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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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Doc Wants More Than 50 Cent

Christopher D. Galiardo — Wed, 07 May 2003 21:42:56 +0000

Says rapper owes him 32G By HELEN PETERSON DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Wednesday, May 7th 2003, 7:02AM Hip-hop sensation 50 Cent rapped about getting shot up on his best-selling CD but never mentions he forgot to pay the doctor who patched him up. The 27-year-old rap star, who survived nine gunshot wounds in an attack […]

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