Rich & Rich, P.C. - New York City Personal Injury Lawyers
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Recent Results
- Bus accident: 9 year-old girl struck by NYCTA bus suffering severe crush and degloving injuries to one foot. Missed one year of school. Jury Verdict - $2,160,000.00.
- Construction site accident: Ironworker fell 20 feet suffering multiple fractures and severe internal injuries. Settlement after mediation - $2,750,000.00, including $1,450,000.00 cash upfront, $1,000,000.00 longer-term payout and the waiver of a $300,000.00 Worker's Compensation lien.
- Construction site accident: Drywall taper standing on a ladder placed on top of a scaffold fell to the ground when the scaffold toppled over, suffering neurological head injuries, a fractured elbow, a fractured nose and several herniated discs. Settlement at mediation - $1,600,000.00.
- Pedestrian Accident: Mother and son struck by school bus suffering multiple fractures. In-Court settlement after insurance company went bankrupt - $1,125,000.00.
- Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury: Shoulder distocia causing Erb's Palsy in newborn baby girl. Settlement before trial $950,000.00.
- Construction site accident - Sheet metal worker fell off a ladder due to wetness on the ground and his boots. Fractured heel bone with surgery. Settlement at mediation - $791,000.00.
- Medical Malpractice – Breast Augmentation. Improper surgical technique causes scarring, disfigurement of breasts and implant extrusion. Jury Verdict $737,000.00.
- Medical Malpractice - Wrongful death: Failure to diagnose bladder cancer. Federal Court. Settlement before trial $400,000.00.
- Nursing Home Negligence - Wrongful Death. Elderly nursing home resident developed pressure ulcers leading to fatal infection. Mediated Settlement $315,000.00.
- Medical Malpractice: Failure to diagnose appendicitis. Settlement before trial $250,000.00.
- Premises Accident: Slip and fall down stairs in apartment house. Fractured ankle. Mediated settlement - $225,000.00.
- Premises Accident-Fall down grocery store stairs. Herniated discs in low back. Settlement during trial $725,000.00 including $550,00.00 cash plus the waiver of a $175,000.00 workers compensation lien.
- Construction Site Accident-Construction worker slipped and fell on ice at baseball stadium during a renovation project suffering neck and back injuries. Settlement after mediation - $565,000.00, including $400,000.00 cash upfront and the waiver of a $165,000.00 Worker's Compensation lien.
- Pedestrian Accident-50 year old female struck by minivan while crossing street outside of marked crosswalk suffering multiple fractures of the leg requiring 2 surgeries. Settlement at trial - $400,000.00.
- Medical Malpractice - Foreign body left in chest cavity by doctors following cardiac bypass surgery. Additional surgery required to remove foreign object and repair sternum. Settled before trial $375,000.00.
- Dental malpractice-Improper crowns and bridges. Settlement before trial $175,000.00.
- Medical Malpractice - Improper treatment of elbow fracture on young boy by orthopedic surgeon - failure to make referral to specialist - permanent deformity of elbow joint - settlement before trial - $250,000.00.
- Automobile Accident: Driver of a vehicle collided with a concrete pillar adjacent to the road due to a large accumulation of water caused by a clogged sewer, which was negligently maintained the City of New York. Driver suffered multiple fractures. Settlement during trial - $370,000.00.
- Construction Site Accident: Ironworker tripped and fell on debris at construction site suffering neck and knee injuries. Settlement after mediation - $300,000.00.
- Taxicab Accident: Passenger in taxi struck by another vehicle suffered aggravation and exacerbation of a prior back injury. Settlement - $205,000.00.
- Airline Accident-Flight Attendant hits sleeping passenger in knee with food cart. Knee injury with arthroscopic surgery. Settlement $75,000.00.
- Property Damage: Flood on higher floor causes water leak into artist's studio in Manhattan building damaging original artwork. Settlement - $275,000.00.
- Dental Malpractice-Improperly performed implant surgery. Settlement before trial - $150,000.00.
- Train station accident: Woman fell while walking up train station stairway when concrete step crumbled beneath her, suffering fractured fingers. In-Court settlement - $160,000.00.
- Sidewalk Trip and Fall Accident: Elderly woman tripped and fell on cracked City sidewalk suffering fractured hip. In-Court settlement - $150,000.00.
- Premises Accident: Woman tripped and fell over clothing rack inside a department store suffering a fractured hip. Settlement - $120,000.00.
- Automobile Accident: 18 year old unbelted passenger in vehicle that skidded on wet pavement and struck a pole suffered facial scarring. Settlement - $100,000.00 (insurance policy limits).
- General Negligence: Ambulance attendant fell on patient while transporting him from hospital to home. Patient suffered fractured leg. Settlement - $100,000.00.
- Slip and Fall Bus Accident: Woman slipped and fell on ice in roadway while exiting a bus suffering a fractured leg. Settlement during trial - $100,000.00.
- Automobile Accident-Passenger in stalled van on highway struck in the rear by tractor trailer. Fractured bone in neck. Settlement before trial $325,000.00.
- Automobile Accident-Passengers in minivan struck by a bus on highway. Settlement before trial. Knee injury with surgery $400,000.00. Herniated discs without surgery $200,000.00
- Automobile accident: Driver stopped in traffic was hit in the rear by another car and sustained a herniated cervical disc requiring surgery. Settlement before trial-$425,000.00
- Premises Accident: Woman slipped and fell on a staircase inside an apartment building after the stairs had been mopped sustaining herniated discs in the cervical and lumbar spines. Settlement at mediation - $250,000.00.
- Pedestrian accident: Elderly woman slipped and fell on ice on a public sidewalk from a cracked drain pipe attached to an adjacent building suffering a fracture hip requiring 2 surgeries. Settlement before trial - $259,500.00.
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