Archive for 2018
$4 Million Settlement For Electrical Helper After Construction Accident
Our client was a 56-year-old electrical helper whose employer was hired to install electrical outlets in a pharmacy in the Bronx. The client was on a ladder running wires through a drop ceiling when he came into contact with a live wire which was left there some time previously. As a result, he sustained an…
Read More20 Lawyers At SPBMC Are Selected As Super Lawyers or Rising Stars
SPBMC is proud to announce that an astounding 20 of its lawyers have been named either Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is an attorney rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and personal achievement. Super Lawyers recognizes lawyers across the United…
Read More$24 Million Settlement For Construction Worker Run Over By An Excavator
The NYC personal injury attorneys at SPBMCC obtained a $24 million settlement for a construction worker who was run over by a reverse-moving excavator resulting in the loss of one leg and multiple internal injuries. The operator could not see behind the machine and there was no spotter in position to guide the operator rearward…
Read MoreSPBMC Awarded $37 Million In Verdicts In 10 Days
In ten days’ time, the New York personal injury lawyers at SPBMC returned three verdicts totaling 37 Million Dollars. Significantly, these verdicts were achieved in venues that are often perceived as unfriendly to plaintiffs- Suffolk, Nassau, and Richmond Counties. On September 25, 2018, after 2 ½ weeks of trial, Jim Wilkens received a unanimous verdict totaling…
Read MoreTrip and fall resulting in fractured hip and wrist settles for $750,000
Personal injury attorney, Steve Fils-Aime, Esq., recently settled a lawsuit arising out of a trip and fall incident. The client, an elderly grandmother, had traveled to the defendant’s premises, a supermarket, to go grocery shopping with her husband. While entering the supermarket, the client tripped and fell on a broken portion of the curb attached…
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