Areas of Practice
AUTO ACCIDENTS
AVIATION ACCIDENTS
BIRTH RELATED INJURY
BOATING ACCIDENTS
C-SECTION
CEREBRAL PALSY
CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS
DOG BITES
ERBS PALSY
FORCEPS INJURIES
INFANT BRAIN DAMAGE
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS
MUNICIPAL LIABILITY
NURSING HOME NEGLECT
PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS
PREMISES LIABILITY
SCAFFOLDING & LADDERS
TRAIN & BUS ACCIDENTS
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
WORKERS COMPENSATION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Our Success
At Constantinidis & Associates, P.C., we are proud of our proven success in representing our clients in a variety of legal matters. Whether a case requires a jury verdict or a settlement outside the courtroom, we work tirelessly to make sure our clients are fairly and justly compensated for the injuries and losses they have sustained as a result of someone else’s negligence. Here are a sample of our highlighted cases. Please keep in mind that every case is different and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
$ 4,000,000.00 for pedestrian struck by a bus causing injury to his lower extremity that ultimately resulted in undergoing multiple surgeries with eventually the degloving of the leg;
$ 3,750,000.00 for construction worker who was caused to fall off an unsecured extension ladder while in the process of performing demolition work and sustaining injuries to his neck, back and knee which necessitated multiple surgeries including 2 lumbar fusions as well as a knee arthroscopy. Case settled right after opening statements;
$ 3,450,000.00 for infant who sustained traumatic brain injury as a result of obstetrical/medical malpractice. Case settled during two (2) week trial;
$ 3,000,000.00 for construction worker who was caused to fall off an improperly placed A frame ladder and underwent knee and lower back surgeries. Case was settled while jury deliberated;
$ 3,000,000.00 for steel-worker who was caused to fall off a bakers scaffold and sustain injury to his neck, shoulder and back that required multiple surgeries including cervical laminectomy and shoulder arthroscopy. Case settled at mediation prior to jury selection;
$ 2,800,000.00 for electrician who fell down a flight of stairs at a construction site that lacked a handrail and underwent knee and spinal fusion surgeries. Case settled during the trial right before summations;
$ 2,700,000.00 for construction worker who was injured when the baker scaffold he was standing on at a construction site collapsed causing him to fall 8 feet and sustain shoulder, back and foot injuries that required surgery. Case settled after mistrial and after appeals in the Appellate Division, Second Department were fully submitted but prior to the Court’s decision;
$ 2,600,000.00 for construction worker who was injured when trench collapsed and caved in on him while he was performing lagging work causing him to sustain lower back injuries that required laminectomy. Case settled at Mediation;
$ 2,500,000.00 for infant who sustained brachial plexus injury to right arm at time of delivery together with traumatic brain injury as a result of hypoxia. Case settled at mediation;
$ 2,400,000.00 for construction worker who was caused to fall 10 feet from a ladder at a construction site causing him to undergo knee and spinal surgeries; Case settled at mediation;
$ 2,150,000.00 for injured carpenter who was caused to fall off a rolling scaffold while in the process of erecting a sidewalk shed at construction site causing him to undergo, shoulder, elbow and knee surgeries. Case settled at mediation right before jury selection;
$ 2,025,000.00 for injured painter who was caused to fall off a pipe scaffold while traversing from one scaffold to another without any personal safety arrest equipment sustaining a ruptured spleen and cervical injuries that required cervical fusion. Case settled at mediation right before jury selection;
$ 2,000,000.00 for independent truck driver who was injured while re-positioning cases of dairy products in the back of a truck that had been previously loaded onto truck by employees of dairy company causing him to undergo 2 lumbar spine fusions. Case settled at mediation right before jury selection;
$ 1,900,000.00 for construction worker who was caused to fall 3 stories while working on a roof without any personal safety arresting device causing him to sustain, shoulder, back and knee injuries that required shoulder and knee surgeries; Case settled in open court right after opening statements;
$ 1,750,000.00 for construction worker who was caused to partially fall through a hole on a scaffold at a construction site causing him to undergo left and right knee surgeries. Case settled at mediation less than a week before jury selection;
$ 1,500,000.00 for electrician who was caused to fall off an unsecured extension ladder at a construction site approximately 10 feet and sustained knee and back injuries requiring surgery. Case settled at mediation;
$ 1,400,000.00 for driver involved in a serious motor vehicle accident resulting in neck, shoulder and back injuries that required surgery. Case settled in court right before jury selection;
$ 1,250,000.00 for plumber who was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident while working and sustained neck and back injuries that required fusion surgeries. Case settled at mediation right before jury selection;
$ 1,200,000.00 for police officer caused to fall over shrink wrap that was negligently ripped off a palette of copy paper at 1 Police Plaza sustaining serious injury to her knee resulting in multiple surgeries. Case settled at mediation;
$ 1,150,000.00 to construction worker who fell 18 feet into excavated foundation when guard rail failed resulting in injuries to his neck, shoulder, knee and back which required several surgeries to his shoulder and knee. Case settled at mediation right before jury selection;
$ 1,100,000.00 for electrician who was caused to fall off an A-frame ladder while installing conduit sustaining injuries to his knees that required arthroscopic surgeries. Case settled at mediation;
$ 1,000,000.00 for construction worker whose knee twisted while descending a dirt ramp requiring two arthroscopic knee surgeries;
