Cases of Interest

At Zalman Schnurman, & Miner we are fully dedicated to our clients, having faithfully represented them for over 30 years. To this day, our attorneys continue to bring case after case to successful conclusion on their client’s behalf. Don’t believe us? See for yourself below.

Here are some notable case results our firm has achieved in the the previous six years:

$65,000

January 2022

A bicyclist who broke his nose when the driver's side door was opened into the bike lane the bicyclist was riding in.

$250,000

December 2021

A woman who fell on a broken subway step and broke her arm.

$275,000

July 2021

A woman who rented an apartment on the top floor of a two-family home fell on uneven steps to the front door of the apartment she rented, breaking her leg.

$100,000

November 2020

The driver of a car was the victim of a hit and run driver. She suffered a rotator cuff tear requiring arthroscopic surgery.

$131,000

July 2020

A pedestrian slipped on ice and broke her wrist, while exiting her car in the parking lot of her building complex.

$100,000

May 2020

A bicyclist fell on an uneven sidewalk and broke her wrist.

$350,000

February 2020

A gentleman who slipped and fell on loose asphalt from an incomplete roadway repair. He had suffered a broken arm.

$325,000

December 2019

A passenger of a car accident who suffered fractures, when the driver hit a tree.

$250,000

July 2019

A driver was rear ended and suffered a serious back injury.

$100,000

July 2019

A pedestrian was injured in a parking lot incident in which she was forced to dive out of the way of a moving vehicle. The pedestrian suffered a broken arm. No information was exchanged between the pedestrian and driver, and no police were called to the scene. Despite the lack of initial information, our firm was able to track down and identify the driver.

$125,000

June 2019

A pedestrian slipped on a sidewalk covered in snow and ice, suffering a knee injury.

$259,000

May 2019

A motorcyclist was struck by a car changing lanes. He suffered a fractured arm among other injuries.

$140,000

April 2019

A pedestrian tripped and fell when his walker came in contact with a broken curb and sidewalk. He aggravated prior knee and back conditions.

$200,000

March 2019

A woman tripped on the sidewalk as the result of a raised cellar door. She suffered an ulna and radius fracture at the elbow.

$162,500

November 2018

A bicyclist was traveling straight through an intersection, and was struck by a turning truck, suffering a broken arm and nose.

$400,000

September 2018

A gentleman slipped on ice in the roadway in front of his house. His family had long complained to the town where they lived that a repaving of the roadway had caused water to pool in the roadway. After a heavy rain, water accumulated and then turned to ice when the temperature dropped. He suffered bilateral ruptured quadriceps among other injuries.

$1,200,000

August 2018

Moving company employee fell down a flight of uneven stairs, while helping a couple move out of their apartment. He suffered an aggravation of a prior back injury, requiring surgery. The defendants argued that the plaintiff had a pre-existing back injury and had successfully navigated the stairway several times before he fell.

$262,500

August 2018

A woman slipped on ice in the parking lot at the apartment building where she lived. The management company admitted that they cleared snow and ice from the center of the parking lot, but never from the parking spots, not even empty parking spots. She suffered a fractured wrist and hip.

$400,000

June 2018

A woman tripped on an uneven sidewalk, suffering a torn meniscus in her knee and a tear in her shoulder.

$225,000

January 2018

A woman was a pedestrian in a crosswalk struck by a turning car. She suffered a torn meniscus in her knee, requiring surgery.

$275,000

November 2017

A woman slipped and fell because of ice on the sidewalk where a homeowner’s driveway crossed over.She suffered an ankle fracture requiring surgery. The homeowner’s claimed that they had completely cleared the area of any ice and snow, but we deposed the EMT driver who recalled that the area was slippery upon arriving at the scene.

$150,000

August 2017

A tourist from Europe tripped on a broken sidewalk, and fractured her finger, requiring surgery.

$900,000

May 2017

A bicyclist got thrown from his bicycle after the front wheel got stuck in a gap between subway grate panels on the sidewalk. He was thrown forward and suffered facial injuries requiring multiple surgeries to repair. The sidewalk was narrowed by a construction fence. Both the construction companies and the Transit Authority were sued. The defendants argued that the plaintiff, an adult, should not have been riding his bicycle on the sidewalk. Plaintiff argued that the sidewalk was the safest place to be given that the roadway was busy with vehicle traffic, and there was no designated bike lane.

