How does a botch hernia surgery lead to a $3 million jury verdict? In 2012, our client discovered that he had an inguinal (groin) hernia after undergoing a CT scan. His primary care physician referred him to a general surgeon who specializes in hernia repairs. Our client consulted with the surgeon, and initially elected not… Read more »
$300,000 for woman who fell out of moving Party Bus in upstate New York
Justice for woman who falls out of bus during visit to the vineyards in the Finger Lakes region Our client resides just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. For the past several summers, our client, her husband, and a group of their friends would all meet in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York for summer vacation, where… Read more »
$250,000 Settlement for Injuries in ATV Crash
A Day Filled with ATV Rides and Fun Gone Terribly Wrong In August 2015, our client, a 25 year old woman, was invited by her boss to come to his home in Orange County, New York, for a weekend of outdoor adventure. During the course of the weekend, her boss asked her to ride as a passenger on… Read more »
$17.25 Million Settlement for Boiler Explosion
In August 2014, two people were injured and ultimately died as a result of a boiler explosion at their home caused by a leak in the propane lines. One of the people who died was a 23 year old young woman who suffered horrific burns as a result of the explosion and ultimately died as a… Read more »
$315,000 Settlement for Injury due to Inattentive Bus Driver
Our client was on a MTA bus in the Bronx on her way to work. As she was exiting the bus, the bus driver activated the mechanism that converts the bus’s steps to a wheelchair ramp without realizing that our client was standing on the steps. Our client’s foot was crushed as it got caught… 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 »
$1.3 Million settlement for bachelor party attendee struck by drunk driver
A Bachelor Party Gone Wrong On February 2, 2014, Schulman Blitz, LLP‘s client and a group of his friends were attending a bachelor party in Manhattan. After the festivities had concluded and at the time of the accident, our client and his friends were on a party bus on their way home to Long… Read more »
Schulman Blitz, LLP settles case for $590,000 for Bronx woman whose vehicle collided with garbage truck
Our client, a 66 year old woman, had left her home in the Bronx and was driving her car on her way to meet some friends. She stopped at a red light at the intersection of East 222nd Street at White Plains Road. When the light turned green, she began to proceed into the intersection,… Read more »
$848,500 settlement for Brooklyn Man who Slipped and Fell on Poorly Shoveled, Icy Sidewalk
On Valentine’s Day in 2014, our client had finished his job as a construction worker and was returning to his apartment after buying flowers for his wife, when he slipped and fell on a poorly shoveled, icy sidewalk in front of his apartment building in Brooklyn. As a result of the fall, he sustained multiple… Read more »
$190,000 for Soap Dish Collapse On Woman’s Ankle Due to Landlord’s Years of Neglect
Our client, a 57 years old New York City public school teacher, was taking a shower in her Bronx apartment one morning. She was getting ready to go to work when the soap dish in her shower collapsed off the wall, due to a recurring leak which her landlord knew about and failed to fix…. Read more »