Case Results

$2500000.00Allen CharlesOn 3/24/18, Allen Charles, a Metro-North Commuter Railroad Structural Welder, was assigned to work on a job that involved installation of two steel walkways on top of a wall alongside the elevated tracks just outside the mouth of the Park Avenue tunnel.  The pre-fabricated walkways were loaded onto a high rail boom truck and […]

$2000000.00 Settlement “John Doe” I was previously employed by Metro-North Commuter Railroad and suffered an injury on the job that aggravated a pre-existing arthritic condition and pre-existing spine defect in my lower back.  I underwent surgery that fused my lower back in 2001.  I was represented by attorney Ira Maurer at the time and he […]

$2000000.00 Settlement “John Doe” Our client (name withheld due to non-disclosure agreement) was a passenger in a vehicle that was rear-ended. Our client suffered significant injuries to multiple parts of her body. The claim was settled, without commencement of a lawsuit, for the full $2 million policy. This took 4 months to settle.  

$1400000.00 Verdict Robert Kendall (carpenter foreman): I was hired by the railroad industry in 1977 and worked for Metro-North Railroad from 1983 until 2007. My career was cut short because of a severe back injury I sustained opening up a heavy sliding gate leading into a railroad storage yard. I had complained to supervisors several […]

$1350000.00 Settlement Michael Hermann (Conductor): Michael Hermann was involved in the Spuyten Duyvil train derailment accident in December 2013. As the conductor, he was unaware that the train was taking a 30 mph curve at 82 mph, and suffered severe injuries because of the accident. Hear more about Mr. Hermann’s case and why he recommends Ira […]