Below is a small sampling of recently resolved cases here at HACH & ROSE, LLP. The list includes a variety of claims illustrating the types of cases we handle at our firm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

$8,000,000

Jury verdict obtained for the daughter of a union member who was involved in a motorcycle accident as a passenger. She sustained a serious fractures of her hip and leg resulting in open reduction with internal fixation. This was a very difficult liability case, in that the motorcycle was traveling behind a vehicle that stopped short and the driver of an oncoming vehicle swerved into the small space existing between the stopped vehicle and the double yellow line at the moment just prior to impact.  

$ 6,058,000

Jury verdict for a phlebotomist diagnosed with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) as a result of striking her knee on a disassembled bed frame left by the health care facility where she was working.

$3,200,000

Settlement obtained for a union carpenter who was injured in a fall at work and, as a result, sustained RSD.

$2,500,000

Financial settlement for union worker who died while being driven in a car from a company parking lot. At issue was the dangerous stretch of road upon which the car was travelling.

$2,500,000

Financial settlement for a Union Laborer who injured his back in an accidnet on a construction site. At issue was the riggin used to keet the scaffolding secure to the building. A board had somehow managed to dislodge and fell hitting client on the head and causing a herniated disc.

$2,300,000

Jury verdict obtained for a pedestrian who was struck by a New York City Transit bus.

$2,200,000

Jury verdict obtained for a union member who suffered a back injury following an automobile accident. This case was remarkable because the client had a 4 year gap in treatment.

$1,625,000

Settlement obtained for a union carpenter just prior to trial in which the client stepped off a ladder and tripped on debris left by another contractor. The client has since moved out of state and working in another field.  

$1,450,000

Jury verdict obtained for a 60 year old, self employed woman who slipped and fell on water in a cafeteria while at a conference. The lady sought treatment and underwent back surgery. The award was solely for past and future pain and suffering as well as a loss of consortium claim for the lady’s husband. Trial lasted 4 days. Insurance carrier failed to make a reasonable settlement offer.

$ 1,300,000

Settlement obtained during trial for a woman injured in an automobile accident.

$ 1,000,000

Settlement obtained for the family of a man who died as a result of a negligently performed gastric bypass surgery.

$750,000

Settlement obtained for a union construction worker injured on the job due to improperly secured floor covering.

$ 1,200,000

Settlement obtained (co counsel) for a union worker that suffered from lung cancer due to his work in and around asbestos. He continues to work in his job and is in complete remission.

$2,300,000

For the family of a union operating engineer that was killed in the course of his employment.

$980,000

Arbitration award obtained for a husband and wife who were injured in an automobile accident.

$500,000

Settlement obtained for a union stone setter who was injured on an unsafe worksite.

$ 1,800,000

Settlement obtained (co counsel) for a union engineer that suffered from lung cancer due to his work in and around asbestos. He is currently retired and is in complete remission. His case is markable because it was rejected as not being a case by a major New York asbestos law firm.

$575,000

Settlement for operating engineer who fell from ladder while performing a repair.

$500,000

Settlement obtained for a 61 year old woman who injured her knee when she fell in a Brooklyn Shopping Center. The fall resulted when a man backed into her while trying to catch a stuffed animal being thrown during an event. The mall was negligent for failing to adhere to standard crowd control practices which would have been simple to institute.

$200,000

Settlement for operating engineer that was injured when improperly secured motor fell while being hoisted.

$400,000

Jury verdict for woman who was stuck by automobile while crossing the street causing knee injury.