Pedestrian Knockdown Settles for $585,000 in New York County

Plaintiff was leaning on her mother's car, which was parked along the curb of East 66th Street at its intersection with First Avenue in New York City when the vehicle suddenly went into reverse. Plaintiff, a sales representative, was knocked to the ground and dragged approximately 10 feet between the curb and the car, causing Plaintiff to sustain a large right-sided herniated disc at C5-6 requiring an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Subsequently, Plaintiff sued her mother for the injuries she sustained. During a mediation, Ronald Ingber successfully obtained a $585,000 settlement for the Plaintiff.

Intersection Collision Settles in Nassau County

Plaintiff, a 51 year old supermarket employee, claimed that he suffered from a left fifth-metatarsal fracture, a left-knee medial-collateral-ligament sprain with a medial meniscal tear, and posterior disc bulges at C2-3 and C7-T1 as a result of an intersection motor vehicle collision which occurred in Nassau County. Although there was a dispute as to liability as there was a question of lights, Ronald D. Ingber, settled the case prior to depositions for the insurance policy of $50,000.

Elderly Pedestrian Was Struck By Bus

Plaintiff, 69, a retired social worker, claimed that she was struck by a bus while crossing West 96th Street at its intersection with Columbus Avenue in New York City. Plaintiff sued the bus driver and Jo-Lo Bus Co., which owned the bus. She claimed that the bus was operated and controlled with defective and improper brakes and appurtenances, and that the bus driver failed to properly use the brakes. Plaintiff also contended that the bus driver was careless and reckless in her operation of the bus, and that she failed to use proper caution in approaching and proceeding through the intersection. In her examination before trial testimony, Plaintiff claimed that she had no recollection of how the accident occurred, or of the specific contact points on her body. The Defendant bus driver testified that she was completing a turn and that she saw Plaintiff crossing the street, she stopped quickly and that Plaintiff turned and hit the bus' side mirror. Plaintiff sustained a T12 compression fracture with infraction of the superior end plate and loss of height. The Defendants argued that Plaintiff's injuries are due to osteoporosis, aging and pre-existing arthritis. They would have claimed that Levy returned to an active lifestyle that included taking tennis lessons, creating sculptures and traveling. Plaintiff admitted that she had been diagnosed with osteoporosis prior to the accident. Ronald D. Ingber successfully overcame the hurdles in this case and negotiated a settlement in the sum of $105,000.

Man Injured While Enjoying His Lunch.

On 8/30/00 at approximately 2:35 PM, Plaintiff, a 40-year-old job supervisor, was having lunch in his legally parked car near the intersection of Nassau Blvd. and Princeton Ave. in Nassau County. Plaintiff claimed that Defendant failed to yield the right-of-way, causing Co-Defendants to collide and then strike Plaintiff's car.
Defendants made a motion for summary judgment on the issue of threshold and Robert M. Brinen successfully opposed the motion. Plaintiff's injures included a herniated cervical disc at C6-7; herniated lumbar disc at L4-5 and L5-S1; and a left nondominant shoulder anterior labral tear. Plaintiff claimed all injuries were supported by MRI findings. EMG tests were positive for C-6 and L5-S1 radiculopathy. Defendant contended that the lumbar herniations were chronic with moderate associated degenerative changes. Defendant's neurologist stated that Plaintiff's neurological examination was entirely normal, negative, and without any objective findings. He stated that the injuries were soft tissue injuries which had resolved. During jury selection, Robert M. Brinen achieved a settlement of $62,500.