$250,000

May 2017

A man tripped over a box sticking out of the bottom of a shopping cart being operated by a store employee. He suffered a knee injury which required surgery.

$340,000

April 2017

A woman tripped over a broken sidewalk. She suffered a fractured ankle requiring surgery.

$125,000

April 2017

A gentleman tripped over a raised hinge on a ventilation grate on the sidewalk. He suffered a fractured finger.

Zalman Schnurman, & Miner's reputation for satisfying clients is nothing recent; it has been developed over three decades of providing excellent service.

Here are some more of the firm's notable case results from its illustrious history:

$7,200,000

A College student was an unbelted passenger in a van which rolled over. She suffered serious injuries resulting in paraplegia.

$6,000,000

A Hospital worker was severely burned in an electrical explosion resulting from a faulty switch. The case settled during trial against the manufacturer.

$3,000,000

A Resident of YMCA suffered third degree burns in a fire. The door to his room did not conform to the requirements of the New York City Building Codes in that it had louvers which allowed smoke and air to pass through, and allowed the fire to spread more rapidly.

$2,375,000

A woman was crossing the street in the crosswalk when she was struck by a van. The insurance company for the driver and the van argued that the pedestrian didn’t look before crossing, and that the driver could not see her because she emerged from a shady section of the sidewalk. The defendants also argued that the pedestrian made a good recovery, despite suffering a head injury, multiple broken bones, and undergoing multiple surgeries. We countered such arguments with a detailed investigation including obtaining the police investigation reports, interviewing witnesses, retaining accident reconstruction experts, having illustrations created of the incident scene and the various injuries, and working with treating medical doctors who were willing to testify at trial. Through our efforts, we were able to counter the defendant’s allegations and obtain a significant compensatory award for our client.

$2,100,000

A Sanitation worker fractured his leg when he was struck by a vehicle. Our client was alighting from a garbage truck when he was struck by the private vehicle. Both the car that hit our client and The City of New York were held liable. The City was held liable for failing to properly supervise its workers and provide a safe work environment. The City of New York paid the bulk of the award as the private vehicle only had the minimum amount of insurance required by the State.

$1,900,000

A Motorcyclist was traveling straight at a high rate of speed in Queens when a New York City Sanitation Truck made a left hand turn in front of him. The motorcyclist tried to avoid the truck but went into a slide and was crushed and killed by the truck’s front tire. Our investigation revealed that the incident was captured by a nearby surveillance camera. The victim, a laborer, was survived by his wife and infant child.

$1,900,000

A Construction worker fractured both knees in fall resulting in a permanent injury. The claim was brought against the general contractor for having an unsafe workplace.

1,500,000

A gentleman slipped and fell on ice suffering a serious leg fracture, requiring surgeries. He was unable to return to work as a real estate broker. The defendants claimed that they had properly cleaned the sidewalk following the last snowfall, and regularly inspected and salted the sidewalk for any slippery conditions. It was our position that if the defendants had properly cleaned the and inspected the sidewalk there would not have been ice. The case was bifurcated for trial, and was settled after the trial on liability was completed.

$1,500,000

A 92 year old man was crossing the street in Manhattan on his way to work when he was struck by a New York Times delivery truck. The defendants originally argued that any compensation should be limited due to the advanced age of the plaintiff, and even though he was in a coma for weeks after he was struck, their was no evidence of pain or suffering during that time. We showed with the help of an economist that the gentleman had been working and and earning an income. Further with the help of a forensic pathologist we were able to show that despite being in a coma he was responsive to pain and touch. The victim was survived by his wife whom he supported, and his granddaughter.

$1,500,000

A Construction worker was involved in asbestos removal. He lost the use of one eye when he was struck by a piece of equipment.

$1,250,000

A Female van passenger was injured in Queens when an oncoming car crossed over the center line, striking the vehicle she was in. The host van flipped over causing fractures and a de-gloving injury to her hand.

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