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$14,300,000 Verdict Against the City of New York
$14.3 Million verdict against the City of New York on behalf of a ballerina in the Harlem Dance Theater who was rendered paraplegic after the car in which she was riding with Andre Robertson, a ...
$14,300,000 Verdict Against the City of New York
$14.3 Million verdict against the City of New York on behalf of a ballerina in the Harlem Dance Theater who was rendered paraplegic after the car in which she was riding with Andre Robertson, a New York Yankees baseball player, crashed into an abutment on the West Side Highway. We proved that the city’s negligence in failing to post required warning signs was the cause of the accident.
$9,750,000 for Injured Ironworker
$9,750,000 for a 56 –year-old ironworker who sustained life changing injuries to his pelvis, leg, back and arm when a scissor lift he was working on toppled over. We proved that the owner and ge...
$9,750,000 for Injured Ironworker
$9,750,000 for a 56 –year-old ironworker who sustained life changing injuries to his pelvis, leg, back and arm when a scissor lift he was working on toppled over. We proved that the owner and general contractor of the site violated the New York Labor Laws.
$8,600,000 Awarded to 9/11 WTC Victim
Smiley & Smiley, LLP is pleased to report that we obtained an award of $8.6 MILLION, the largest award paid by the fund in all cases, to “Jane Doe#1,” the first victim of the Wor...
$8,600,000 Awarded to 9/11 WTC Victim
Smiley & Smiley, LLP is pleased to report that we obtained an award of $8.6 MILLION, the largest award paid by the fund in all cases, to “Jane Doe#1,” the first victim of the World Trade center attacks to be admitted to the hospital and the last to be discharged over 14 months later. Jane Doe suffered horrific injuries when the landing gear of one of the planes came thundering down upon her, crushing her legs and feet and severing her buttocks. This award came eight months after partner Guy I. Smiley appeared on national television to champion our client’s case during a one-hour Dateline NBC feature, to an audience of 13 million viewers, of Jane Doe’s heroic course towards recovery. We are extremely proud to have achieved the largest award granted by the fund on behalf of our client. Jane Doe #1 was represented by Smiley & Smiley, LLP on a no-fee basis.
$7,500,000 for Injured Carpenter in a Construction Accident
$7,500,000 for a 36 –year-old carpenter who sustained life changing injuries to his head, back, shoulders and knees ...
$7,500,000 for Injured Carpenter in a Construction Accident
$7,500,000 for a 36 –year-old carpenter who sustained life changing injuries to his head, back, shoulders and knees when ceiling under construction collapsed on him. We proved that the owner and general contractor of the site violated the New York Labor Laws.
$7,500,000 Burns and Brain Injury from Apartment Fire
$7,500,000 for our client who woke up to an apartment in flames and couldn’t get out in time. As a result he suffered burns all over his body and a traumatic bra...
$7,500,000 Burns and Brain Injury from Apartment Fire
$7,500,000 for our client who woke up to an apartment in flames and couldn’t get out in time. As a result he suffered burns all over his body and a traumatic brain injury from inhaling carbon monoxide. We proved that the building owner failed to install proper smoke and CO2 detectors which would have given our client notice to safely escape the fire.
$5,050,000 Settlement for Family of Painter Killed on WTC Reconstruction Project
$5.05 Million pretrial settlement for the family of a painter killed while working the night shift at the World Trade Center site as part of the Path Train Reconstruction Project following the S...
$5,050,000 Settlement for Family of Painter Killed on WTC Reconstruction Project
$5.05 Million pretrial settlement for the family of a painter killed while working the night shift at the World Trade Center site as part of the Path Train Reconstruction Project following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Our client was assigned the task of prepping and painting two staircase tower structures, which were each about 30 feet high and required the use of an aerial lift (man lift) to gain access. For his entire shift that evening, our client was working alone. At about 12:30 a.m., he was discovered crushed between the top of one of the tower structures and the basket of his aerial lift. Smiley & Smiley, LLP claimed that the defendants were negligent under New York State Labor Law § 200 in allowing our client to work alone without the benefit of a coworker and that working alone in a man lift was an unsafe work practice.
$5,000,000 for Woman Injured by Turning Bus
$5,000,000 settlement for a 34-year-old attorney who sustained catastrophic injuries to her leg as a result of being struck by a turning bus. Our client was crossing the street on her way to wor...
$5,000,000 for Woman Injured by Turning Bus
$5,000,000 settlement for a 34-year-old attorney who sustained catastrophic injuries to her leg as a result of being struck by a turning bus. Our client was crossing the street on her way to work when a bus ran her over in the crosswalk. Her leg was crushed and the doctors wanted to amputate, but she refused and asked them to do everything in their power to save her leg. She underwent ten surgeries and her leg was saved. However she has been left with permanent skin grafts, scarring and loss of normal use of her leg and foot.
$4,700,000 for Drunk Driving – Dram Shop Victim Who Suffered Leg Amputations
$4,700,000 for a 27-year-old passenger of an automobile which crashed as result of an drunk driver. Our client suffered traumatic amputations of both of his legs as a result of the high speed cr...
$4,700,000 for Drunk Driving – Dram Shop Victim Who Suffered Leg Amputations
$4,700,000 for a 27-year-old passenger of an automobile which crashed as result of an drunk driver. Our client suffered traumatic amputations of both of his legs as a result of the high speed crash. We proved that the owner of the restaurant where the driver was drinking was responsible pursuant to the New York Dram Shop Act (General Obligations Law 11-101).
$4,500,000 for Construction Worker Who Fell Off a Scaffold
$4,500,000 for a 33 –year-old construction laborer who sustained life changing injuries to his head and back when he fell from a scaffold that did not have any of...
$4,500,000 for Construction Worker Who Fell Off a Scaffold
$4,500,000 for a 33 –year-old construction laborer who sustained life changing injuries to his head and back when he fell from a scaffold that did not have any of the required fall protection devices. We proved that the owner and general contractor of the site violated the New York Labor Laws.
$4,000,000 for Doctor Injured in a Bus Accident
$4 Million for a 33-year-old physician who was struck by a turning bus while he was riding his bicyclist to work in midtown Manhattan. Our client sustained multiple injuries including a crushed ...
$4,000,000 for Doctor Injured in a Bus Accident
$4 Million for a 33-year-old physician who was struck by a turning bus while he was riding his bicyclist to work in midtown Manhattan. Our client sustained multiple injuries including a crushed pelvis resulting in permanent bladder incontinence and sexual dysfunction. Despite this being a “hit and run” accident, Smiley Law identified the owners of the bus and held them accountable.
$3,975,000 for Water Trampoline Injury
$3,975,000 for a 38-year-old husband and father who was rendered quadriplegic when he fell off a water trampoline that was placed on a public lake in shallow water. We proved that the camp which...
$3,975,000 for Water Trampoline Injury
$3,975,000 for a 38-year-old husband and father who was rendered quadriplegic when he fell off a water trampoline that was placed on a public lake in shallow water. We proved that the camp which owned the trampoline was negligent in placing the trampoline in water that was less than 8 feet deep as required by the trampoline manufacturer. We were successful in defeating the defense claims of trespassing and assumption of risk.
$3,800,000 for Medical Malpractice – Wrongful Death following Knee Surgery
$3,800,000 for the wife and young children of a man who suffered anesthesia complications during arthroscopic knee surgery and further complications in the ICU wh...
$3,800,000 for Medical Malpractice – Wrongful Death following Knee Surgery
$3,800,000 for the wife and young children of a man who suffered anesthesia complications during arthroscopic knee surgery and further complications in the ICU which caused his death.
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