New York Personal Injury Attorneys Taking Your Case Personally
What should you look for in a personal injury lawyer? A proven track record is key. Have the lawyers in question achieved strong results in your area of concern? How often do they reach settlements vs. going to trial? In all these measures, how do they stack up against other Upstate New York personal injury lawyers?
The Upstate New York law offices of O'Connor, O'Connor, Bresee & First, PC and attorneys from a personal injury litigation firm in Syracuse have joined forces to provide quality personal injury representation to individuals and families across the state. Driven by expansive legal knowledge and a commitment to personal service, we are prepared to help you move forward after a serious motor vehicle accident.
We are proud of our track record and the great benefit it has brought our clients. To find out how we may be able to help you after a motor vehicle accident, contact us at 1-866-935-1527.
A History Rooted in Success
In recent years, we have won tens of millions of dollars in personal injury settlements and verdicts. These results have come in a broad spectrum of personal injury cases, including auto accidents, dog bites, negligence, construction accidents and many others.
This track record, we believe, sets us apart from other New York personal injury lawyers. So does our concern for, and personal attention to, each and every client.
Below are just a few of the awards we have won for our clients:
•$188 million verdict in the Southern District of New York United States Federal Court on behalf of a client who claimed defamation against an individual whose false comments caused the client damage to his business and his reputation. The fourth largest verdict in the country for an individual plaintiff in 2008.
Auto Accidents
•$11 million settlement in Monroe County for a plaintiff who was left a paraplegic after an automobile accident in Yates County.
•$3 million settlement for automobile accident in St. Lawrence County resulting in wrongful death.
•$2.75 million settlement for plaintiff who sustained traumatic brain injury following an automobile accident in Saratoga County.
•$2.43 million settlement for two plaintiffs involved in a horrible multi-car motor vehicle accident in Onondaga County.
•$2.1 million settlement for a young mother of two who bled to death at the scene of a two car accident resulting in wrongful death in Oswego County.
•$1.25 million settlement in Onondaga County to a driver who was rear ended by a pickup truck and then was pinned between his car and the pickup truck by another car who came barreling into the rear of the pickup truck.
•$1.1 million settlement to a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband when it was struck from behind by a tractor trailer in Oneida County leaving her a paraplegic.
•$1 million settlement to passenger in automobile accident in Saratoga County who sustained spinal injuries along with injuries to extremities.
•$950,000 settlement in Washington County Supreme Court for husband and wife injured in automobile accident.
•$565,000 settlement in Jefferson County for a women who was rear ended by a drunk driver causing whiplash injuries and a broken sternum.
•$450,000 settlement in Saratoga County Supreme Court for passenger in automobile accident who sustained traumatic brain injury.
•$435,000 settlement from a snowmobile accident in the Adirondacks when two snowmobiles collided crossing a lake at night. The defendant operator was drunk and driving without lights.
•$315,000 settlement in Schenectady County Supreme Court for passenger in automobile accident who sustained severe disfiguring facial scars.
•$300,000 settlement in Clinton County Supreme Court for infant passenger in head on automobile accident.
•$280,000 settlement in Yates County for a motorcyclist who was cut off by another driver.
•$260,000 settlement prior to arbitration for a man who was forced off the road in Onondaga County.
•$250,000 settlement in Saratoga County Supreme County for automobile accident resulting in wrongful death of back seat passenger.
•$240,000 settlement in Clinton County Supreme Court to driver in automobile accident who experienced cervical injuries after being struck by vehicle that ran a red light.
•$235,000 settlement in Albany County Supreme Court for victim of hit and run automobile accident who sustained disfiguring scars.
•$232,500 settlement in Washington County Supreme Court for passenger in automobile accident who sustained injuries after driver fell asleep at the wheel.
•$230,000 settlement in Saratoga County Supreme Court for plaintiff who sustained injuries in a drunk driving accident.
•$187,000 settlement for a bicyclist who sustained injuries when struck by a drunk driver in Onondaga County.
•$155,000 settlement in Warren County Supreme Court to passenger who sustained a fractured pelvis as a result of an automobile accident.
