Goidel & Siegel, LLP published results · page 1

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• $1,025,000 — Our client was the victim of an improper chase between a police vehicle and a another vehicle that resulted in a collision with our client's stopped car. The NYPD and the operator of the other vehicle were sued and, again, after extensive litigation, we brought about a settlement that adequately and properly addressed our client's injuries.
• $1,000,000 — Our attorneys successfully represented a 35 year-old woman who slipped on a puddle of grease or oil and fractured her knee while walking down a ramp in a New York parking garage. We presented evidence that the ramp was excessively steep, had no handrails, lacked a nonskid surface and did not have an intermediate landing.
• $900,000 — Goidel & Siegel obtained a recovery for a woman who slipped and fell down an interior staircase in an apartment building, sustaining injuries to her back.
• $800,000 — Our injury attorneys put their reputation, resources, and experience to work on behalf of a woman who tripped and fell on a defective sidewalk in Manhattan. After building a strong case with the necessary evidence we recovered an settlement.
• $767,500 — Goidel & Siegel recently resolved a case for a client who sustained burns on his feet from scalding water. The evidence demonstrated the property owner's negligence was responsible for his injuries, and we obtained a fair settlement of .
• $700,000 — During a nighttime rainstorm in Manhattan, a speeding car driven by a rental company employee struck our client, a 72-year-old physician who was crossing a street illegally in the middle of the block, fracturing his knee.
• $600,000 — A pedestrian fractured his knee when he fell over an illegal curb cut made by the owner of the adjacent property in order to create a driveway. We established that the curb cut violated existing codes.
• $590,000 — As a leading personal injury law firm in the New York City area, lawyers often refer complex cases to us. Goidel & Siegel recovered for a woman with an elevated blood alcohol level who sustained fractures in a fall down a stairway.
• $550,000 — Our lawyers represented an elevator repairman who fell from a ledge on a Brooklyn building roof, fracturing his wrist and tearing a rotator cuff. The owner of the building settled the case during jury selection.
• $500,000 — An elementary school student ran out of his schoolyard through an unattended gate and into the street one morning. He was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle, suffering a broken leg and internal injuries. We filed suit against the New York Board of Education, which settled the case after jury selection.
• $455,000 — Our client, an undocumented immigrant employed by a fabric mill, suffered a severely broken arm that required surgery when his arm became entangled in a poorly designed fabric-winding machine. The defendant settled the case after the court ruled that a jury would decide whether the machine was dangerous.
• $450,000 — We tried the case of a 92-year-old woman who suffered a fractured hip when thrown to the ground by a closing bus door before a Manhattan jury. After filing a notice of appeal, the defendant agreed to settle the case.
• $400,000 — We represented an unemployed New Yorker in his 40s who suffered a herniated disk when his car was rear-ended by another vehicle in a low-speed crash.
• $400,000 — We represented a security guard who fell down the stairs at a retail clothing store where he worked and broke his ankle. We established that the stairs were in violation of the applicable building code.
• $325,000 — A high-school boy suffered cheek and orbital bone injuries on a school-sponsored trip to a rural camp while playing tag at night. We established that there was inadequate supervision.
• $290,000 — A man in his twenties, a patron of a Manhattan nightclub, was stabbed by another patron and suffered a flesh wound and a punctured liver. We established that the nightclub and its ownership were liable for his injuries due to negligent security.
• $1,000,000 — Andrew Siegel, partner at Goidel & Siegel, secured a settlement for a four-year-old girl after a terrifying dog attack which left her with severe facial lacerations and permanent scarring.