| Gunshot Jury Verdict |
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In Philadelphia, PA, we obtained a $2,500,000 jury verdict for the victim of gunshot wounds that he sustained while working inside of a halfway house. We showed that, although the shooter was a felon with no assets, the companies that owned and operated the halfway house should be held accountable to our client. The jury agreed. The verdict included an award of $1,000,000.00 in punitive damages that we argued should be awarded for the companys' reckless conduct.
“The lawyers for the insurance companies constantly suggested there was no way we would win this case. We proved them wrong,” said Attorney Lenny Haberman. “While it’s always nice to win a big verdict, it felt really good that the client achieved justice over big insurance companies”.
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| Food Truck/Automobile (February 2008) |
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In September 2006, our client was operating his motor vehicle with his wife approaching an intersection. A food truck made a left hand turn at the intersection and broadsided our clients vehicle.
Our client sustained life threatening injuries, including having to have his spleen removed, fractured lumbar vertebrae, fractured shoulder and other orthopedic injuries.
We filed a lawsuit within months of the crash and eventually got the insurance company to offer a large settlement.
Our client was extremely satisfied with the outcome, said Attorney David T. Aronberg. When we put enough pressure on the large insurance company, we feel that we obtain the upper hand against them. |
| Truck/Automobile (November 2007) |
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On Valentine’s Day 2005, our client was driving his automobile on I-95 when he was rear ended by an 18-wheel Tractor Trailer at approximately 17 m.p.h.. He sustained a highly unusual spinal injury at the top of his spine called Atlanto Axial instability as the result of the collision. He underwent spinal fusion surgery and he may require a future surgery due to continuing pain.
The insurance company argued that our client’s injury was not caused by the collision but, rather, it was a pre-existing condition that he had for many years. The defense hired an orthopedic surgeon and a radiologist in an attempt to prove that the injury was not caused by the collision. Our law firm, in turn, presented persuasive testimony from our client’s orthopedic surgeon, a radiologist and a biomechanical engineer. The biomechanical engineer described the amount of force exerted on our client’s spine and that the force was significant enough to cause the spinal injury. He also prepared a simulation of our client’s accident showing exactly what happened to our client’s body upon impact.
“The combined testimony from our orthopedic doctor, radiologist and biomechanical engineer was crucial in proving to the insurance company that the accident, and not some pre-existing condition was the cause of our client’s injury and surgery”, said Attorney David T. Aronberg. The case was resolved just prior to trial for $850,000.00, said Aronberg. |
| Automobile/Bicyclist (2007) |
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On February 19, 2007, our client was riding his bicycle when he was run over by a commercial truck. As a result of the crash, our client suffered an open fracture of his arm, rib fractures, coccyx fracture, and a rectal wall injury.
The truck driver failed to yield to our client’s right of way when he illegally entered an intersection. The police investigation failed to determine who was at fault. Our internal investigation concluded that the truck driver failed to look both ways prior to illegally entering the intersection and running over our client.
"Despite the local police’s failure to determine fault, the truck driver was clearly in the wrong when he failed to look both ways and entered the intersection running over our client," said attorney David T. Aronberg. “We were able to resolve this case within months of the accident for just under $700,000,” said Aronberg.
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| Automobile Accident (2007) |
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Our client sustained a knee injury as the result of an automobile accident. Four months after the accident, he suffered a stroke requiring in-patient rehabilitation. We argued to the jury that the stroke was directly related to the collision that occurred four months earlier. After a 2 week trial, the jury returned a verdict of over $200,000 for the injury.
“This was an extremely difficult medical case due to the stroke that occurred four months after the accident. Our firm spent tens of thousands of dollars in litigation costs to help our client prove his case”, said attorney David T. Aronberg. “We welcome the opportunity to take the toughest cases to trial. In order to win big verdicts you have to be willing to spend big money.” |
| Product Liability Case versus Dodge (2005) |
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Our firm handled a serious product liability case against Dodge arising from an intersection automobile accident where our client was broadsided by another motor vehicle. The accident resulted in two fatalities and serious brain and cervical spine injuries to our client. The cab of our client's Dodge Ram 1500 Quad pick up truck was crushed in the accident and we retained engineering experts from California to determine whether the cab of the truck did not properly withstand the impact of the rollover. |
| Wrongful Death Motor Vehicle / Pedestrian Accident (2004) |
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Our client was struck and killed while crossing a pedestrian walkway located inside a Palm Beach County condominium complex. The accident occurred at night. We retained several engineering and premises liability experts in order to prove that the complex was at fault for the accident due to the defective design and maintenance of the intersection. This case was settled for a confidential amount right before trial. |
| Automobile Accident (2004) |
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We obtained a significant jury verdict in an automobile accident case for our elderly client. Prior to the automobile accident, our client had sustained a back injury in an unrelated accident and had a long history of back problems. We convinced the jury that our client had sustained an additional spinal injury as a result of the auto accident. |
| Pool Drowning Case (2004) |
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We handled a wrongful death case against a Palm Beach County apartment complex for their failure to properly secure the pool area allowing an eight year old child to get into the pool and drown. The apartment complex failed to repair a broken fence surrounding the pool and our client climbed through the broken fence. The complex also did not have proper life saving equipment in the pool area, the video surveillance camera in the pool area was not working and the 911 emergency telephone in the pool area was not working. |
| Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse (2003) |
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A $400,000 settlement was obtained against a South Florida Nursing Home for neglect and abuse in failing to treat pressure ulcers in an elderly patient. |
| Class Action vs. Palm Beach County School Board (2002) |
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A class action settement was reached on behalf of a group of parents against the Palm Beach County School Board for its charging of illegal fees to public school students. The settlement resulted in a major change in School Board policy and the schools are no longer permitted to charge fees to students. |
| Motor Vehicle / Pedestrian Accident (2001) |
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A $500,000 settlement was obtained within six months on behalf of a client who was run over by a motor vehicle while walking in a parking lot. The client sustained severe injuries to his legs requiring two surgeries. We also obtained compensation for our client from the owner of the parking lot for improper design and construction. |
| Wrongful Death / Survivor Lawsuit (2000) |
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In a case arising from a death in an automobile accident in Arizona, we recovered on behalf of the surviving family, a substantial settlement within two months. |
| Premises Liability (2000) |
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A large confidential settlement was reached on behalf of a client injured while walking up a staircase leading to a hotel in the City of Milwaukee. The client sustained severe facial fractures requiring surgery. |
| Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect (1999) |
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A significent settlement was obtained on behalf of a victim's family as the result of neglect in a nursing home facility. The facility failed to obtain medical treatment for it's resident. We also proved that the nursing home facility failed to follow the law in keeping the residents chart up to date. |
