Brief Factual Summary: Plaintiff alleged that on November 24, 2018, he tripped over a garbage bag with his left foot and his right foot stepped on a broken third step on the B staircase of the first floor/lobby floor adjacent to the back door of the building causing him to fall forward. As a result…
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: Plaintiff alleged that on May 10, 2023, the plaintiff was operator of a motor vehicle when it was allegedly struck by NYCTA motor vehicle operated by defendant Elijah Forde at the intersection of Howard Avenue and Macon Street, Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff alleged that defendant Forde was employed by NYCTA, through the…
Brief Factual Summary: Plaintiff alleged that on February 14, 2017, she slipped and fell on the stairs between the third and fourth floor in her building As a result of the accident the plaintiff alleged injuries to her left knee and lumbar spine which required injections and surgery. During discovery we found medical records from…
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: Plaintiff alleged that on August 17, 2023, plaintiff was an Access-A-Ride passenger in a motor vehicle operated by defendant Joel Similien, when it allegedly struck a motor vehicle operated by Haroon A. Mirza on 3723 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff alleged that defendant Similien was employed by the NYCTA. On February…
Brief Factual Summary: Plaintiff alleged that on June 23, 2022, the plaintiff allegedly tripped and fell on a vent while walking on the sidewalk in front of 546 5th Avenue and West 45th Street, New York, New York. Plaintiff alleged that the vent/sidewalk was owned, operated and maintained by the NYCTA because it was near…
Brief Factual Summary: Plaintiff alleged that she was injured when she slipped and fell while riding on a Metro-North train. She argued that a bathroom on the train had overflowed covering the floor with water. We provided an affidavit from a meteorologist supporting our client’s deposition testimony that there was a torrential rainstorm throughout the…
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: This matter involves an alleged fire which originated from an electric hotplate (allegedly distributed to the tenants by NYCHA) on January 14, 2018. As a result of the fire, a minor female and 62-year-old male died from smoke inhalation. Plaintiff demanded $3 Million. The case settled for 200k after we discovered the…
Brief Factual Summary: Plaintiff alleged that in January 2019, he slipped and fell on a trail of “garbage juice” on the hallway floor coming from a trash chute of a (Bushwick) NYCHA housing building. Plaintiff did not live in the building. As a result of the fall, plaintiff alleged significant injuries consisting of a left…
Brief Factual Summary: Plaintiff alleged that he was an Access-a-Ride passenger in a motor vehicle operated by defendant Luisa Acosta Naranjo, when he was allegedly struck by a motor vehicle operated by Shani K. Clouden on Atlantic Avenue, at or near its intersection with Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, New York on January 30, 2023. Plaintiff alleged…
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….
Brief Factual Summary: Plaintiff alleged that on July 19, 2024, the plaintiff was an Access-A-Ride passenger of a motor vehicle operated by defendant Jeleesa Jeffrey when it allegedly came into contact with a motor vehicle operated by defendant Mario C. Avilez at the intersection of Strauss and Lott Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff alleged that…
