$262,500 settlement of slip and fall case from a forklift platform (Essex County, New Jersey 2012).
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$460,000 settlement for bite and scar injuries to hand and wrist, 16 year old female plaintiff was visiting a county operated zoo when a prairie dog known to have bitten two other visitors in the preceding two weeks leaped and bit her wrist causing permanent scarring and loss of function. (Jeffrey E. Strauss, Essex County 2008).
0After 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…
0$4.1 million settlement involving a construction accident with a related defective product case. (with co-counsel, Essex County, New Jersey).
0$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…
0$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).
0$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…
0$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).
0$2.45 million pre-trial mediated settlement, sexual abuse of high school student by a teacher, disease transmission & emotional injury. (Jeffrey E. Strauss, Essex County 2010).
0$850,000 settlement, Auto Accident, Injuries included Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that caused early retirement as a Librarian. (Jeffrey E. Strauss, Essex County 2005).
0March 25, 2015 – Mintz & Geftic attorney, Bryan H. Mintz, has been selected to the New Jersey’s Super Lawyers list for the second year in a row. Only five percent of the lawyers in New Jersey were selected.
0$1,475,000 settlement arising out of a motor vehicle accident. (Bergen County, 2015).
0When the Fall season ends, the slip and falls begin. When the snow and ice hits New Jersey, there are two areas where personal injury law firms always see a major increase in seriously injured clients; weather-related car and truck accidents and slip and fall accidents. We have discussed car and truck accidents in many recent blog posts, including this quick video from Bryan Mintz. Today we will focus on the slip and fall accidents. Every winter we see an increased rate of people suffering with broken bones and other serious injuries from these accidents. Slip and Fall accidents can result in catastrophic injuries…
0Jeffrey M. Strauss’s client suffered a knee injury that will likely require knee replacement surgery when she slipped and fell. The serious injury occurred at the Cheesecake Factory in Freehold, New Jersey. Bryan H. Mintz assisted Mr. Strauss with motion practice and ultimately at trial before The Honorable Owen C. McCarthy. The case settled after three days of trial for $250,000. (Monmouth 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…
0$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).
0October 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.
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