Shulman & Hill

$1.6M

Slip & Fall

A 53-year-old union bus driver suffered serious, life-altering injuries after slipping on a patch of refrozen ice at a bus depot. Injuries included a complete tear of the supraspinatus tendon, glenoid labrum and glenohumeral ligament tears, meniscal tears, cervical and lumbar disc herniations, requiring multiple surgeries and epidural injections.

$2.5M

Construction Accident

A construction worker was severely injured by a falling stack of rebar on a downtown Manhattan site, resulting in significant and permanent spinal injuries requiring multiple surgeries, including a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

$5.1M

Motor Vehicle Accident

A 34-year-old passenger in an employer's box truck was injured in a three-vehicle rear-end collision on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The truck was struck by an 18-wheeler and then a sedan, causing severe injuries including post-concussion syndrome, lumbar fusion requiring revision surgery, and right knee arthroscopy.

$750,000

Construction Accident

Immigrant laborer injured on a construction site when he fell from a roof while working. Defendants failed to provide safety devices against gravity-related risks, violating New York State Labor Law 240, resulting in serious personal injuries including right shoulder surgery.

$750,000

Premises Liability

Delivery driver fell into an open hatch door behind a deli counter while making a meat delivery, injuring his knee requiring surgical intervention.

$2.1M

Premises Liability

Home health aide slipped and fell on ice.