Our client, a home healthcare aide, was taking care of his home-bound patient in the patient’s home in Brooklyn. His patient asked him to go to the local pharmacy to pick up a prescription. Our client left his patient’s home and was riding his bicycle toward the pharmacy when his bicycle struck construction… Read more »
$925,000 Settlement for Truck Collision Case
Our client was a hard working mother and grandmother when a motor vehicle collision in August 2015 changed her life forever. On the day of the crash, our client was employed as an ambulette driver. While driving her ambulette along Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn, our client’s vehicle was struck in the rear by a truck…. Read more »
$2.6 million Settlement for Ceiling Collapse Case
On a Sunday afternoon in December 2013, our client was sitting on the sofa in the living room of his mother-in-law’s apartment after having spent the morning in church with his family. While the family was gathered in the living room, two huge concrete chunks of the ceiling collapsed, landing directly on his head and… Read more »
$275,000 for Bronx Woman who Injured Knee when Tripped on Uneven Sidewalk
On February 6, 2012, our client went to pay her elderly mother’s rent check for her apartment on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. After paying the rent, she began walking up the steps from the office to her car in order to return to work where she was employed at JP Morgan in client… Read more »
Justin Blitz Settles Case Against MTA for $315,000 for Passenger Foot Injury
Our client was on a New York City bus on her regular way to work as a home health aide. As she was walking to get off the bus, the bus driver activated the wheelchair ramp, causing our client’s foot to get stuck in the ramp as it was being automatically lifted. Our client was… Read more »
Text Message from Satisfied Former Client
We thought we would share a text message recently received from a former client of ours. After Fred Schulman, Esq. settled our client’s case for $925,000 (click here to read about settlement), we received a text message that is copied below. Messages like this from former clients are special and really appreciated. We work hard to… Read more »
Schulman Blitz, LLP Welcomes New Associate Jeffrey Liu, Esq.
We welcome new associate Jeffrey Liu, Esq. to the Schulman Blitz, LLP team. Jeffrey began his tenure with Schulman Blitz, LLP as an intern in the summer of 2014, and has now come back as a full time associate. Prior to re-joining Schulman Blitz, LLP, Jeff was as an attorney for the City of New York in their Office of Emergency… Read more »
Justin Blitz Lectures Live On Web on March 13, 2018
On March 13, 2018, join attorney Justin Blitz, Esq. as he will be continuing his highly acclaimed lecture series live on the web and discuss the “Effective Use Of Depositions in a Personal Injury Trial.” In this live lecture, Mr. Blitz will be discussing issues related to taking and defending depositions in personal injury cases. Over ten thousand… Read more »
Schulman Blitz, LLP settles medical malpractice wrongful death case for $1.95 million
When our client Robert first came to Schulman Blitz, LLP, his potential malpractice case had already been turned down by several other top New York law firms. Robert told us that he was married, and that he had recently become a father to a young daughter. He told us that he had graduated from the University of… Read more »
$185,000 for Brooklyn grandmother who fell down exterior steps with missing handrails
New York law requires stairs to have handrails On October 12, 2015, our client, then 72 years old, arrived at her home in Brooklyn, after returning from grocery shopping with her husband. As she was walking up the exterior steps to her apartment, she lost her balance and fell backwards. As she fell, she… Read more »