Idell v. Kalinowski
Jan 01, 2011OUTCOME: $500,000 settlement.
Wrongful death/survivor's action involving a motorcycle/automobile accident.
Voorhees, NJ
Divorce and separation Lawyer at Voorhees, NJ
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Litigation, Child Custody
OUTCOME: $500,000 settlement.
Wrongful death/survivor's action involving a motorcycle/automobile accident.
OUTCOME: Verdict in favor of plaintiff: $1,012,500.00
Represented plaintiff in a workplace accident negligence claim involving traumatic amputation of hand when forklift carriage spontaneously descended due to defective safety shield. The theory of the ... case was that the repair service company failed to repair the safety shield or otherwise have the forklift taken out of service. Defendant claimed that the accident was caused exclusively by the negligence of the plaintiff worker in placing his hand underneath the forklift carriage to disengage the damaged safety shield. The jury returned with a gross verdict of $1,500,000.00 and allocated 32.5 percent comparative negligence to plaintiff for a net verdict of $1,012,500.00. Verdict affirmed in Appellate Division and petition for certification denied by New Jersey Supreme Court.
OUTCOME: Settled for $150,000
Personal injury involving motorcycle/public property defect.
OUTCOME: $381,000 jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs
Represented plaintiffs in wrongful death/survivor’s action medical malpractice case involving tuberculosis meningitis; Demand: $300,000; Offer: None.