$430,000 settlement arising out of automobile accident

Our client, a New Jersey worker, suffered from burn injuries he received on the job. The worker received the burns when he was electrocuted while performing gutter installation at an apartment complex. His case settled while at mediation with Ret. Judge Carey for $187,500. (Middlesex County, 2019) 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 a recovery to compensate you for your injuries and pain and suffering.  We represent seriously injured victims of accidents. These injuries…

As initial forecasts are pointing to the first major winter storm of 2016 hitting our region later this week, it’s a good time to separate facts from fiction when it comes to winter driving. While taking it slow and putting down the cellphone will obviously help drivers avoid motor-vehicle accidents regardless of the road conditions, there are many myths out there when it comes to icy/snowy conditions. The list below was put together by iceroadsafety.com and can be found in its entirety here.

$15 million settlement in a medical malpractice suit on behalf of an 11-year-old girl from Irvington, New Jersey. The suit alleged that the hospital and girl’s cardiologist deviated from the accepted standards of care by not following up about an appointment for a corrective surgery in early 2005, which could have treated her congenital abnormality and prevented a stroke that caused brain-damage. An Essex County, New Jersey Superior Court Judge approved the settlement on December 18, 2015. (Jeffrey E. Strauss, Essex County, New Jersey 2015).    

Our client, a 41-year-old Jersey City firefighter, who resided in Elizabeth, New Jersey, tripped on steps at his apartment due to worn treads on the interior steps and a wobbly railing. As a result of the fall, he underwent surgery to repair a right knee quadriceps tear, after which he received significant physical therapy.  His lawsuit against the landlord of the Elizabeth, New Jersey apartment building settled for $210,000. (Union County, 2019) 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…

New York and New Jersey law firm helping victims of motorcycle accidents seek compensation. As every biker knows, motorcycle accidents are a commonplace occurrence on the roads and highways of New York and New Jersey. Drivers often simply don’t see motorcyclists, or they are not paying attention and may be distracted while driving. Frequently, collisions occur when other drivers cut off, bump, rear end or tip motorcyclists over. Despite the state’s helmet law, these accidents can be catastrophic and life-changing. In New Jersey, motorcyclists cannot avail themselves of the protection of personal injury protection (PIP) insurance. This means their insurance will not cover medical…

$775,000 settlement arising out of trench collapse during sewer construction. (Burlington County, New Jersey 2006).

Our attorneys have over a century of experience in representing seriously injured victims of motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, defective products, and dangerous construction sites.  Our attorneys have a broad range of expertise in lawsuits involving personal injuries, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, business disputes, wage and hour violations, and class actions.  We have the distinction of garnering millions of dollars in recoveries for our clients through trial verdicts and settlements. You can see samples of some of the success we obtained for our clients under the Results section.  Our courtroom recoveries for our clients who had suffered serious injuries in car accidents, fall…

June 1, 2015 – Mintz & Geftic have an office located in the Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, 59th Floor, New York, New York 10118.   Mintz & Geftic litigates cases in all of the boroughs of New York, and the proximity of the Empire State Building to the various courthouses makes it an ideal location for their New York office.

  Mintz & Geftic of Elizabeth is pleased to announce that Bryan Mintz has been selected to the 2016 New Jersey Super Lawyers list.  This is the third year in a row that Mr. Mintz has received this recognition. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Bryan H. Mintz   Published by Thomson Reuters, New Jersey Super Lawyers announced its new listing of attorneys who have “attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.” The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a…

$3 million pre-trial mediated settlement, Medical Malpractice against a major New York medical center, negligent performance of a diagnostic medical procedure that caused a stroke and partial paralysis in a 50 year old woman. (Jeffrey E. Strauss, New York County-Manhattan, NY) (2013).

$475,000 for serious injuries suffered in a New Jersey construction accident where our client fell from a roof while working. Our client was painting a house in Union County, New Jersey, while standing on a sloped roof. The general contractor did not provide any safety harness or take any steps to insure that workers had fall protection while working on the roof. Our client fell from the roof sustaining a number of serious injuries. These injuries included multiple fractures to the head and face, knee fracture, shoulder fracture, hand fractures,. Our client endured significant pain and suffering as a result of this construction accident…

$23.5 Million settlement of a class action against HSBC Card Services 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, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2013).

$1.7 million settlement, Medical Malpractice in failing to timely diagnose, refer and treat a patient with cardiac symptoms resulting in a heart attack and severe heart muscle damage. (Jeffrey E. Strauss, Bergen County, New Jersey 2004).

Mintz & Geftic’s client, a New Jersey firefighter, was involved in a serious slip and fall accident. He suffered a serious knee and quadriceps injury requiring emergent surgery when he slipped and fell on the stairwell leading to the third floor of an apartment complex building in Elizabeth, New Jersey. We alleged that the treads on the stairs were worn and that the railing was wobbly and unsafe.  Our client is a firefighter and he was out of work for almost  a year because of the accident. Our client was out of work for almost a year because of the accident and serious injuries….

$400,000 settlement for Burn injuries, plaintiff was a truck driver unloading chemicals and was caused to be covered with the chemicals due to poor unloading procedures by the chemical plant. (Jeffrey E. Strauss, Passaic County 2004).