Car Accident Case Results
At Chopra & Nocerino, Injury & Accident Attorneys, our team has secured record-breaking verdicts and settlements across New York State for car accident victims. We proudly showcase these successes as clear examples of what can be recovered after a devastating crash. With a legal team that fights relentlessly against insurance companies for you, we ensure that your path to justice is maximized. Trust our team of real New Yorkers to stand by your side and win the compensation you deserve.
A 77-year-old woman was driving through an intersection in Brooklyn when her vehicle struck a public bus. The elderly woman sustained leg and neck injuries. The verdict was reached in Kings County Supreme Court.
The client had a single-level fusion spine surgery from a chain-reaction rear-end car accident.
Our client was a passenger in a vehicle that was rear-ended. Summary judgement won, damages were heavily contested by the at-fault party.
Our client was involved in multiple accidents, including a severe accident that hospitalized him for more than two weeks. While some of the injuries overlapped, we were able to achieve a fair settlement in mediation.
In June of 2022, our client was sitting as a passenger in a parked car that was struck by a armored vehicle as it rolled down the sidewalk a few feet and off the curb. The driver of the armored vehicle went to the back of the truck to unload and failed to put it in park. The estimated impact was between 2-3 mph, but the weight of the vehicle caused significant injuries. The defense contested causation of injuries, however, the case went to trial and a jury was selected. Motions in limina were filed and the case settled while we were engaged in trial proceedings.
A 40-year-old female suffered a spinal injury sustained when her vehicle was struck in a Brooklyn intersection. Settlement was reached in King’s County Supreme Court.
Rear-end car accident collision in Suffolk County. A 72-year-old male suffered aggravation of a pre-existing spine condition that required several spine surgeries prior to the accident, including 2 spine fusion surgeries during the same year as our accident. Defendants argued junction failure and pre-existing spine condition. Case settled while engaged in trial proceedings.
40-year-old client was injured in a car accident in Brooklyn and required fusion spine surgery. Case settled just prior to trial.
A family’s vehicle was struck in an intersection when a fire truck ran through a red light. The fire truck claimed to have sirens and flashing lights activated at the time of the accident and asserted an “emergency doctrine” defense, citing they were responding to an emergency and had the right of way.
Despite a heavily contested battle over liability, we secured $1.475 million dollar result to assist in the victim’s (female in 40s) recovery from injuries and cervical spine fusion.
Male, age 27, was injured when his vehicle was rear ended by a commercial vehicle in Suffolk County, NY. Settlement was reached in Brooklyn, NY.
We collected all the evidence to prove that our client was not at fault and sustained back and spine injuries that required a minimally invasive surgical spine procedure.
The passenger underwent only one lumbar epidural injection. When that treatment did not resolve the injury, a one-level microdiscectomy was performed.
23 year old male passenger in a taxi required left shoulder surgery and a 1 level lumbar spine surgery.
A 33-year-old male was driving through an intersection in Brooklyn when his vehicle was struck by a City of New York Department of Sanitation (DSNY) salt spreader. The plaintiff suffered severe injuries. Allegations of intoxication of the injured male were unfounded and the case settled after deposition of a non-party witness (police detective).
A 33-year-old male was making a left turn in Queens when his vehicle was struck, and he sustained neck and back injuries. Verdict was reached in Queens Supreme Court.
Awarded to a 47-year-old woman who was injured when the vehicle she was a passenger in crashed into a stationary container in Brooklyn.
A Vietnam veteran was rear-ended by a valet service that was moving cars around. We had won summary judgment on the issue of liability, but damages were contested by the defense. Ultimately, on the eve of trial, all polices were tendered as we were able to establish the plaintiff was asymptomatic for a period of time and that his injuries sustained were accelerated, exacerbated and aggravated due to this accident.
Female in her 20s sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) when she was struck by a passenger vehicle while crossing mid-block in a heavily trafficked Queens intersection. Many other law firms rejected the case but we felt the victim was entitled to compensation.
Our client sustained a severe spinal injury in a motor vehicle accident and had to receive 2-level artificial disc replacement in the cervical spine. We obtained this settlement for the full policy in a heavily contested legal battle.
Our client was backing out of her driveway when she struck by a large commercial oil truck. The oil truck was also reversing at the same time when the impact occurred. Plaintiff sustained severe spinal injury and had a level one fusion to the lumbar spine. The challenge was the question of liability and question of damages, but our legal team was fully prepared to go to trial. However, the defense settled prior to picking the jury. The full policy was $1 mil and our client received $900K.
Male, age 33, was injured when his vehicle struck a tree in Queens, NY. Improper repair work to his vehicle caused the tire to come off the car which caused the accident. Settlement was reached during trial in Queens County, NY
Awarded to a male, age 57, who suffered back injuries that required surgery when his vehicle was rear ended in Brooklyn, NY.
Awarded to a 31-year-old male who was rear ended while working in Nassau County. The case settled for $100,000 from the vehicle that rear ended him and $500,000 was recovered from the plaintiff’s employer’s SUM (Supplementary Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist) policy.
Female, age 35, injured her spine during a car accident in Nassau County. The victim had pre-existing spinal injuries but it was determined the car accident aggravated her condition. The settlement was reached after liability verdict in favor of the plaintiff in Nassau County Supreme Court.
Awarded to a 22-year-old female whose vehicle struck an uncovered storm drain on a Bronx highway, which caused her to crash into the highway barrier wall. She suffered an ankle injury that required surgery. Settlement was received from the City of New York.