•$145,000 settlement in Washington County Supreme Court for passenger in automobile accident which resulted in facial injuries.
•$125,000 settlement in Onondaga County for a woman who sustained a fractured clavicle in a motor vehicle pedestrian accident.
•$120,000 settlement in Clinton County Supreme Court for driver of motorcycle who sustained multiple fractures when struck by a car.
•$100,000 settlement in Saratoga County Supreme Court for motorcyclist who sustained fractured foot after being struck by vehicle.
•$100,000 settlement in Albany County Supreme Court for plaintiff who experienced fractures to upper and lower leg as a result of automobile accident.
•$100,000 settlement in Onondaga County for a 13 year pedestrian who was struck by a passing car and sustained a head injury.
•$100,000 settlement in Broome County for a 14 year old pedestrian who was struck by a passing car while walking alongside the road resulting in wrongful death.
•$95,000 settlement in Albany County Supreme Court for motorcyclist who sustained a pelvic fracture after being struck by driver who ran red light.
•$95,000 settlement in Clinton County Supreme for plaintiff who sustained cervical injuries as a result of a rear-end collision.
•$75,000 settlement in Clinton County for an accident victim who sustained a fractured pelvis sustained in a head-on automobile accident.
Premises Liability
•$550,000 settlement in Oneida County Supreme Court for bodily injuries sustained when a deck collapsed on top of plaintiff.
•$500,000 verdict in Schenectady County Supreme Court for infant plaintiff attacked by a dog resulting in serious injuries.
•$300,000 settlement in Albany County Supreme Court for plaintiff who sustained trimalleolar/ankle fracture as a result of a slip and fall.
•$300,000 verdict in Oneida County Supreme Court for plaintiff who sustained injuries following a fall in a parking lot in disrepair.
•$300,000 settlement in Saratoga County Supreme Court for plaintiff who sustained injuries after tripping over an object in a store.
•$235,000 arbitration award to plaintiff who sustained injuries after being struck by a vehicle on friends property.
•$200,000 settlement in Albany County Supreme Court for plaintiff injured as a result of a slip and fall on sidewalk.
•$175,000 verdict in Saratoga County Supreme Court for plaintiff who sustained injuries after being struck by a beer bottle at a private residence.
•$125,000 settlement in Albany County Supreme Court for injuries sustained by plaintiff after a fall at an apartment complex.
•$82,500 settlement in Albany County Supreme Court for an infant who injured his finger on a store display.
•$60,000 settlement in Albany County Supreme Court for a plaintiff injured by a defectively displayed product at a store resulting in a nerve injury to the hand.
•$50,000 settlement in Albany County Supreme Court for a plaintiff injured by a fall on ice at an apartment complex.
Work-Related Accidents
•$4.8 million settlement in Niagara County for a worker who lost part of his hand in a construction accident.
•$1.8 million settlement in Erie County for a plaintiff who fell into a power take off shaft of a truck injuring his hand and arm.
•$1.2 million settlement in Onondaga County for a worker who sustained nerve damage from an electrical shock at a construction site.
•$1 million settlement in Onondaga County for a worker who contracted throat cancer as a result of exposure to coolants at his place of employment.
•$900,000 settlement in a Labor Law case in United States District Court where worker lost a finger in a machine at work place.
•$750,000 settlement in Onondaga County for a worker who fell from a scaffold on a construction site.
•$500,000 settlement in United States District Court, Northern District of New York, for a worker who sustained permanent injuries after being electrocuted at job site.
•$425,000 settlement in United States District Court, Northern District of New York for worker injured when a lift collapsed.
•$215,000 verdict in Rensselaer County Supreme Court for worker who suffered a torn meniscus to both knees in a work related accident.
•$157,500 settlement in Albany County Supreme for worker who was injured at work place.
Wrongful Death
•$200,000 settlement from a boating accident in the Adirondacks.
Wrongful Adoption
•$765,000 settlement in the United States District Court, Northern District of New York, for parents of an adopted child who unbeknownst to them had cerebral palsy from birth despite having been assured by the adoption agency that the child was healthy.
Contact Us
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