Help With Fracture And Joint Injury Claims

Broken bones or injuries to tendons or ligaments can wreak havoc on a person’s life. While these injuries may eventually heal to some degree, these injuries can place serious limitations on a person’s ability to make a living. Any type of joint or fracture can cause lifelong problems, including:

Intra-articular fracture, or a fracture involving a joint. These injuries can lead to arthritis.
Dislocated joints, such as shoulders, knees and elbows. Although these injuries may not fracture, they can be extremely painful and can lead to significant weakness in a joint.
Depending on the circumstances, even so-called soft tissue injuries can be devastating to a person’s overall health and ability to work.

If you or a loved one has sustained a fracture or joint injury at work or in some other setting, it is vital to have experienced legal counsel at your side.

More Than 50 Years Of Counsel And Advocacy

For years, Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C., has provided sound counsel and vigorous advocacy to people in New York City and the surrounding areas. Our lawyers will make a comprehensive investigation into the cause of your injury, finding every liable party. While we are taking the steps necessary to prove the opposition’s liability, we will work with your medical providers to establish your damages for your medical expenses, lost earnings, and pain and suffering.

Our tenacious, dynamic approach has yielded successful outcomes for many seriously injured people.

Below are but some of the verdicts and settlements we have achieved for clients who have sustained fractures, joint injuries and related injuries.

$10.5 million settlement following $8.9 million verdict (reduced to $7.6 million on appeal) for a 31-year-old electrician who was kneeling on wooden platform of Baker’s scaffold that collapsed. He fell 8 feet to the concrete floor below resulting in comminuted fracture of his kneecap (patella) and tear of lateral meniscus. Our client required surgery with open reduction and internal fixation, a second operation to remove the hardware and for partial lateral meniscectomy, and a third operation for further partial lateral meniscectomy.

$2.5 million settlement for a 28-year-old electrician who fell from ladder and suffered compound fracture of the L1 vertebra requiring surgery to replace vertebra with a rib, and crushed wrist requiring surgery with open reduction and internal fixation.

$2.5 million settlement for a 40-year-old construction worker who fell from ladder and suffered bimalleolar fracture of the right ankle requiring open reduction and internal fixation.

Contact Us For Help With Your Injury Claim

Our attorneys offer a free initial consultation to discuss your situation. We accept all injury claims on a no-recovery, no-fee basis. Call us locally at 212-732-4992, call us toll free at 800-574-4LAW or complete our online contact form to get in touch with our Manhattan law firm.

Case Results

Since 1965, we’ve recovered over $1 BILLION
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$2.1 million
settlement

for 33-year old electrician who fell from ladder while attempting to fit heavy cable into crown box when cable sprung back and struck him, causing him to suffer left shoulder injury with impingement.

$1.6 million
settlement

for 38-year old electrician who slipped and fell on debris on stairway with resulting cervical herniated disc and aggravation of pre-existing arthritic changes.

$2.55 million
settlement

for 42-year old electrician who fell into an uncovered, unprotected hole and suffered a severe low back injury with herniated disc(s) that required surgery at L4-5 and L5-S1 levels.

$1.75 million
settlement

for 26-year old construction worker who fell through opening in roof and fractured his wrist, requiring surgery with open reduction and internal fixation, external fixation device, and eventual fusion.

$2.5 million
settlement

for 38-year old female electrician (with history of prior neck injury) who tripped on uneven Masonite protective floor covering, and suffered neck injury with herniated discs requiring cervical fusion.

$1.2 million
settlement

during trial for 40-year old sheet metal worker who was struck in the neck and shoulder by an air conditioning unit and suffered herniated cervical discs and cervical radiculopathy.