Brief Factual Summary: On July 2, 2014, plaintiff, a retired 73-year-old male, exited a Metro-North train at the Southeast train station. Plaintiff then fell onto the platform and suffered a hip and collarbone injury. Plaintiff sued Metro-North Railroad alleging that the M-N conductor negligently and prematurely closed the train door without warning while plaintiff was…
Brief Factual Summary: This matter arose as a result of a train derailment which occurred on May 2, 2024. The plaintiff was a passenger on the F train at the 65th Street station in Woodside, Queens. As a result of the incident, plaintiff claims to have had surgeries to his hip, knee and cervical fusion…
Brief Factual Summary: In August 2017 a motor vehicle accident occurred on Remsen Avenue between a NYCTA bus and a Nissan Murano owned by defendant Pierce and operated by defendant Small. Plaintiff and co-defendant driver attempted to shift responsibility for the accident to the transit defendants for at least 1% of negligence. The adverse driver…
Brief Factual Summary: Plaintiff alleged that in April 2019 she tripped and fell over a depression at the top step of the staircase leading to the train platform at the Hartsdale Metro North Station. She fell forward onto the stairway landing. Plaintiff alleged serious injuries to her nose, teeth, throat, neck, wrist and post-traumatic stress…
Brief Factual Summary: This case involved a 2021 ceiling collapse in which plaintiff alleged injuries to her lumbar and cervical spines. A Summary Judgement motion was granted to plaintiff on liability, and the case proceeded to trial on damages. At trial, we argued that the only injury causally related to the incident was a temporary…
Brief Factual Summary: Plaintiff alleged she was rear-ended by a New York City Transit Authority work truck. As a result of the incident plaintiff claims that she suffered injuries to her back, both shoulders, back and neck. A summary judgement motion was granted to plaintiff on liability, and the case proceeded to trial on damages….
