Sample NY Taxi Accident Cases and NY Livery Car Accident Cases
Over the years, I have handled a large number and a great variety of taxi and livery car cases. While these cases have much in common, no two cases are exactly the same. To the victim of a taxi crash, receiving justice and payment for damages is all that matters. Here is a list of sample taxi cases that I have handled:
$95,000 Settlement
plus $20,000 in Payments for Medical Liens for Woman Injured in Taxi
Crash in Manhattan (Taxi Accident Case)
A 28 year-old woman rode in the back of a
taxi travelling north on the
Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan when the taxi struck the car
in front. The accident tossed the woman forward injuring her right
knee. The taxi had a maximum policy of $100,000 and the case settled
immediately before opening statements for $95,000. Because the
taxi No-Fault insurer had failed to pay the woman’s medical bills,
she faced medical liens of $20,000 that normally would have come
from her settlement. However, Attorney Schlitt forced the insurance
company to pay the unpaid medical over and above the policy limits
without reducing the client’s settlement payment.
$75,000 Settlement for Knee Injury in Taxi Collision in Manhattan (Car Accident Case)
A woman and her child boarded a taxi in
Harlem and headed home to the Bronx. While making a left hand turn
at an intersection, a second cab collided with the client’s cab,
leaving her with neck and back injuries and knee damage that
required surgery. The problem? The second cab driver had vanished
and his insurance company had gone bankrupt, leaving no funds to pay
for awards. Attorney Carol L. Schlitt argued the driver of her
client’s taxi bore responsibility because he entered the
intersection before he was able to make the turn, thus violating New
York State traffic laws. Had he waited, he would have avoided the
accident. The defendants agreed to settle the case before going to
trial for $75,000.
$70,000 Settlement for Passenger in Livery Car Crash in
Bronx County
(Car Accident/Livery Car Accident Case)
A 45 year-old man slid into the back seat
of a livery car expecting a smooth ride. Instead, the livery car
crashed into another car at a Bronx intersection damaging his knee
so badly that it required arthroscopic surgery. The second
vehicle ran the stop sign but that car had no insurance coverage.
Therefore, Attorney Schlitt had to prove that the livery car also
bore some responsibility for the accident. That way the insurance
coverage for the livery car would compensate her client for his knee
injury. On the eve of trial, the livery car settled the case
for $70,000.
$70,000 Settlement
for Man Hurt in Collision with Taxi in Brooklyn (Taxi Accident)
A man working for the New York City
Transit Authority (NYCTA) drove a Jeep Cherokee owned by the NYCTA
along 23rd Street in Brooklyn. A yellow cab driver ran
the red light driving south on 4th Avenue and struck the
right rear wheel of the jeep. The man suffered injuries to his
lower back and right knee. He had a partial tear of his medial
meniscus repaired by arthroscopic surgery. Ms. Schlitt negotiated a
settlement of $70,000 on the eve of the trial.
$60,000 Settlement for Brooklyn Teenager Passenger in Car Hit by Car Service Car (Car Accident Case/Taxi Accident)
The client, a 16 year-old
girl, rode as a passenger in her friend’s car. A local car service
vehicle struck their car on the side. The client suffered a soft
tissue disc injury and received several months of physical therapy.
What made this case poignant is that the client was a successful
high school basketball player and this injury curtailed her high
school career. Ms. Schlitt built a case around the loss of
basketball playing time and the possibility of playing college
basketball.
$15,000 Settlement for Car Accident in the Bronx on the Major Deegan (Car Accident Case)
A 25 year-old woman drove her car north on the
Major Deegan
Expressway when traffic developed. She slowed her car, yet the
livery car (one of New York’s infamous “Black Cars”) failed to slow
and struck her from behind. The woman suffered soft tissue injuries
to her back and shoulder. The challenge in the case came in meeting
the New York State threshold requirements, which often precludes
people who suffer soft tissue injuries from collecting for damages.
Ms. Schlitt gathered enough evidence and found sufficient legal
cases to force a $15,000 settlement for this car accident.
Carol L. Schlitt - New York Taxi and Car Service Lawyer
If you or a loved has been injured in a taxi accident, car service accident or livery car accident, you should contact a New York personal injury who has experience with taxi and livery car 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.