Jury Awards $320,000 to Women with Fractured Ankle

New York injury lawyer, Joseph Sullivan, recently obtained a $320,000 jury verdict for a Manhattan women that was hit by a bicyclist while crossing Columbus Avenue in New York City. She was hit by a young man who was riding his bicycle in the wrong direction on Columbus Avenue. Investigation by Sullivan & Brill uncovered a homeowner’s insurance policy that covered the bicyclist. The client sustained a fracture of the medial malleolus that was treated with a cast and physical therapy. The insurance company refused to offer more than $75,000 so the case was presented to a jury. The jury returned a verdict finding the bicyclist 100% at fault for the accident, and awarded the client $320,000 for pain and suffering, all of which was covered by the insurance policy.

Facing 10 Years in Jail, Court Sentences Client to 3 months in Halfway House

Client Facing Life in Federal Prison, Found Not Guilty on All Counts

In another astounding victory, New York criminal defense lawyer, Steven Brill, obtained an acquittal of all charges for a client that was charged with Conspiracy to Commit a Hobbs Act Robbery, Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute over 5 kilograms of Cocaine, Intention to Possess and Distribute over 5 Kilograms of Cocaine, and Possession of Firearm in furtherance of a Felony in Brooklyn Federal District Court in the Eastern District of New York.

The client was facing a life sentence if convicted, given his history of 19 similar offenses.  The case involved a sting operation in which the United States Government, working with New York Police Department Task Forces, used an informant to conspire with Sullivan & Brill's client and 3 other individuals to rob a drug dealer of cocaine.  Prosecutors presented evidence that the defendants possessed 2 weapons, a map, tie wraps, a stocking hat, and gloves.  However, despite some overwhelming evidence, including audio tapes and video tapes of the defendants planing the robbery, we were able to cross-examine the government’s witnesses and exposed major weaknesses in their case. 

The jury returned a not guilty verdict on all counts in less than 3 hours.  There was pandemonium in the courtroom as the defendant's and their families where overwhelmed with emotion and the government's attorneys scurried in disbelief.

$500,000 Settlement for Victim of Sexual Assault

The New York personal injury lawyer Joseph Sullivan recently obtained a $500,0000 settlement, with the assistance of a Florida law firm, for a client who was the victim of a sexual assault by an employee of a major cruise line.  Immediate intervention by Sullivan & Brill resulted in a police investigation that was critical to the success of the case.  Cruise ships are far more dangerous than the industry would like the public to believe.  Injuries caused by sexual assaults and slip and fall accidents are not uncommon.  Many people don’t realize that terms and conditions on the back of the cruise ticket require that they formally notify the cruise line of the details of the accident in a very short period of time, often 30 days, and that it limits the time within which they must file suit.  If you are injured on a cruise ship, you must act quickly.  The accident lawyers at Sullivan & Brill can help you get the compensation you deserve.

$375,000 Settlement for Delayed Diagnosis of Ankle Fracture

After twisting her ankle late one evening, a Sullivan & Brill client went to a Nassau County podiatrist complaining of pain.  He took x-rays and told her it was a bad sprain.  After three months of continued pain, she went to an orthopedist, who took additional x-rays and diagnosed her with a fractured lateral malleolus.  Sullivan & Brill filed suit against the podiatrist, claiming that the delayed diagnosis made the fracture worse, requiring surgery that would not otherwise have been necessary.  The podiatrist claimed that he did diagnose the fracture and his records so indicated.  The turning point in the case came, when medical malpractice attorney, Joseph Sullivan, locked the podiatrist into this testimony and then secured insurance claim forms and a handwriting expert to demonstrated that the podiatrist's testimony was false and that he changed his records to cover up his mistake.  The podiatrist and his insurance company continued to argue that even if the fracture had been immediately diagnosed, the course of treatment would have been the same, so the client had not sustained any injury from the missed diagnosis.  The podiatrist and his insurance company finally acceded to Sullivan & Brill's demand as the jury was being impaneled.