Smiley & Smiley, LLP

$14.3M

Auto and Transportation Accidents

Verdict against the City of New York on behalf of a ballerina in the Harlem Dance Theater who was rendered paraplegic after the car in which she was riding crashed into an abutment on the West Side Highway. We proved that the city’s negligence in failing to post required warning signs was the cause of the accident.

$9.8M

Construction Accident

Settlement for a 56-year-old ironworker who sustained life-changing injuries to his pelvis, leg, back, and arm when a scissor lift he was working on toppled over due to safety protocols not being followed. We proved the owner and general contractor violated New York Labor Laws.

$8.6M

Personal Injury

Awarded to “Jane Doe#1,” the first victim of the World Trade Center attacks to be admitted to the hospital and the last to be discharged over 14 months later. Jane Doe suffered horrific injuries when the landing gear of one of the planes came thundering down upon her, crushing her legs and feet and severing her buttocks.

$7.5M

Construction Accident

For a 36-year-old carpenter who sustained life-changing injuries to his head, back, shoulders, and knees when a ceiling under construction collapsed on him. We proved that the owner and general contractor of the site violated the New York Labor Laws.

$7.5M

Property Negligence

For our client who woke up to an apartment in flames and couldn’t get out in time. As a result he suffered burns all over his body and a traumatic brain injury from inhaling carbon monoxide. We proved that the building owner failed to install proper smoke and CO2 detectors.

$5M

Wrongful Death

Pretrial settlement for the family of a painter killed while working alone on a 30-foot aerial lift at the World Trade Center reconstruction project. He was found crushed between structures and the lift, a clear violation of safety requirements.