit. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.

A Queens County jury awarded $150,000 for injuries sustained in a car accident.  Our client was driving his car when he was stuck by another vehicle.  The defendants conceded that they were responsible for the accident.  Following a three day trial, Justin Blitz, Esq. secured a $150,000 jury verdict for our client who sustained several herniated discs in his back and neck as a result of the accident. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.

New York Queens County MOTOR VEHICLE Head-On — Motor Vehicle Headline Unknown. OFFER BEFORE TRIAL: $0 Verdict (P) $150,000 Case A v. M and I Court Queens Supreme Judge Martin E. Ritholtz Date 1/9/2012 Plaintiff Attorney(s) Justin M. Blitz, Schulman Blitz, LLP, New York, NY (Mr. A) Facts & Allegations On March 2, 2009, plaintiff, a 34-year-old man on disability, was driving along the Long Island Expressway in Syossett, with co plaintiff as passenger, when M, who was driving a vehicle owned by I, lost control of the vehicle struck the guardrail and then struck Alamo’s vehicle head-on. Alamo sustained injuries of the back and neck and Obando sustained injuries of the knee. A sued M and I, alleging that M was negligent for failing to control his vehicle, and that I was vicariously liable. Injuries/Damages herniated disc at L5-S1; herniated disc at C5-6; herniated disc at C6-7; epidural injections; physical therapy; torn meniscus; arthroscopy Alamo sustained herniated discs at C5-6, C6-7 and L5-S1. He was taken by ambulance to North Shore Syosset Hospital, where he was treated and released. He subsequently treated with physical therapy for some ten months, and underwent one epidural injection to his lower back. A claimed to suffer pain and limitation that affected his ability to perform daily chores and his relationship with his partner. Alamo’s expert neurosurgeon opined that Alamo’s injuries were the result of the car accident. Defendants contended that A’s injuries did not meet the threshold for serious injury, the the injuries were the result of an unrelated a stabbing incident in 2004, in which A was stabbed some 19 times. Defendants’ expert radiologist opined that the injuries were degenerative in nature, and the expert orthopedist opined the injuries were not related to the accident. Result The jury awarded A $150,000. Trial Details Trial Length: 3 Days Jury Deliberations: 4 Hours Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.

An article about Schulman Blitz, LLP’s client who was attacked by a subway token booth clerk appeared in the New York Daily News on March 15, 2012. Click Here to see the story. Contact Blitz Law Group today.

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Schulman Blitz, LLP settled a case for a woman who was injured when she tripped and fell on a sidewalk defect on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The case was settled pre-suit with the insurance company for the adjoining landowner for $250,000. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.

Fred Schulman, Esq. recently lectured at a Continuing Legal Education seminar for Lawline.com. Mr. Schulman’s course was called “Procedural Pitfalls of New York Civil Practice” and dealt with traps that many unwary lawyers fall into when practicing law in the courts of the State of New York. Mr. Schulman instructed lawyers throughout New York State on how to avoid various problematic issues that arise before, during and after litigation. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today.