Stern Law Firm

$1.5M

Auto Accident

In March 2020, just at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown, Stern Law Firm was able to settle a New York County Supreme Court case involving a 19 year old girl who was struck as her car was passing a parked car, that pulled into her. This young woman suffered through two surgeries: Lumbar laminectomy/ microdiscectomy and subsequent lumbar facetectomy and fusion.

$1.6M

Construction Accident

While ascending a 21 foot extension ladder to install a ventilation fan in a roof above a Bronx auto body shop, this 29 year old man fell twenty feet to the sidewalk below when the ladder collapsed, an incident which was captured on defendant property owner’s surveillance video. Plaintiff fractured his wrist and a couple of ribs, as well as sustained nerve damage in his neck that required surgery.

$5M

Construction Accident

While laying flooring tile for a new fast food chain restaurant in Manhattan, a 31 year old worker was struck by a 4×8 foot piece of 3/4″ plywood which was improperly secured and fell from its moorings, causing severe injuries and required multiple spinal and knee surgeries.

$3.5M

Bus Accident

An MTA Bus rear ended a cable truck due to driver inattention. The force of the sudden deceleration caused a 56 year old passenger on the Q39 bus to fall violently to the floor, injuring her neck, back, and shoulder.

$4.5M

Wrongful Death

Twenty-nine year old single mother of four died following surgical complications from a gastric bypass at Jacobi Medical Center. Several months after giving birth to her fourth child and struggling to lose weight, this mother underwent surgery for weight reduction and developed a severe post-operative infection with leakage of feces into her peritoneal cavity, which progressed to sepsis and peritonitis, all of which the young resident physicians failed to diagnose and timely report to the attending physician, contrary to stated hospital policy.

$3.8M

Construction Accident

In Suffolk County, a 29 yr old non-union laborer carrying boxes of tile on the second floor of a condominium unit under construction tripped over sheet rock and fell 10-12 feet to the floor below. The temporary safety rails on the second floor had been prematurely removed, subjecting the workers to an elevation- related danger. After four spinal surgeries, undergoing two cervical and two lumbar fusion surgeries and a right knee arthroscopy.