Thomas J. Manzo recently represented a plaintiff who was involved in a vehicular accident with a tractor trailer. The plaintiff was struck by the tractor trailer when it made a wide right turn that cut into the plaintiff’s lane of travel on the perpendicular street. The plaintiff had previously sustained shoulder injuries in past accidents,… Continue Reading Attorney Thomas J. Manzo Settles Personal Injury Case for $310,000
Michael Paglione recently represented a 31 year old who fell 30 feet through a commercial rooftop while working at a construction site. His employer was a roofing contractor hired by the project’s General Contractor to replace the roof on a commercial building. Although our client was required to wear a fall protection harness at… Continue Reading Partner Michael Paglione Settles Construction Accident Case for Just Under $1 Million
On July 4, 2015, a family of five attended a backyard Fourth of July party at the home of the defendants. Approximately 40 to 50 people attended the party throughout the day. There were multiple activities simultaneously taking place, such as whiffle ball, trampoline, and swimming in the defendants’ in-ground pool, with a slide… Continue Reading Michael Paglione Wins $23 Million Arbitration Award & Settles Near-Fatal Drowning Case For Homeowners Insurance Policy Limits of $500K
Marc Brotman, a trial attorney in the firm’s Personal Injury department, recently settled a negligence and abuse case against a New Jersey nursing home for $275,000. The case involved head and hip injuries to a nursing home resident who was found on the floor following a fall. Mr. Brotman argued that the nursing home… Continue Reading Marc Brotman Settles Nursing Home Negligence Case for $275,000
Partner Brian A. Heyesey recently “virtually” picked a jury from the Monmouth County Superior Courthouse in Freehold, New Jersey to hear an automobile accident case. The case involved a 22-year old client who was t-boned while operating her vehicle on her way home from her waitressing job. As a result of the collision, the… Continue Reading Carrier That “Would Never Pay More Than $10K in Auto Accident” Settles for $75K After Opening Statement
Partner Thomas Manzo resolved a case on behalf of his client who fell while at work as a teacher at a local private school. A career teacher of young children, Tom’s client slipped and fell on a wet floor when entering the school’s kitchen, where she sustained a fractured wrist and a concussion after… Continue Reading Attorneys Hubert and Manzo Find Success for Clients in Two Injury Cases Against Local Schools
Szaferman Lakind Partners Michael Paglione and Michael Brottman worked together on behalf of their client to achieve a total settlement of $439,000 resulting from a job-related injury. The client sustained serious spinal injuries while lifting construction materials in 2004. The injuries necessitated a prolonged course of medical treatment and he was required to undergo… Continue Reading $540K in Settlements Reached in Two Workers’ Compensation Matters
On March 7, 2017, at 12:30 AM, a young woman was struck and killed by a motor vehicle. The investigating police reported that the decedent was wearing dark clothing, she was not in a crosswalk when struck, and she seemed to “dart out” directly into the path of the oncoming vehicle. Surveillance video from a… Continue Reading Pedestrian Fatality – Michael Paglione Settles Difficult Wrongful Death Case For $640,000
Partner Stuart Tucker achieved significant settlements for clients in two separate motor vehicle cases. The first case occurred in September 2015 as our client was driving on Franklin Corner Road in Lawrence Township, NJ when a truck collided with her vehicle. The collision caused our client’s vehicle to jump the sidewalk and hit a… Continue Reading Stuart Tucker Receives $2.65 Million in Settlements in Two Auto Accident Cases
Partner Michael Paglione settled two accident cases for a total of $485,000. The first case involved a motor vehicle accident on I-295 in Hamilton Township, Mercer County. Our client was driving in the middle lane of I-295 with a flat-bed truck in the right lane approximately 100 feet in front of her. Suddenly one… Continue Reading Michael Paglione Settles Two Accident Cases For $485,000
