Our client, a Long Island college student, was a pedestrian when she was struck by a minivan. As a result, she sustained a fractured pelvis, a fractured leg and an avulsion wound to her thigh. Fred Schulman, Esq. settled the case with the insurance company for the driver and owner of the minivan for $175,000 at a mediation shortly after depositions were held. Contact Blitz Law Group LLP today for the help you need.

Our client was a passenger in a vehicle that was involved in an accident with another vehicle at an intersection in Queens. As a result of the collision, our client sustained a 6 centimeter laceration to her head which required surgery and left a scar. Stephanie Mastrocola, Esq. settled the case for $135,000 with the insurance companies for both vehicles shortly after the lawsuit was commenced. Contact us at Blitz Law Group LLP today for help.

Excellent article in the New York Times about the impact of injuries sustained in car accidents: How Being Hit by a Vehicle Changed Times Colleagues’ Lives.

Our client was sitting on the couch in the living room of her apartment when all of a sudden and without warning, the celiling collapsed. Parts of the collapsed ceiling struck her on her head and shoulders, causing her to sustain various injuries, including torn ligaments in her shoulder which required surgical intervention. The landlord, despite having been on notice that the ceiling had been leaking, failed to make the necessary repairs, thereby causing the ceiling collapse. Justin Blitz, Esq. settled the case at a mediation with the insurance company for the landlord for $150,000 shortly after depositions were completed.

Our client had just parked and exited her car on Main Street in Mount Kisco when she was stuck by a car. As a result, our client suffered two fractured vertebrae, a fractured clavicle, several fractured ribs and a hemothorax, and was required to undergo multiple surgeries and extensive medical treatment. Prior to filing a lawsuit, Fred Schulman, Esq. settled the case with the insurance company for the car that struck our client for the maximum amount of available insurance that the vehicle had, $100,000. Thereafter, we made a claim to our client’s Supplementary Underinsured Motorist (S.U.M.) coverage and Fred Schulman, Esq. settled that claim for an additional $200,000, the maximum amount of available S.U.M. insurance.

Our client was injured in a truck accident where he sustained a back injury requiring a lumbar laminectomy procedure.  Justin Blitz, Esq. settled the case at trial in Supreme Court, Bronx County.

Our client was a passenger in a car that was involved in an accident with another vehicle in the Bronx. As a result, our client sustained serious injuries and required multiple surgeries. Justin Blitz, Esq. settled the case with the insurance companies for the defendants shortly before depositions were scheduled to be held.

Our client was on her way home from work. She was a passenger in her friend’s car when it was sideswiped by a truck. Our client sustained injuries to her back and neck and underwent extensive physical therapy as well as a percutaneous discectomy. Justin Blitz, Esq. settled the case at a mediation with the insurance company for the truck shortly before trial was scheduled to begin.

Our client, a grandmother from the Bronx, was improperly prescribed medication which caused her to develop a rash and eczema on her entire body. We brought a lawsuit against the doctor and the doctor’s medical practice. After depositions were held, Justin Blitz, Esq. settled the case for $125,000.

Fred Schulman, Esq. recently settled a case for our client tripped and fell over a defective sidewalk in Brooklyn. She sustained various injuries, and was required to undergo surgery on her knee. We sued the owner of the building adjoining the defective sidewalk. At his deposition, the owner of the adjoining building testified that the defect that our client tripped on had been there for at least 10 years, and that nothing was done to rectify it. Shortly thereafter, the insurance company for the building settled the case with us for $200,000.

Our client, a psychologist at a major New York City hospital, was crossing the street in the crosswalk when she was struck by a car. She suffered a traumatic brain injury, cognitive impairment, aphasia and memory loss. Fred Schulman, Esq. settled the case with the insurance company for the car for $250,000 shortly before the trial was scheduled to begin.

Our client, a construction worker, was working on the Second Avenue Subway construction project. He was hundreds of feet underneath Second Avenue in Manhattan and he was standing on a scaffold while repairing a broken conveyor belt. Our client was not provided with adequate safety equipment, and as a result, he was caused to fall off the scaffold approximately 25 feet and landed at the bottom of the tunnel. As a result, he sustained injuries to his shoulder and foot. After the completion of depositions, Schulman Blitz, LLP settled the case for $245,000.