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Confidence Score: 90%Settlement
$6 Million
Case Summary
For the death of a 33-year-old plumber survived by a 33-year-old wife who drowned when the driver of the vehicle in which he was a passenger lost control and veered off the roadway into a pond of water (this is the largest reported settlement for injury or death suffered by a passenger in a motor vehicle accident in NY in 2014).
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Zucker & Regev, P.C. · Published results page
View Original SourceFirst observed: August 27, 2026
Last checked: August 27, 2026
Record Details
Category
Motor vehicle accidents
Result Type
Settlement
Year
2014
Location
NY
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