Impressive Verdicts And Settlements

With over 30 years’ experience, our attorneys at Kushner & Marano, P.C., have successfully handled thousands of cases with all different types of fact patterns. Below is a sampling of just some of the cases that we have resolved.

Personal Injury Results

$5 million jury award – drunk driving accident resulting in amputation of woman’s right arm

$1.9 million settlement – motorcycle accident resulting in compound leg fractures with permanent disfigurement, scarring and disability

$1 million settlement – misdiagnosed cancer resulting in death

$600,000 settlement – elderly gentleman struck as a pedestrian by car backing out of driveway, resulting in fractured hip

$525,000 settlement – intersection accident resulting in head injury and multiple leg fractures

$500,000 settlement – elderly gentleman injured when lighting in restaurant restroom failed, causing him to fall and fracture his hip and shoulder

$375,000 settlement – dog assault resulting in serious knee injury

$375,000 settlement – motor vehicle accident resulting wrist surgery (DeQuervain’s release surgery), hip surgery, and lower back injury

$350,000 settlement – motor vehicle accident resulting in significant abdominal injuries, specifically both vaginal and rectal prolapse, and emotional distress

$320,000 jury award – fall on defective stairs resulting in serious leg injury

$300,000 settlement – lead paint poisoning of minor child residing in rented premises

$250,000 settlement – elderly pedestrian struck in crosswalk resulting in multiple fractures (policy limits)

$250,000 settlement – motor vehicle accident resulting in premature birth (policy limits)

$250,000 settlement – pedestrian struck in a crosswalk (policy limits)

$242,500 settlement – motor vehicle accident resulting in loss of hearing due to air bag deployment

$225,000 settlement – motor vehicle accident resulting in degloving injury (policy limits)

$215,000 settlement – woman verbally and physically assaulted by state trooper

$207,500 settlement – elderly woman injured when she tripped over hose left out by contractor at senior living complex, resulting in fractured shoulder

$200,000 settlement – assault in fast food restaurant resulting in broken jaw

$155,000 settlement – negligent supervision/defective condition at a daycare resulting in facial scarring of toddler

$150,000 settlement – woman injured in dog park when off leash dog ran into and injured her knee

$150,000 settlement – legal malpractice – wrongful recording of mortgages

$125,000 settlement – intersection accident resulting in clavicle fracture

$114,000 settlement – trip and fall in a movie theatre resulting hip fracture

$100,000 settlement – head on collision resulting in closed head injury (policy limits)

Business, Lending And Real Estate Litigation Cases

Commercial Lease – Judgment in favor of Landlord for Defendant’s failure to properly exercise option to extend

Private (hard money) Lending – Judgment in favor of Lender on Borrower’s claims of alleged violations of consumer lending statutes

Insurance – $461,000 post arbitration settlement in favor of insured after Insurer’s denial of fire loss damages

Commercial Lease – Judgment in favor of Landlord on Tenant’s claims that Landlord breached the Lease Agreement

Lease Agreement – $155,000 Judgment in favor of Landlord for damages despite Landlord’s failure to comply with security deposit law

Private (hard money) Lending – Judgment in favor of Lender on Borrowers claims of alleged violations of consumer lending statutes

Breach of Contract – Judgment in favor of Purchaser of Insurance agency for Seller’s breach of the Purchase and Sale Agreement