Cohen & Jaffe, LLP

Injured motorcyclist with a fractured leg.

Amount not reported Plaintiff, a student intern at Stony Brook University, was jogging and listening to music with her headphones on campus when she was hit by a car making a left turn into a parking lot; she suffered a leg fracture. Settlement of the entire insurance policy limit secured in a matter of three months. OUT-OF-NYC: Stony Brook, Suffolk County. Settlement of the entire insurance policy limit.

Defendant made left in front of plaintiff on motorcycle, resulting in fractured femur requiring surgery.

Client was an automobile passenger who suffered spinal injuries in an accident.

Settlement — 37 year old motorist struck by a turning truck, causing fractures to the left hip, resulting in hip replacement surgery being performed.

Young single mother driving in the Bronx with the right of way was t-boned by a school bus that disregarded a stop sign; lost consciousness at the scene but was released with a clean bill of health, then suffered mild traumatic brain injury symptoms including vomiting, dizziness, forgetfulness and confusion, and remains partially disabled. Carrier GEICO took a 'no pay' position. County: Bronx. Settlement immediately prior to trial.

Child who suffered a head injury in a motor vehicle accident.

Woman who was a passenger involved in two-car collision and sustained a fractured leg and zygomatic arch.

Client stopped in traffic on a busy street was hit by a tow truck travelling in the opposite direction that crossed the double yellow line; fractures of the ribs and clavicle, about 10 days in hospital, neck and back disc herniations, and a knee operation to repair a torn meniscus, with about a year of work missed. The insurer offered $75,000 - a REJECTED OFFER, not a recovery - and the firm obtained more than ten times that amount. Page prints the figure as '$750,000+'. Settlement immediately prior to opening statement.

Amount not reported 81-year-old gentleman walking with a cane was hit by a car making a left turn while crossing the street; the defendant's carrier insisted he 'darted' into the street and blamed the entire accident on him. He was knocked to the ground and taken to hospital where blood on his brain was found, and was released four days later. The defence neurologist opined he had completely recovered and the insurer refused to settle. The firm obtained a decision from the Court that the accident was completely the fault of the defendant. Page prints the amount as a confidential sum 'in...