BUS ACCIDENT RESULTS IN $2,250,000 SETTLEMENT AGAINST THE CITY OF NEW YORK

SILER & INGBER partner Ronald Ingber obtained a $2,250,000 settlement for our client, a 72-year old salesman, who was injured in a bus accident in Manhattan. While walking his dog in the crosswalk of an intersection in the City of New York, our client, a pedestrian, was struck by a New York City Bus. As the video below shows, the New York City bus was making a left turn and ran over our client with its front left tire. Through diligent and aggressive discovery efforts, including canvasing the neighborhood, Ronald Ingber successfully obtained this video of the accident showing that our client walked past the bus before it turned and thereafter the bus struck our client while our client was in the crosswalk and more than halfway across the street.  As a result of the defendants' negligence, our client broke multiple bones in his left leg requiring numerous surgeries. Thankfully, the surgeons saved our client's leg and he now walks very well and has returned to an active lifestyle. 

During the pretrial litigation, Ronald Ingber obtained summary judgment on the issue of liability against the bus driver and the City of New York.  As the case went along, Defendants began making low-ball offers, however, attorney Ronald Ingber rejected these offers and remained aggressive on the path to trial.  It was on the eve of trial when Ronald Ingber settled this case against the City of New York for $2,250,000.

Should you or a loved one be involved in a bus accident or a victim of a pedestrian knockdown, call Ronald Ingber at SILER & INGBER, LLP at 1-877-429-4343 for a FREE CONSULTATION.