Michael P. Foley, Jr., PC

$8M

Train Accident

Settlement for Luis Cevaseo, a Project Manager, who sustained severe and disabling injuries when a high rail crane owned by AMTRACK crashed into his flat bed high rail vehicle in the East River tunnel in Queens, New York. The case settled following mediation.

$3.8M

Premises Liability

Arbitration award for a 27 year old man who sustained a spinal cord injury when stairs collapsed at his workplace (a restaurant). Claims of negligence included lack of handrails and improper attachment of stair stringer.

$1.4M

Slip and Fall

Settlement for a 44 year old man who sustained a failed back syndrome after falling on ice inside an employee parking garage at work, sustaining a herniated disc at L3-4 requiring three back surgeries. The injury led to job loss and retraining. The case settled following a mediation.

$1.4M

Motor Vehicle Accident

Settlement for a 91 year old female passenger who sustained severe injuries, including multiple trauma, fractures, liver laceration, collapsed lung, and brain damage, when her vehicle was broadsided at an intersection in Granby, Connecticut. She required life support and four surgeries. The case settled for both drivers’ policy limits.

$1M

Construction Accident

Settlement for the estate of Ismael Sturce, a resident of Staten Island, New York, who died after falling off a roof during masonry work at a construction site in New Canaan, Connecticut. The case settled following a lengthy mediation.

$1M

Medical Malpractice

Settlement for the death of a 43 year old woman due to failure to diagnose subarachnoid hemorrhage.