On June 23, 2014, John Czechowski was part of a four-man crew performing gutter and siding renovations at a residence in West Seneca. When he climbed onto the homeowner’s ladder to hang gutters, Mr. Czechowski, then 47 years old, sustained a serious foot injury when the fourth rung on the ladder broke and he fell,
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Damages for Hospice Aide Upheld on Appeal in Slip and Fall Case
On October 3, 2016, Jazmon Morrison was injured while working as a hospice aide at a nursing care facility in Williamsville when she slipped and fell striking her head on the hard floor of her patient’s room.
A Patient Room at Site of Accident
In her ensuing lawsuit against the facility owner and operator, Ms.…
Inquest Order Affirmed in Ankle Injury Case
On May 4, 2016, David Borohov injured his ankle when he fell going down the exterior staircase of his apartment building in Fresh Meadows.
Mr. Borohov, then a 24 year old hairdresser, sued Queens Fresh Meadows, LLC, the owner of the building, claiming that his injuries occurred because the the steps were defective and there…
Appellate Court Reduces Pain and Suffering Award in Neck Injury Case
Construction Worker’s Neck and Shoulder Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed
On September 5, 2018, Nidia Vasquez was injured while working as a laborer at a demolition and construction site in Buffalo when she was struck on her head and a shoulder by an unsecured ladder that had been standing against a wall.
Ms. Vasquez, then 57 years old, sued the site owner, the construction manager…
Record Setting Medical Malpractice Brain Injury Verdict
On November 27, 2018, at 3 a.m., then 41 year old William Lee, fell in his bathroom at home in Elmsford. His wife Anna heard the thud, ran to the bathroom and found her husband convulsing on the floor. She called 911. When the ambulance arrived, EMS suspected a stroke and Mr. Lee was rushed…
Appellate Court Disallows Punitive Damages Claim Based on Grossly Negligent Hiring of Bus Driver
Large Pain and Suffering Jury Award Slashed as Court Rejects Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Claim
On March 12, 2012, Saikou Sinera, then 29 years old, was injured in a construction related accident when he fell from the fourth step of a ladder while painting inside an apartment at 301 East 47th Street in Manhattan.
Mr. Sinera sued the property owner and building manager under the Labor Law and was granted…
Courts Slash Hip Injury Pain and Suffering Jury Verdict
On April 7, 2011, James Romano, previously a lively, mostly ambulatory and self-sufficient 84 year old, was admitted to a rehabilitation facility in Staten Island to recover from a fall at home three days earlier in which he fractured a thoracic vertebrae. It was anticipated he’d recover in about two weeks. He was placed in…
Pain and Suffering Damages Verdict Affirmed for Woman in Crash with State Trooper
On August 2, 2018, a state trooper was responding to a 911 call in the Town of Ulster when he drove his police car into the other lane of traffic and collided head-on with a car driven in the opposite lane of traffic by Kathryn Bradley-Chernis.
Ms. Bradley-Chernis, then 44 years old, claimed she sustained…