$210,000 Settlement for Fall on Unsafe Steps

$4.2 Million settlement of a class action against American Traffic Systems, Inc. and 18 New Jersey municipalities alleging a failure to comply with New Jersey laws governing red light cameras. (Bryan H. Mintz, with co-counsel, District of New Jersey, 2013).

May 29, 2015 – Mintz & Geftic settled a lawsuit arising out of a Bergen County motor vehicle accident for $1,475,000.   Mintz & Geftic’s client suffered an injury to the L5-S1 (lower back) after his car got hit from behind.   The injury resulted in two surgeries.  The first surgery was a fusion and discectomy, and the second surgery was a fusion with a laminectomy.  The case resolved for $1,475,000 in less than two years after it was filed.

December 14, 2015 – On the eve of trial, Mintz & Geftic of Elizabeth negotiated a settlement of a lawsuit for $531,000.

After a five-day trial in Hudson County, Mintz & Geftic’s Bryan H. Mintz obtained a jury verdict against New Jersey PATH for work-related injuries suffered by his client. The NJ PATH worker tripped and fell while carrying a bridgeplate, which is used to bridge the gap between the train platform and the train. Mintz & Geftic’s client suffered serious injuries from his work accident. The injuries included herniated discs in his back requiring a four-level decompression surgery and he later endured another surgery for a post-surgical infection. The client also underwent months of physical therapy. Since New Jersey’s workers’ compensation laws do not apply…

$20 Million settlement of a class action against Bank of America relating to the bank’s credit cards. alleging that the bank imposed payment protection without consent , deceptively marketed the service, and improperly administered the plan harming consumers (Bryan H. Mintz, with co-counsel, Northern District of California, 2013).

Mintz & Geftic’s Bryan H. Mintz and Jeffrey E. Strauss settled a New Jersey motor vehicle accident lawsuit at mediation for $1.9 million. The personal injury lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 37-year-old woman who endured serious injuries when her car was hit by a commercial van in a rear-end collision. The injured client initially suffered with extreme neck pain following the collision. She spent years with a diagnosis of possible displacement of the cervical disc and possible C5-6 disc compression on the left C6 nerve root. After years of physical therapy, epidurals, and a nerve ablation, an x-ray revealed an instability in…

July 9, 2015 – Mintz & Geftic has filed a class action lawsuit against Horizon alleging that Horizon failed to safeguard its customers’ sensitive personal information, including their protected health information as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), Social Security numbers, names, dates of birth, mailing addresses, demographic information, medical records, and health insurance identification numbers (collectively, their “Sensitive Data”).  As a healthcare insurance provider, Horizon is required to protect its customers’ Sensitive Data by adopting and implementing the specific data security regulations and standards set forth under HIPAA. Many of these same data security protection practices are mandated by…

Our client, a 28-year-old airport worker was injured while making her way to her seat on an airport shuttle bus. The bus driver began driving before our client could be seated and then abruptly jammed on his brakes. Our client injured her right knee resulting a torn medial meniscus. She underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the knee and received physical therapy. The case against the bus driver and his company settled for $99,900, and the corresponding workers’ compensation case resolved for an additional $16,000. (Essex County, 2019) MINTZ & GEFTIC  FREE CONSULTATIONS AND NO FEE UNLESS WE WIN YOUR CASE All cases involving truck…

$262,500 settlement of slip and fall case from a forklift platform (Essex County, New Jersey 2012).

$825,000 settlement, Construction Site-Defective Tree Truck, outrigger was improperly placed and had insufficient line of sight and warnings to alert workers in the area, crushed forefoot. (Jeffrey E. Strauss, Warren County 2009).

Our client sustained severe injuries in this negligence case.  He suffered a fractured hip resulting in surgery as a result of the neglgience on the part of a medical transport company. On the way to dialysis, the medical transport company failed to properly strap in our client and his wheelchair within the van. After stopping short, our client unfortunately was tossed from his wheelchair and sustained serious injuries. MINTZ & GEFTIC  FREE CONSULTATIONS AND NO FEE UNLESS WE WIN YOUR CASE All cases involving truck accidents, car accidents, slip and falls accidents and work-related accidents require NO FEE unless we are successful in securing you…

$250,000 judgment against a hotel/nightclub in a slip and fall case (Union County, New Jersey 2015).

$650,000 settlement, Medical Malpractice, failing to timely diagnose and refer for treatment a middle age high risk male patient for treatment of cardiac symptoms substantially contributing to the necessity of a heart transplant. (Jeffrey E. Strauss, Morris County 2005).

$430,000 settlement arising out of automobile accident. (Bergen County, New Jersey 2001).

$60,000 settlement for our client who had a slip and fall accident in Newark, New Jersey when falling down a neighbors’ stairs. This slip and fall accident occurred as a result of the dilapidated front porch stairs. The condition of these stairs made them a serious injury risk. Our client suffered a patellar tendon tear from the fall on the stairs. His personal injury required surgery. The house was unfortunately unoccupied and in foreclosure and we were fortunate to be able to obtain some settlement monies for our client.   He ultimately recovered physically after extensive physical therapy. MINTZ & GEFTIC – SLIP AND FALL…