Jacoby & Meyers, LLP

Settlement : Nursing Home Settlement: $400,000 Settlement.

Settlement : Pedestrian Hit By Car While In Crosswalk Our 76-year-old client waited patiently for the light in to turn before entering the crosswalk in Queens, NY. Once the green walk sign lit up, she began crossing. As she was just walking over the first lane a car made a right on red and struck her, knocking her to the ground. As a result of being hit, our client broke her hip. Luckily, no surgery was needed. Unfortunately, and unrelated to being hit by the car, our client passed away when she was 79, just prior to the trial. The insurance company for the negligent driver agreed...

SETTLEMENT: FATAL NEW JERSEY PEDESTRIAN KNOCKDOWN Settlement: $299,000 Settlement.

SETTLEMENT: DISTRACTED DELIVERY MAN HITS PEDESTRIAN The case was settled after depositions for $285,000 by Trial Partner Michael Feldman.

SETTLEMENT: DISTRACTED DELIVERY MAN HITS PEDESTRIAN Settlement: $285,000 Settlement.

SETTLEMENT: ROLLERBLADER STRUCK IN MANHATTAN Settlement: $250,000.

SETTLEMENT: RECKLESS DRIVER SPEEDING ON SNOW HELD ACCOUNTABLE Settlement: $247,000 Settlement.

SETTLEMENT: FAULTY CARPENTER HELD ACCOUNTABLE Settlement: $200,000 settlement.

SETTLEMENT: PRESSURE SORE IN NEW JERSEY REHAB On any given morning in the Town of LaGrange there are children along roadways waiting to board school buses, commuters traveling to work, and families carpooling to daily activities. We all depend on one another to drive responsibly and understand there are huge risks in failing to do so. Our client was on Noxon Road in LaGrange when suddenly a distracted driver crossed over into our client’s lane and struck her head on. The impact was so forceful our client’s car was propelled into a nearby pond. Our client survived the crash with a...

VERDICT: DOUBLE PARKED CAR IN BROOKLYN HELD ACCOUNTABLE Ignoring the Vehicle & Traffic Law has consequences. A Brooklyn jury found both a double parked car and a driver leaving a parking spot accountable for causing a crash. Our client was traveling down 4th Street in Brooklyn where there was a double parked car. As she slowly passed the illegally parked car, another driver was exiting a parking spot and crashed into the side of our client’s car. The exiting car claimed he could not see our client’s car because of the double parked car was blocking his view. The driver and the...