Grandelli & Eskenasi

$3.1 Million on behalf of a Long Island Teamster, who was driving to work, when his vehicle was struck in the rear, causing the plaintiff to become paralyzed. This case was resolved in 14 months as we quickly moved for summary judgment establishing the defendant's liability and settled the case for the entire amount of insurance coverage available. We also recovered $350,000 for the plaintiff from the hospital and rehabilitation facilities that treated him following the accident for their negligence in permitting him to develop bedsores while he was confined to bed. This recovery was the...

On behalf of a New York City jewelry store employee who was injured when her foot went through an unsecured drain cover in a shopping area causing her to undergo three (3) surgeries to her injured knee.

On behalf of a client who was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street, causing her to sustain serious injuries to her pelvis and lower back.

$3.5 Million in a premises liability case resolved pursuant to a confidential agreement.

On behalf of the family of a Brooklyn woman who died as a result of the injuries she sustained in a fire in her apartment. This case was resolved after we demonstrated that the landlord’s unresolved Building Code violations, including for failure to provide smoke detectors and for failure to provide a functioning front door lock, prevented the decedent from quickly exiting the apartment during the fire before sustaining her critical injuries.

Settlement under the Jones Act in a Maritime law case for a chef who tripped and fell on a ship receiving lower back injuries and post-traumatic stress. This settlement came after a jury verdict in excess of $2.5 Million.

On behalf of a woman who was being transported to the hospital in an ambulance for an allergic condition, when the ambulance was struck by another vehicle, causing her to sustain multiple fractured ribs and a loss of her spleen.

On behalf of a 37 year old Staten Island construction worker who slipped on gravel at a construction site, resulting in the need for arthroscopic knee surgery.

On behalf of a Long Island woman who was seriously injured in a car accident.

On behalf of a construction worker, who was injured when the stairway that was being removed as part of the project in upstate New York collapsed, causing him to fall from an elevated height and sustain numerous fractures to his leg.