David E. Silverstein's Legal Cases (3)

Trucking accident

Doe v. Solid Waste Services Inc.

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OUTCOME: $2.5 Million Settlement

$2.5M in New Jersey Truck Crash Case: The motorist was driving on the New Jersey Turnpike near Newark on July 23, 2001, when the truck tried to move from the left to the right lane, hitting the left ... front of his car. The car struck a guardrail, turned 180 degrees and lodged under the truck's trailer. The motorist sued Solid Waste Services Inc. of Harrisburg, Pa., and its truck-owning subsidiary J.P. Mascaro & Sons, arguing the truck driver negligently changed lanes when [the victim]'s car was in his blind spot.

Car accident

Poole v. National Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh

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OUTCOME: $1.2 Million Arbitration Settlement

Arbitrator Awards $1.2 Million for Neck, Back Injuries in Car Crash: An arbitration panel on June 4 recommended an underinsured motorist's insurance award of $1.2 million for a woman's neck and back ... injuries in a rear-end car crash, though the plaintiff will recover only $900,000 in UIM benefits. Sharon Poole, a saleswoman, was driving a company vehicle on Route 130 in East Windsor on April 25, 1997, when it was hit by another car.

Personal injury

Bicyclist Falls To Avoid Pickup Truck, Injures Wrists

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OUTCOME: $225,000 Settlement

Doe v. Cheryl Davis, No. ESX-2104-05 On July 24, 2004, plaintiff, 34, rode his bicycle down Wyoming Avenue in South Orange, with his two-year-old son strapped in a child's seat on the back. As plain ... tiff was about to pass Redmond Road, a black Toyota pickup made a right turn in front of them. In order to avoid contact with pickup, plaintiff veered sharply off the shoulder and into a grassy yard, where the bicycle fell to the side. Plaintiff extended both hands to break the fall.

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