A client suffered a slip and fall accident in Westfield, New Jersey, that caused extensive and irreparable damage to her back. After Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. partners Garry R. Salomon and Adam B. Lederman proved that an employee and their employer had been negligent in maintaining a safe environment for patrons, our client was awarded a $725,000 settlement after mediation. Continue reading
A malfunctioning elevator in Wayne, New Jersey, trapped and severely injured our client when the elevator abruptly dropped several feet. After Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. partners Garry R. Salomon and Adam B. Lederman proved that the building owner and two elevator companies had been negligent in improperly maintaining the elevator, our client was awarded a $715,000 settlement. Continue reading
a woman was leaving her apartment in Westwood, NJ, when she was caused to trip and fall down her front exterior stairs. The stairs, which upon inspection were deemed to be in disrepair, were separated from the foundation. The railing was also found to be unattached to the concrete of the steps. The injured client went to Hackensack UMC at Pascack Valley for treatment, where she was diagnosed with a complete tear of the ligament in the left ankle, peroneal tendinopathy and an avulsion fracture of the lateral malleolus, which required surgery. the woman underwent arthroscopic surgery to her ankle with removal of fibrous bands, repair of the anterior talofibular ligament, and repair and tightening of the calcaneofibular ligament. She has been left a permanent and visible scar on her ankle. Continue reading
Two boys disfigured by burns due to improper maintenance of apartment.
On August 16, 2013, a young girl and her family were on the department store’s escalators when her right foot became entrapped and swallowed by the top of the escalator stair. After freeing her leg, emergency personnel transported the child to Hackensack University Medical Center. While there, a team of…
Two sisters who survived a deadly house fire. The fire was alleged to have started near a thirty-year old space heater used to heat the apartment being rented by the family. At the time of the fire, the sisters were six and eight years old. The youngest sister suffered significant…
Escalator related hand Injury to child requiring reconstructive surgery.
In winter 2013, a woman was entering a middle school in Bergen County when she was caused to violently fall to the ground because of ice that had not been cleared or salted. Though there had been snowfall days prior, and a path leading up to the entrance had been…
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