Cohen & Jaffe, LLP

Plaintiff in her 40s driving in Brooklyn was T-boned by an unmarked police car whose driver claimed he was responding to a bank robbery in progress; the NYPD denied responsibility on the emergency-call ground. Fractured nose, neck and back injuries. The firm secured documentation that the bank robbery had actually occurred the day prior to the accident. County: Brooklyn. Settlement after opening statements.

Young man in an auto accident who was hit in the rear and required a lumbar fusion. There was minimal damage to the car he was driving.

50-year-old man seriously injured on his morning commute when the driver behind him failed to brake for slowed traffic and crashed into his rear at high speed; traumatic rotator cuff tear requiring surgery plus cervical and lumbar herniated discs needing percutaneous discectomy procedures. COMPONENTS PRINTED (rule 19): the full limits of both policies - a $300,000 auto policy and a $1,000,000 umbrella policy. Credited to partner Stephen M. Cohen.

Worker injured in an elevator accident sustaining knee injury requiring arthroscopic surgery and psychological injuries.

Client was an injured motorist with hip injuries.

Million — Healthy baby boy residing with his mother in an apartment in Brooklyn suffered lead poisoning at age 2 from eating paint chips from walls damaged by unrepaired water leaks; Department of Health inspection found dangerously high lead levels and investigators uncovered numerous prior complaints in the building. Page prints the figure as 'in excess of $2 million'. County: Brooklyn.

Amount not reported Policy limits for a pedestrian hit by a car crossing the street. Plaintiff, a retired veteran, was hit by a car making a left turn as he was crossing the street, and suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as cervical injuries. After protracted litigation and getting the case on the trial calendar the carrier moved from no offer to a settlement of the entire insurance policy limit. Settlement of the entire insurance policy limit.

Passenger seriously injured when the car she was seated in was hit in the rear, setting off a chain reaction involving several other cars; internal knee derangement requiring surgical repair, lumbar disc bulges with pinched nerves, and severe headaches from aggravation of a pre-existing genetic condition. Defence took a 'no pay' position.

Client was an injured motorcyclist who suffered multiple fractures.

Client was an injured construction worker.