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Clients with MEMORY LOSS are held to LESSER STANDARD in assessing proof of negligence and comparative fault

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:43:05 +0000

On occasion, the practitioner represents a client who suffered a brain injury which has impacted the client’s ability to recount the events of an accident. This may create difficulty in proving your case through direct testimony and/or evidence. Please take solace in the fact that: (i) you can use circumstantial evidence to prove your case; […]

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$1,150,000 to man who falls down stairs

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:14:14 +0000

$1,150,000 settlement before trial for client who fell down stairs while making a delivery to a bakery and sustained spinal injuries requiring surgery.

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$525,000 verdict for client struck by car

Christopher D. Galiardo — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:16:33 +0000

$525,000 verdict in Queens, County, for a bicyclist struck by car who suffered spinal injuries resulting in surgery, including a spinal fusion.

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Bronx Trial: father and daughter struck by City Bus

Christopher D. Galiardo — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:51:46 +0000

Our client was crossing the street in the crosswalk with his 12 year old daughter when an “accordion” City Bus, making a right hand turn, struck our client in the crosswalk and ran over his legs. Client suffered multiple fractures to his feet and ankles, requiring surgery. Despite patent responsibility, the Bus Driver testified at deposition […]

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$2,000,000 at trial to client struck by City Bus

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:46:36 +0000

$2,000,000 settlement during trial for client who suffered multiple fractures of the foot and leg when struck by a City Bus as he was crossing the street. We also obtained a $275,000 settlement for client’s 12 year daughter, who was also struck by the bus and suffered fractured ankle.

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Driver Sorry For Mowing Down ‘Fog Of War’ Editor

Christopher D. Galiardo — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:55:51 +0000

By LAURA ITALIANO September 8, 2011 “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” He’d killed thoughtlessly; he’d denied responsibility coldly. Only when the cuffs went on at sentencing did reckless thug David McKie — the petty-theft getaway driver who’d fatally mowed down a brilliant film editor on the Upper West Side — reveal something like a […]

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$4,000,000 settlement for woman who suffered multiple body injuries including head trauma as a result of her motor vehicle being struck by a truck at an intersection.

Michael Singer — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:49:21 +0000

$4,000,000 settlement for woman who suffered multiple body injuries including head trauma as a result of a motor vehicle accident when her car was struck by a truck at an intersection.

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$1,200,000 for a young woman who struck her head on the sidewalk in front of a business due to an icy condition created by the business.

Michael Singer — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:27:15 +0000

$1,200,000 for a young woman who suffered head injuries when she slipped and fell on the sidewalk in front of a business due to an icy condition created by the business.

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$1,200,000 settlement following a jury verdict for a man who sustained multiple injuries in an intersection collision with a police vehicle who claimed to be responding to an emergency call. The jury concluded that the officer driver operated his vehicle in a reckless manner, the legal standard when emergency vehicles are responding to a call.

Michael Singer — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:24:05 +0000

$1,200,000 settlement following a jury verdict for a man who sustained multiple leg injuries in a motor vehicle accident with a police vehicle who claimed to be responding to an emergency call. The jury concluded that the officer driver operated his vehicle in a reckless manner, the legal standard when emergency vehicles are responding to a […]

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$1,000,000 settlement for young man struck by a New York City santitation truck

Michael Singer — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:44:26 +0000

$1,000,000 settlement following a jury verdict for a young man who was struck from behind by a New York City santitation truck while riding a bicycle, sustaining a wrist fracture and ankle injuries requiring surgery.

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