An injury case can resolve in two ways:
by settlement or by jury verdict.
We handle each case as if it will go to verdict because many times offers of settlement offend our sense of justice.
You see when it comes to case valuation, we’ve had major differences with the insurance industry. The Difference:
$4,258,000 Money Offered and Rejected
-versus-
$81,500,051 Won by Jury Verdicts
The Jury Verdicts Below Illustrate Three Important Points
Trial lawyer Andy Siegel has proven time and time again his ability to obtain for his client a substancial jury verdict award in the face of a zero money offer of settlement by the insurance company.
Trial lawyer Andy Siegel has the confidence in his courtroom skillset to advise his clients not to take a substantial sum of money offered in settlement when he believes the sum, although large, does not represent fair and reasonable compensation.
Trial lawyer Andy Siegel has his litigation finger on the pulse of his trials and when the jury spoke—they spoke loudly—giving his client’s significant sums of money, well in excess of the money being offered to settle the case by the insurance company.
DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be obtained for other clients in similar matters without reference to the specific factual and legal circumstances of each client’s case.
$43,000,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $0
Medical Malpractice
Park v. Rizzuti
Failure to timely diagnose brain aneurysm.
$11,965,800
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $2,000,000
Construction Accident
Mouta v. Essex
Roof collapse resulting in two-story fall and permanent traumatic brain injury.
$6,000,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $0
Medical Malpractice
Bruno v. Alastra
Negligently embedding drain into motor cortex during brain surgery.
$6,000,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $985,000
Construction Accident
Crespo v. DASNY
Scaffold collapse resulting in head trauma and development of trigeminal neuralgia with unremitting facial pain.
$2,959,251
Insurance Company Offer to Settle : $750,000
Construction Acident
Lema v. 37 West 14th
Scaffold collapse resulting in herniated lumbar disc requiring microdiscectomy, cervical herniation and traumatic headache syndrome.
$2,185,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $500,000
Construction Accident
Rieger v. 303 East 37th
Scaffold collapse resulting in ankle fracture requiring open reduction and internal fixation.
$2,000,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $0
Medical Malpractice
Weiss v. FieldsPerforation of bladder during hysterectomy.
$1,550,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $0
Medical Malpractice
Sutherland v. Mauri
Failing to timely diagnose and treat cauda equina syndrome.
$1,475,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $0
Medical Malpractice
"John Doe" v. Tolia$1,100,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $0
Medical Malpractice
Jones v. RosenblumUnnecessary ocular lens implantation surgery for congenital cataracts.
$1,000,000
Construction Accident
Gonzalez v. Defoe
Side view mirror of sanitation vehicle strikes improperly placed construction sign causing blindness in one eye.
$890,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $0
Medical Malpractice
Caifa v. Winthrop
Negligently misdiagnosing a benign tumor as cancer and performing multiple operations.
$600,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $0
Motor Vehicle Accident
Cabbell v. Kellmore
Hit in the rear resulting in herniated intervertebral disc.
$325,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $0
Motor vehicle accident
Adwar v. Barpat
Left turn case resulting in compression fracture of L1 vertebra.
$320,000
Insurance Company Offer to Settle $0
Motor Vehicle Accident
Lamia v. NYCTA
Train derailment accident – resulting in fracture of ankle.
$4,600,000
SETTLED DURING TRIAL
Construction Accident
Construction worker fell in an elevator shaft and sustained severe knee and spine injuries which required multiple surgeries.
$2,200,000
PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT
Construction Accident
Construction worker suffered a devastating hand de-gloving due to the lack of protection between where he was working and an active elevator shaft.
$2,200,000
PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT
Construction Accident
Construction worker fell from a defective ladder and suffered severe wrist fractures requiring surgery.
$2,150,000
PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT
Construction Accident
Construction worker fell from a scaffold and suffered calcaneus blow-out fractures requiring surgeries.
$1,800,000
PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT
Construction Accident
Scaffold plank fell on a construction worker's head, causing a traumatic brain injury, and spinal injuries requiring surgery.
$1,600,000
SETTLED DURING TRIAL
Slip, Trip & Fall Accident
Slip and fall on a wet floor in a bathroom caused a wrist fracture and spine injuries which required surgeries.
$1,600,000
PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT
Construction Accident
Collapse of floor caused construction worker to fall and suffer rib and lumbar spine injuries that required surgery.
$1,505,000
PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT
Construction Accident
Construction worker fell from a ladder that slipped out, resulting in a severe wrist fracture.
$1,500,000
PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT
Construction Accident
Sidewalk bridge collapsed and fell on a construction worker, causing multiple pelvis/hip fractures.
$1,500,000
PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT
Construction Accident
An A-frame over-loaded with materials toppled onto a construction worker, causing multiple ankle fractures requiring surgeries.