Mintz & Geftic’s Bryan H. Mintz obtains a Superb AVVO Rating

$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…

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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.

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

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

October 30, 2015 – The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a motion to remand Mintz & Geftic’s high-stakes wage & hour class action case from federal court to state court.

$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).

November 17, 2015 – Mintz & Geftic settled a lawsuit for $1.1 million that involved work-related injuries suffered by their client.  

$6 Million settlement of a class action against Discover Financial Services related to its merchant membership program and the allegation that the bank was charging merchants for the program without authorization (Bryan H. Mintz, with co-counsel, Southern District of Florida), 2011).

$1,475,000 settlement arising out of a motor vehicle accident. (Bergen County, 2015).

$25,000 settlement for our client for serious injuries suffered in a rear-end accident. Our client suffered back injuries as a result of an automobile accident in which an out-of-state driver struck his vehicle from behind in Springfield, New Jersey. His back injuries from this crash resulted in a L4-L5 and L5-S1 discectomy and decompression surgery. Our client was working at the time of this rear-end accident, so his medical treatment was covered by workers’ compensation insurance. He also was able to file a workers’ compensation claim, which is currently still pending. We will update this result and the additional settlement once our workers’ compensation…

Our client, a 40-year-old roofer was injured on a jobsite at a residence in Union County, New Jersey. While working on the roof of the house, our client fell off the roof to the ground. The allegations against the General Contractor were, amongst others, that they failed to supervise, train, and provide appropriate safety equipment such as safety harnesses and fall protection. The worker suffered severe brain injury resulting an epidural hematoma, cortical contusion with hemorrhage in the left frontal lobe, subarachoid hemorrhage, and post-concussion syndrome. The case settled for $250,000. The worker’s compensation case is still proceeding. (Essex County, 2019) MINTZ & GEFTIC …

$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…

Mintz & Geftic’s client suffered serious injuries in a multi-vehcile accident when his vehicle was struck by a commercial truck in Elizabeth, New Jersey. resulting in a serious shoulder injury and ultimately undewent arthroscopic shoulder surgery to repair a labral teat and other shoulder injuries. As a result of this truck accident, our client suffered a serious shoulder injury. Ultimately he underwent arthoscopic surgery and required additional treatments to help with his pain and suffering. The case settled for $210,000. (Union County, 2021) MINTZ & GEFTIC  FREE CONSULTATIONS AND NO FEE UNLESS WE WIN YOUR CASE All cases involving truck accidents, car accidents, slip…

$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).