Staten Island Law Firm Secures $8.5 Million Settlement for Injured Sanitation Worker
Our office is pleased to announce that we obtained a $8,500,000.00 settlement on behalf of a Staten Island sanitation worker who was injured while on his route. The accident occurred when the plaintiff was performing his duties as a sanitation worker, walking from one home to the next in Staten Island, New York, when the…
Injuries and Independent Medical Evaluations
Independent Medical Evaluations During the course of a personal injury lawsuit, a plaintiff is asked to submit to what is called an “independent medical exam” or “independent medical evaluation”. This is an exam conducted by a doctor hired by the defendant to perform a physical examination and review the plaintiff’s records. This doctor acts as…
Harlem Shopping Cart Injury Results in $45 Million Verdict
Shopping Cart Injury Settlement A Manhattan jury recently awarded a woman more than $45 million for the injuries she sustained when she was struck by a shopping cart that had been thrown from four stories above her. The victim in this suit was shopping at East River Plaza Mall in East Harlem with her son, when…
$300,000 Settlement Secured for NYC Toe Accident Victim
Latest Verdict – Great Toe Accident On September 26, Stephen Wagner, an attorney at the Law Office of Louis Grandelli, won a verdict in a jury trial of over $300,000 in the case, Evan Berger v. 123 Jackpot, Inc. and Sean Rai, in New York Supreme Court in New York County. The plaintiff was injured when…
Social Media As Evidence | Personal Injury
Social Media As Evidence Plaintiffs’ personal injury attorneys face new and difficult challenges associated with the proliferation of social media as evidence. Today, there are a multitude of platforms on which anyone can voluntarily share information about their daily lives and routines with other members of the public. As of the second quarter of 2018,…
BMW Recalls 1 Millions Vehicles Due To Fire Concerns
By Ben Zepnick of Grandelli & Eskenasi posted in Personal Injury law firm on Monday, November 20, 2017. BMW was recently forced to recall over 1 million cars and SUVs due to faulty crankcase heaters. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the heater, which is used to prevent the positive crankcase ventilation valve from freezing, was found to have manufacturing…
Illegal Elevator Falls, Breaking Woman’s Back
Earlier this month in New York City, a woman was seriously injured when the elevator she was riding in at her apartment building fell and crashed more than four floors. The force from the impact caused the woman to break her spine and other bones. According to a Department of Buildings official, the elevator was…
Louis Grandelli, P.C. Obtains $1 Million for Staten Island Construction Worker
The Law Office of Louis Grandelli recently obtained a $1 million settlement for a Staten Island construction worker who was injured at a construction site in Manhattan. The settlement was obtained by Louis Grandelli and Ari Lieberman during a mediation following the close of discovery. The plaintiff, a tile setter, was injured while working at the Fulton…
Amtrak Train Derails at NY Penn Station
This morning, at approximately 9 a.m., an Amtrak train derailed at Penn Station in New York City. The Amtrak Acela Express 2151 had been bound for Washington D.C., when it derailed and hit a New Jersey Transit passenger train. The impact caused a window on the train to blow out and significant damage to the…
NYC Doorman Killed In Slip and Fall During Snow Storm
A doorman was tragically killed on the Upper East Side while shoveling snow during the snowstorm this week. In what the New York Post dubbed a freak accident, Miguel Gonzalez, 59, slipped while he was shoveling snow, fell down a set of stairs, and had his throat slashed as he crashed through a window pane. As a…
