This is a sample of the many cases which have been handled by Norman M. Block, P.C. and resolved to the satisfaction of its clients. These cases are for illustration only and should not be used to assess the value of any case for any other person. The value of a case depends upon many factors, including the age of the individual, the occupation, the extent of the injury, the amount of treatment, the necessity for surgery, the end result of the medical care provided, the amount of the insurance coverage available and whether the injured party bore any responsibility for the accident. Each case must be assessed on its individual merits.
$2,700,000 structured settlement for 69 year old woman crossing highway at traffic light. Large truck jumps the light and strikes her, causing thigh level amputation of right leg. Hospitalization for four months, in-patient rehabilitation for seven months. Patient has heart attack after the amputation and triple by-pass surgery.
$1,200,000 mediated settlement, including waiver of workers compensation lien, for 61 year old truck driver who was hit in the head by a rock thrown by a picketer during a labor dispute. Client had closed head injury with impaired cognitive functioning and memory loss.
$641,000 structured settlement for 60 year old woman whose vehicle was rear-ended in an automobile accident. She suffered multiple disk herniations in her cervical spine and underwent two spine surgeries as a result.
$600,0000 settlement for 38 year old male painter who falls off of a ladder scaffold while painting a church. Suffers herniated lumbar disk repaired by diskectomy with fusion. Returns to work after less than one year after the surgery.
$450,000 plus memorial garden - settlement for the family of an 18 year old boy who committed suicide while under the care of a private agency providing residential services for mentally ill youth. Agency agreed to memorial garden in lieu of punitive damages.
$443,000 settlement for 46 year old male school bus monitor who suffered herniated lumbar disks with spine surgery and internal fixation when his school van was struck in the rear by the driver of a box truck.
$380,000 settlement on the eve of trial for 51 year old mason who fell through the flooring of a scaffold while working on a municipal building. Suffered meniscus tear in his knee, ruptured biceps tendon and herniations in his lumbar spine which did not require surgery.
$315,000 settlement for 62 year old woman injured in an automobile accident. She suffered a herniated cervical disk which required a diskectomy without fusion.
$265,000 mediated settlement for 37 year old male cable installer injured in a car and truck accident. His injuries included a herniated disk in the lumbar spine and a tear of the acromium in the rotator cuff of the shouder. He had a microdiscectomy without fusion for the lumbar injury and arthroscopic surgery for the shoulder injury.
$250,000 settlement, the limit of the insurance policy, for 45 year old woman who herniated a lumbar disk and required a diskectomy with fusion as a result of a rear-end collision caused by a driver reaching for her ringing cell phone.
$222,570 structured settlement for 18 year old girl who suffered a burst vertebra as a result of a single car automobile accident caused by the reckless conduct of a teen age driver.
$165,000 settlement for 42 year old female town animal warden who suffered herniated lumbar disks with lumbar surgery as a result of an accident in which she made a left turn in front of an oncoming car while on the job.
$165,000 settlement for 36 year old construction worker who fell over debris when the outside scaffolding at a Manhattan skyscraper collapsed. Injuries included herniated cervical and lumbar disks. No surgery was necessary.
$106,000 structured settlement for 17 year old girl with a minor facial scar as a result of a severe car accident resulting in the death of her best friend and co-passenger.
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The Westchester County, New York law practice of Norman M. Block, P.C. represents individuals and businesses in litigation regarding business disputes, car accidents and personal injury, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, contract disputes, employment law, family law and real estate. We also serve as local counsel to out of state firms and accept referrals of matters other firms are unable or unwilling to handle. We serve clients throughout New York City (Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn), in communities such as Hawthorne, White Plains, New City, Spring Valley, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Mt. Vernon, and Yonkers, and throughout Westchester County, Sullivan County, Rockland County, Orange County, Dutchess County, and Putnam County and provide representation in all federal courts and state courts in New York and Connecticut.