Mark Chalfin Personal Injury Lawyer

$1.1M

Car Accident

A client of the Mark Chalfin was driving her car on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) when her car was hit in the rear by a truck. This collision forced her car into the car traveling in front of her. As a result of this accident she suffered serious injuries to her head, neck and back in addition to cuts on her face which required sutures. On Mark's advice she rejected the original offer from the insurance company to settle the case for $75,000. At trial, a jury awarded her $1,100,000.

$700,000

Premises Liability

A 39 year old woman who lived in the same apartment in Brooklyn for 18 years, noticed a leak in the ceiling of her bathroom and told the super of the building about the issue. He never fixed it and suddenly one day the ceiling fell on her head causing injuries to her head and shoulders. The insurance company offered $7,000 to settle. Mark took the case to trial where the jury awarded her $700,000.

$555,000

Pedestrian Accident

A 55 year old truck driver from Flatbush made a delivery to a warehouse in Canarsie. While standing in the vicinity of his truck while the workers unloaded the cargo, another vehicle ran over his foot, fracturing 2 bones. The insurance company made no offers to settle, but after he hired the Law Office of Mark Chalfin, a lawsuit was started and Mark Chalfin were able to obtain a settlement of $550,000.

$400,000

Slip and Fall

A 37-year-old woman was shopping at Macy's in downtown Brooklyn. After paying for several items, she was walking out of the store when she tripped and fell over a missing tile on the floor. She injured her back, neck, knees and shoulders. She then hired the slip and fall attorney Mark Chalfin. After several months of negotiations with Macy's, an offer of $10,000 was made to settle the slip and fall case. The law office of Mark Chalfin commenced a slip and fall lawsuit and got the jury to award her $400,000 for her medical bills and her pain and suffering.

$250,000

Bicycle Accident

A 32 year old man from Ecuador was riding his bicycle home from work on Flatbush Ave in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn when he was hit by a car and knocked off his bicycle onto the roadway. He was not wearing a helmet so the injuries to his head were fatal. The bike accident claim was settled for the full amount of the insurance policy on the car that hit him ($250,000.00), after all hospital bills, ambulance bills and funeral expenses were paid.

$247,500

Slip and Fall

On a cold, snowy day in February, a 51-year-old woman in the Bronx was leaving her apartment house to go shopping at the local food store. After exiting the front door she had to walk down 10 steps to reach the street level. The landlord had not shoveled the snow properly, nor had he put down salt to melt the ice. Due to the landlord's negligence, she fell down approximately five steps suffering injuries to her left leg. This slip and fall lawsuit was settled for the sum of $247,500.