Case Results

Congratulations to Ivan Rodriguez for obtaining a $817,000.00 jury verdict for a teenage girl who had been a passenger in a mini-school bus involved in an intersection accident with another vehicle and sustained a fractured leg. The school bus driver denied responsibility for the accident claiming that the accident occurred when an unidentified car cut […]

Congratulations to Ivan Rodriguez for obtaining a $760,000.00 jury verdict for a 63-year old livery taxi driver who was involved in a rear-end collision and sustained injuries to his lower back and knee. The defendant who rear-ended the plaintiff claimed that the impact was moderate. The defendant driver also claimed that the plaintiff was not […]

$475,000.00 recovered for a victim of a rear-end motor vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer. The plaintiff sustained injuries to his back in the accident.

A 41-year-old male, on a business trip in New York from California, slipped and fell on a freshly mopped interior stairwell in a Manhattan hotel. As a result of his fall, he sustained an injury to his non-dominant shoulder which required two arthroscopic surgeries. The settlement was reached prior to trial in New York County.

Congratulations to Robin Halstrom for settling a difficult motor vehicle case for $290,000 during discovery.  Liability was problematic in that we represented a young man and inexperienced driver who testified that immediately before the accident that he was speeding and distracted by the defendant’s rare and collectible vehicle while driving on a curvy roadway in […]

$281,000.00 for a retired 71-year-old man who fell down a flight of interior stairs while visiting family and sustained a head injury. Although the defendant’s insurance company initially refused to pay due to the fact that our client was severely intoxicated, our thorough investigation and knowledge of medicine provided us with evidence that allowed us […]

$275,000.00 settlement obtained for an undocumented immigrant who sustained a head injury as he was riding a bike and was struck by a vehicle. At the time of the accident, the bicyclist, was legally intoxicated, he was riding the wrong way in traffic and was not wearing a bicycle helmet. Our investigation revealed that the […]

$250,000.00 jury verdict, after a three-day trial, for a middle-aged woman who was struck by a car as she crossed the street and sustained a fractured arm and back injuries. The defendant’s attorneys and insurance company claimed that our client was partially at fault for the accident, that her injuries were minor and that she had […]

$250,000.00 jury verdict, after a three day trial, for a middle-aged woman who was struck by a car as she crossed the street and sustained a fractured arm and back injuries. The defendant’s attorneys and insurance company claimed that our client was partially at fault for the accident, that her injuries were minor and that […]

$225,000.00 settlement obtained by Rosenberg & Rodriguez for a woman who tripped and fell on a raised portion of a city sidewalk and sustained a fractured non-dominant wrist. The City of New York denied liability and payment on this case for several years based on their claim that the City had not received any prior […]

$225,000.00 for a woman who tripped and fell on a raised portion of a city sidewalk and sustained a fractured non-dominant wrist. The City of New York denied liability and payment on this case for several years based on their claim that the City had not received any prior written complaints of the broken sidewalk […]

$220,000.00 settlement obtained for a man who was struck in the head with debris from a collapsing ceiling. The plaintiff, a security guard, was at his job site when the ceiling in the building’s office partially collapsed striking him in the head and shoulders. The defendants initially denied causing or having any reason to know […]

$125,000.00 settlement obtained by Rosenberg & Rodriguez for a passenger of a car that went out of control and crashed on a highway in the State of Maryland. The plaintiff sustained a fractured leg in the accident. The defendant’s attorneys argued that the accident was not the defendant’s fault because the crash was caused by […]

$120,000.00 jury verdict for a man in his mid-30s who was involved in a two-car intersection accident with a van and sustained shoulder, neck, and back injuries. The defendant’s attorneys, insurance company, and medical experts all claimed that the case should be dismissed because our client’s injuries were minor and that he had made a […]

$100,000.00 awarded in an arbitration stemming from a two-car accident. The plaintiff, who was a passenger in the vehicle, sustained a knee injury as a result of the accident. The defendant’s insurance company argued that the knee condition was not related to the accident and that the plaintiff was not entitled to compensation for his […]

$100,000.00 settlement obtained for an elderly lady who tripped and fell on a raised portion of a city sidewalk and sustained a fractured wrist. The City of New York denied liability and payment based on their claim that the City had not received prior complaints of the broken sidewalk. The City, relying on a notation […]

$100,000.00 settlement obtained for a pedestrian that was knocked down by a mini school bus. The defendants claimed that there was no contact between the bus and the plaintiff and that if contact did occur it was solely the plaintiff’s fault because she improperly crossed in the middle of the block from between two stopped […]

