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| The firm of O'Dwyer & Bernstien concentrates heavily in Personal Injury Law. In 1995, its senior partner, Brian O'Dwyer, was cited by the National Law Journal of 1994, as the trial lawyer having won the highest personal injury award in the United States ($61 million). The firms outstanding personal injury record has grossed millions of dollars for its clients. | |
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Jury verdict of $15,000,000 against the City of New York for its failure to repair flooding roadways causing a motor vehicle accident in which the driver suffered quadriplegia with brain injury. Settlement of $8,000,000 paid out in structured payments for an infant who sustained brain injuries at birth as a result of the failure of doctors and hospital personnel to properly monitor and recognize signs of fetal distress. Jury verdict of $6,000,000 for the death and pain and suffering of an assault victim. Jury verdict of $4,100,000 for a 22-year-old woman who was rendered paraplegic when the motorcycle upon which she was riding as a passenger slid off the roadway. Settlement of $4,000,000 to a 25-year-old laborer who fell from the unguarded edge of a high-rise under construction resulting in head injuries and permanent disability from employment. Settlement of $3,900,000 to 38 year old roofer who was struck by a beam causing him to fall 25 feet. Settlement
of $3,700,000 to a 38-year-old carpenter who was struck by
a beam causing him to fall 25 feet and suffer severe injuries including
fractures of both wrists, and both knees, his pelvis, multiple burst
fractures of his lumbar vertebrae, a fracture of his heel and a ruptured
spleen. Settlement of $2,900,000 for a 27-year-old waterproofer who sustained several fractured vertebrae in a scaffold collapse. Settlement of $2,700,000 to a woman who sustained a traumatic brain stem dysfunction with cognitive and speech defects as a result of an automobile accident. Settlement of $2,300,000 and $1,500,000 for two bridge painters who each suffered leg fractures requiring surgery. Settlement of $2,250,000 in a wrongful death lawsuit of a construction worker who fell 12 stories due to a collapsed scaffold. Settlement of $2,200,000 for a 40 year old pedestrian who suffered crush injuries to his legs when he was hit by a bus. Settlement of $2,100,000 to a 50-year-old ironworker who sustained a head injury and multiple leg fractures when he fell from a catwalk. Settlement of $1,750,000 for the wrongful death of a 42 year old worker who sustained fatal injuries as a result of a scaffold collapse. Settlement during trial of $1,500,000 to a 35-year-old carpenter who suffered a head injury and post-traumatic seizures when he struck his head on an overhead hazard while working upon a scaffold. Settlement of $1,500,000 after a jury verdict on liability trial for an electrician who suffered knee injuries when he fell from a makeshift scaffold. Jury Verdict of $1,500,000 based on a medical malpractice misdiagnosis of an intestinal obstruction. Jury verdict of $1,360,000 against manufacturer of radial arm saw that had an inadequate blade guard causing amputations of multiple fingers of the non-dominant hand. Jury verdict of $1,300,000 to a cabinet maker who lost four fingers of his right hand (later reattached) as a result of improper guarding of radial arm saw. Settlement of $1,000,000 for a 45-year-old male pedestrian man who suffered multiple leg fractures after being hit by motorist while crossing Queens Boulevard. Settlement of $1,000,000 to a 30-year-old waitress who sustained severe burns to her face, shoulders, neck, chest and arms. Settlement of $875,000 to a carpenter who suffered second degree burns to portions of his arms and legs when the floor lacquer he was applying caused a flash fire. Jury verdict of $492,000 after jury verdict to 40-year-old hansom cab driver who sustained an elbow fracture after his hansom cab was struck by a yellow cab. Jury verdict of $475,000 for a 32-year-old man who sustained back injuries when the car in which he was sitting was struck in the rear and dragged by a tow truck. Jury verdict of $356,000 for a 40-year-old seamstress who suffered a fractured jaw when she slipped and fell in a bar.
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Paul O'Dwyer Way * 52 Duane Street * New York * NY* 10007
Tel: (212) 571 7100 * Fax: (212) 571 7124