Sample NY Bus Accident Cases and NY Subway Accident Cases
I have tried a number of cases involving bus and subway accidents that injured my clients. Many have required creative legal work and extensive investigation to prove the case. Here are some recent sample bus and subway cases that I have handled:
$500,000 Verdict
for Woman Struck by a Bus in Manhattan
On September 27, 2010, a Manhattan jury
awarded a woman $500,000 in compensation for the injuries she
suffered when knocked down by a New York City Transit Authority bus.
The case stemmed from a December 23, 2004 incident when a
74-year-old factory worker crossed 181st Street at the intersection
with St. Nicholas Avenue. As she reached the curb, the Bx3 bus
pulled up to the intersection and hit her, knocking her to the
ground.
The woman, an immigrant from the
Dominican Republic did not want to make a fuss so she rejected
offers of assistance. When she arrived home, her granddaughter
immediately took the woman to the emergency room at Montefiore
Hospital. The emergency room examination revealed a possible
fracture of the tibial plateau and extensive ligament and muscular
damage to her right knee. Doctors subsequently diagnosed severe
osteoarthritis and an anterior cruciate ligament rupture that
required knee replacement surgery. The Transit Authority tried to
deny that the accident happened, but Ms. Schlitt used the testimony
of the woman, her granddaughter, the bus driver and records from New
York City Transit Authority to prove the case.
$150,000 Settlement for Brooklyn Bus
Crash (Bus Accident Case)
A woman boarded a bus in Brooklyn
expecting an uneventful ride. As the bus approached an intersection,
a car ran a stop sign and struck the front of the bus. The
force of the impact caused the woman to fall to the floor and injure
her knee. She required arthroscopic surgery. Although
the Transit Authority
denied any responsibility for causing this bus crash, during trial
the case settled for $150,000 – the full policy limit of $25,000 for
the offending car and $125,000 from the
Transit Authority.
$60,000 Settlement for Queens Bus Accident that Led to Neck and Face
Injuries (Bus Accident Case)
While leaving a bus stop, a private
commuter bus came to an abrupt halt throwing a passenger into a pole
on the bus. The bus company argued that the bus driver took a
necessary emergency action. Attorney Carol Schlitt successfully
argued that the bus driver failed to allow his passengers time to
secure themselves before pulling out from the bus stop. The jury
found the bus company 100 percent liable for the plaintiff’s injury.
The bus company then agreed to pay $60,000 to settle the lawsuit.
$45,000 Settlement for Man with Nose
Broken by City Bus after a Yankee Game (Bus Accident Case)
A 50 year-old man had just left Yankee
Stadium after a Yankee win and walked to corner of 161st Street in
the Bronx. While waiting to cross the street, a passing New
York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) bus brushed him and knocked him
down to ground fracturing his nose. The bus driver claimed
that the man walked into the side of the bus while he was driving
slowly to avoid all of the pedestrian traffic in the area after the
Yankee game. On the eve of trial, the NYCTA settled the case
for $45,000.
$265,000 Settlement Paid by Metro-North for Slip and
Fall on Ice at the Garrison Train Station in Putnam County (Slip and
Fall Case)
In February 2003, a woman parked her car
at the Garrison train station and walked to pay her parking fee at
the pay station. What she could not see and did not expect was the
black ice that covered the pay station floor. She slipped and fell
on the ice, hurting her neck and shoulder. The neck injury required
surgical repair at the
Hospital for Special Surgery and post-operative therapy at
Burke Rehabilitation
Hospital. Attorney Carol Schlitt sued both
Metro-North,
which owns and operates the train station, and the parking lot
contractor. She conducted an extensive investigation to document
responsibility for snow and ice removal at the facility and in
pre-trial motions attorney Schlitt won a court ruling that
Metro-North
bore full liability for clearing ice from the pay station. On the
eve of trial,
Metro-North settled the case for $265,000.
Carol L. Schlitt - New York Bus and Subway Injury Lawyer
If you or a loved has been injured in a New York bus or subway accident, you should contact a New York personal injury who has experience with bus and subway cases. If you think you have a case or if you have questions, you can call me and I will be glad to discuss your rights, answer your questions and help you with a potential case. You can call me at 1-800-660-1466 or send me an e-mail at Carol@SchlittLaw.com. The consultation is free and I will be glad to help you.
I hope you have found this information
helpful.
Carol L. Schlitt
New York Personal Injury Attorney
1-800-660-1466
Carol@SchlittLaw.com.