Pedestrian Injury Settlements & Verdicts
Recognizing the seriousness of pedestrian injuries and fatalities in New York City, city planners developed an initiative called Vision Zero with the goal of completely eliminating these tragedies.
Unfortunately, pedestrian accidents have only increased over the past decade despite a complete redesign of numerous pedestrian-oriented streets. Drivers continue to make choices that can have a devastating impact on pedestrians such as speeding, texting while driving, or engaging in another type of distraction.
For 30 years, Raphaelson & Levine have helped pedestrians injured throughout New York recover maximum compensation.
Below are examples of pedestrian injury settlements and verdicts we have secured for our clients.
Settlement
$2.25M School Bus Injury Claim for Student
Our client was a 16-year-old student at Bronx Science High School who was struck by a school bus that ran a red light on his way to his AP exams. Through strategic litigation, Raphaelson & Levine Law Firm secured an eyewitness account and argued for future income loss due to missed exams, resulting in a $2.25 million court settlement.
Settlement
$1.5 Million For Family of Brooklyn Teacher Killed in Crosswalk by NYPD Van
Raphaelson & Levine aggressively litigated versus the New York Police Department on behalf of the family of a teacher who was tragically struck and killed by a police...
Settlement
$1.3M Pedestrian With Fractured Ankle injury
Our client was crossing the street when a car disregarded a stop sign and hit her, resulting in a fractured ankle and surgery. With tireless preparation and extensive experience, our attorney Andrew Levine litigated the case in the Bronx Supreme Court and recovered over a Million dollars in compensation after proving the defendant was at 100% fault.
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$1.3M Commercial Vehicle Pedestrian Accident
The case was prepared and ready for trial. Three orthopedic surgeons concluded our client, a 50-year-old female resident of the Bronx and home nursing aid, would never return to work and would require an ankle fusion for her surgically repaired ankle fractures caused by a road supervisors failure to stop at a stop sign by Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx. The supervisor blew the stop sign and then...
Settlement
$1.3M Bronx Pedestrian Crosswalk Injury
Our client, a pedestrian, was hit by a reckless driver, resulting in a fractured ankle that required surgery. Through steadfast advocacy, the team at Raphaelson & Levine rejected numberous small offers and secured a remarkable $1.3 million settlement for her pain, suffering, and medical expenses.
Settlement
$950K Pedestrian Accident Injury Award
As a vehicle was attempting a left turn, it struck our client resulting in serious injury. Our client had the right of way as she was walking in the crosswalk when inexplicably, the driver turned through the crosswalk and smashed into her. Our client was sent sprawling through the air and driven into the ground; the impact of the vehicle resulted in numerous rib fractures and a head injury...
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$900K Pedestrian Knockdown Injury
Our client was hit by a turning vehicle while on a walk, resulting in a fractured knee and exacerbation of a pre-existing spinal condition that required a lower back discectomy. After aggressive litigation our personal injury lawyers reached a mediation settlement in Queens Supreme Court for the maximum available compensation.
Settlement
$750K Pedestrians Injured
A Brooklyn grandfather, daughter and two grandchildren were pedestrians on the sidewalk when an unlicensed driver lost control of his vehicle and ran into the family.
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$650K Eye Injury Mediated Injury Award
Our client suffered a serious eye injury after being hit by a motorist while exiting his vehicle. Thanks to our firm's work with a top accident reconstructionist, we were able to establish fault and obtain a recovery of $650,000.00 - a significant increase from the prior offer of $15,000.
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$650K Awarded to Good Samaritan
A 31-year-old driver traveling along the Henry Hudson Parkway came upon a disabled vehicle that had been involved in a motor vehicle accident. He observed someone injured inside the vehicle. After parking his car on the side of the roadway, he was attempting to assist the injured person when another vehicle, proceeding on the Parkway in an unsafe manner, struck him. The Raphaelson & Levine Law...
Settlement
$650K Eye Injury From Pedestrian/Car Collision
Our client suffered a severe eye injury and visual impairment when they were struck by a vehicle who hit them while they were exiting their car.
Jury Verdict
$550K Pedestrian Struck
The firm represented a 15-year-old girl who was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing the street. The driver of the vehicle claimed he had the green light and that our client darted out in front of his vehicle. Our client sustained a herniated disc in her neck and treated with a chiropractor for four months. Trial attorney Jason Krakower tried the case in the Bronx Supreme Court and a jury...
