StolzenbergCortelli LLP

$65,000

Bicycle Accident

Terrence Cortelli settled a car versus motorist case for $65,000. Although the driver said that the bicyclist was heading in the wrong direction, Mr. Cortelli pointed out that the bicyclist was well within the view of the driver at the time of the accident and thus could have been avoided.

$415,000

Workplace Accident

In this personal injury case, our client fell from a ladder while installing a surveillance system camera. He suffered a significant fracture to his ankle. The surveillance systems actually captured the fall. Here, the video footage clearly shows that the worker was only provided a ladder that was not tall enough to accomplish the work. This worker was forced to stretch to do his work, causing him to tip the ladder and fall. As the case neared the close of discovery, the matter settled for $415,000.

$450,000

Construction Accident

Last week, Howard Stolzenberg settled a case for $450,000 where a construction worker was forced to use an exterior fire escape ladder to access the top of the building all while carrying a one-gallon bucket of paint. The worker fell and fractured his ankle.

$1.1M

Pedestrian Accident

On his way home from work, our client was struck and significantly injured while crossing a street. The intersection was controlled by a stop sign, but the defendant driver ignored the stop sign and struck our client while he was in the crosswalk. Instead of stopping, the defendant drove over her, dragging our client several yards. With the help of the local police department, we were able to identify the driver of the car.

$100,000

Car Accident

We just settled a case for a young girl who was injured when she was struck from behind while waiting at a red light at an intersection near the entrance to the Saw Mill in Yonkers. She had hip and shoulder surgery. There was virtually no damage to the car.

$500,000

Workplace Accident

In this case, plaintiff was a laborer for a demolition company. The company was hired to demolish the interior of a three-story building in lower Manhattan. The company failed to provide adequate training, instruction and supervision. In short, the company had no plan to complete the work. Instead, one of plaintiff’s co-workers told plaintiff to use a crowbar to remove a ceiling. As he did this, the ceiling tumbled down, partially landing on his knee, necessitating two separate anthropic surgeries. In suing, we argued that New York’s Industrial Code requires the employer to develop a plan for safely demolishing buildings. Such a plan, if put together, would have shown that the proper way to remove the ceiling was either by employing a scaffold or by removing the ceiling from above so that the worker would not risk having debris fall on him or her.