$75,000.00 for an 89-year-old man with severe dementia who was unable to provide a clear account of what happened when he sustained a hip fracture at a nursing home. This case was particularly challenging because our attorneys had to construct a theory of liability based solely on the records without the benefit of our client’s […]

$72,500.00 awarded in an arbitration stemming from a two-car accident that occurred in midtown Manhattan. The plaintiff sustained a knee injury as a result of the accident. The defendant argued that the accident was the plaintiff’s fault for failing to avoid the defendant’s turning vehicle. The defendant also argued that the plaintiff was not injured […]

Congratulations to Robin Halstrom for settling a motor vehicle case for $35,000 (out of 50,000k available insurance) during discovery. According to the medical records, the plaintiffs, a husband and wife in their late 80s/early 90s, suffered back and neck injuries, although both had prior back and neck problems and excessive degeneration. They went for minimal […]

Yvrose Morin v Sandra Y. Torres, Index # 502272/19 Congratulations to Ivan J. Rodriguez for his successful summary judgment motion in this personal injury case. This case stems from a two car accident that occurred in Queens, New York.  The defendant claimed that this rear-end accident was caused when the plaintiff unexpectedly stopped short while driving […]

Michael Myers, et al. vs. Sharif M. Khan, Index #:  716938/2018 Congratulations to Ivan J. Rodriguez for his successful summary judgment motion in this personal injury case. This case stems from a three car accident that occurred on the Southern State Parkway.  It was our position that the defendants were fully responsible for causing this accident  this […]

Nelson Viruet v. American United Transportation, Inc. – NY Civ. Ct., Index #: TS-300035-18/NY Congratulations to Ivan J. Rodriguez for his successful liability verdict on this disputed intersection accident. This is a two car accident in an intersection. The jury rejected the defendants’ claims that the plaintiff was either fully or partially to blame for […]

Della Scruggs v. MVAIC – Kings Civ. Ct., Index #: TS-300257-16/KI Congratulations to Ivan J. Rodriguez for his successful liability verdict on this disputed pedestrian knock-down case. This is an accident involving a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. The defendant claimed that the plaintiff stepped off the curb into the path of a […]

Jose A. Rodriguez v. Jose Batista, Bx. Sup. Ct., Index #: 22187/15 Congratulations to Ivan J. Rodriguez for successfully defending the defendants’ motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s case. Rosenberg & Rodriguez represents the plaintiff in this personal injury case stemming from a motor vehicle accident. The defendants recently made a motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s […]

Nelson Viruet v. American United Transportation, Inc. – NY Civ. Ct., Index #: TS-300035-18/NY Congratulations to Ivan J. Rodriguez for his successful trial motion to preclude bio-mechanical engineer Kevin Toosi, Ph.D. from testifying at the trial of this motor vehicle accident case. This is a low-impact car accident case resulting in injuries to the plaintiff. […]

Fausto Ortiz v. Luis A. Almonte, Index #: 23847/15 Congratulations to Ivan J. Rodriguez for his successful summary judgment motion in this personal injury case stemming from a 2015 motor vehicle accident. It was our position that the accident was caused solely by the negligence of the defendant in this case. The defendant claimed that […]

New York County Supreme Court, Index # 104843/08 Rosenberg & Rodriguez successfully moved for summary judgment on the issue of liability and for the dismissal of the defendants’ liability related affirmative defenses. This personal injury and wrongful death case stems from a two-car accident that resulted in the tragic death of a two-year-old child who […]

Richmond County Supreme Court, Index # 100099/09 Rosenberg & Rodriguez, representing an injured plaintiff, successfully defeated the defendants’ motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s case. The defendants made a motion before the Richmond County Supreme Court to dismiss the plaintiff’s case arguing that she had failed to sustain a “serious injury” as that term is defined […]

Richard Pu v IAR Apple Optical – NY Civ. Ct., Index # 057407/08 Rosenberg & Rodriguez successfully defended an optical store in a consumer transaction lawsuit. This unusual case arose out of the sale of a pair of custom-made designer eyeglasses. The plaintiff, a suspended attorney, alleged that IAR Apple Optical was engaged in wide-scale […]

Rodriguez v. United Health Corporation, Fair Hearing # 5916974P Rosenberg & Rodriguez represented a patient in a dispute with United Health Care Insurance Co. (UHC) stemming from UHC’s denial of health insurance benefits. The patient was scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure and the patient’s physician requested approval of a 2 – 3 day hospital […]

Rosenberg & Rodriguez successfully argued before the Appellate Division of the First Department on behalf of Plaintiff Wilson Castillo, a victim of a motor vehicle accident. The defendants had made a motion to dismiss Mr. Castillo’s case before the Bronx County Supreme Court arguing that Mr. Castillo had failed to sustain a “serious injury” as […]