$ 1,000,000.00 for construction worker who was caused to fall off an unsecured ladder while performing roof repairs and sustained a close head injury, severe concussion, loss of consciousness and partial hearing loss in one ear and loss of smell. Case settled at mediation;
$ 975,000.00 for construction worker who fell down a staircase at a construction site that lacked a handrail sustaining neck, back and shoulder injuries. Case settled in court right before jury selection;
$ 950,000.00 for infant who sustained injury during delivery resulting in Erb’s Palsy. Case settled right before jury selection;
$ 950,000.00 for infant who was injured during birth and sustained hip dysplasia. Case settled at mediation;
$ 900,000.00 for individual rear ended who sustained injury to both of her knees requiring meniscal repair and lumbar laminectomy. Case settled in court right after jury selection;
$ 900,000.00 to pedestrian who was struck by a car causing him to sustain a skull fracture, as well as neck and back injuries and traumatic brain injury with partial loss of smell. Case settled at mediation 3 days before jury selection;
$ 775,000.00 to passenger injured in a motor vehicle accident when her spouse decided to turn left in front of a tractor-trailer resulting in her sustaining two (2) vertebrae fractures in her neck, a broken leg, collapse lung and tracheotomy. Five witness stopped at the intersection blamed husband as having disobeyed the traffic light. Case settled during trial and just before liability verdict;
$ 750,000.00 to Suffolk County bus passenger who was injured when the bus rear ended another vehicle causing her to sustain two (2) fractured vertebrae in her neck that required surgery. Case settled in court right before jury selection;
$ 750,000.00 to a Nassau County police officer who slipped and fell on sand in a parking lot while chasing a robbery suspect and sustained injuries to his lower back and underwent a discectomy and fusion. Case settled at mediation just before jury selection;
$ 750,000.00 for a carpenter who was caused to sustain injury to his knee that required arthroscopic surgery when the baker scaffold he was standing on collapsed causing him to fall and strike his knee on a cross-bar. Case settled at mediation just before jury selection;
$ 675,000.00 for infant child that was mauled by vicious dogs and sustained severe lacerations to his face, neck and arm that resulted in undergoing several surgical procedures. Case settled during the course of the trial;
$ 650,000.00 for construction worker who slipped and fell while standing on a scaffold’s crossbars as he was attempting to clear a clogged garbage shoot 8 feet above the ground causing him to sustain a fractured leg and neck and back injuries. Case settled at mediation just before jury selection;
$ 650,000.00 Verdict for passenger rear ended by tractor-trailer causing 3 fractured ribs, neck and back injuries and ruptured spleen requiring a splenectomy;
$ 650,000.00 Verdict for driver that was rear ended causing him to sustain knee, neck and back injuries requiring him to undergo knee surgery;
$ 600,000.00 for plaintiff who slipped and fell on wet floor that failed to have mats and requisite signs causing subdural hematoma, intercranial bleed and a fractured wrist. Case settled right before jury selection;
$ 500,000.00 for woman who sustained a dog bite to her arm and from a vicious Rottweiler requiring her to undergo multiple surgeries, physical therapy and rehabilitation;
$ 500,000.00 for limo driver whose vehicle was hit by the rear door of a dump truck travelling in front of him that broke off and struck his windshield causing him to sustain lower back injuries that required laminectomy and spinal fusion with the placement of a pain stimulator. Case settled at mediation;
$ 485,000.00 Verdict/Settlement for 80-year-old plaintiff who sustained multiple fractures after attempting suicide at her home while her 24-hour home health aide who was supposed to be on duty was sound asleep. Liability verdict was returned against the home health care agency and case settled;
$ 475,000.00 for elderly woman who was caused to sustain lumbar spine fractures requiring surgery while a resident of a nursing home when she was caused to fall while being assisted by medical staff. Case settled during jury selection;
$ 450,000.00 for a postal worker when a slate covered step at a house on her route collapsed causing him to sustain lower back injuries and requiring a micro-discectomy. Private Arbitration award with parameters of $100,000 low and $500,000.00 high;
$ 450,000.00 for rear seat passenger in a motor vehicle that was T-boned that resulted in cervical and lumbar spine injuries that required cervical discectomy;
$ 400,000.00 for painter who was injured when the ceiling above him collapsed because of demolition work being done in the same room directly above him and contractor’s failure to close off the room that plaintiff was asked to paint. Plaintiff sustained neck, back and shoulder injury that required an arthroscopy. Case settled prior to jury selection;
$ 400,000.00 for police officer whose vehicle was T-boned while on routine patrol resulting in neck and back injury which required a cervical discectomy. Case settled prior to depositions;
$ 385,000.00 for driver involved in T-bone accident that resulted in a neck and back injuries and a fractured arm that required surgery. Case settled prior to jury selection.
$ 375,000.00 for motorcyclist who was struck by a motor vehicle who turned left in front him causing him to strike the vehicle and fall to the ground and sustain pelvic fractures as well neck and back injuries;
$ 360,000.00 for painter who fell approximately 10 feet while walking on an I beam at a construction site with no harness or fall arrest safety devices sustaining injuries to his neck and back; Case settled prior to jury selection;
$ 350,000.00 for rear seat passenger in a motor vehicle that was rear ended resulting in neck, back, shoulder and knee injuries which required 2 knee and a shoulder surgery. Case settled at mediation prior to depositions;
$ 335,000.00 for motorcycle passenger involved in an accident with a tow-truck causing her to sustain, neck, back and leg injuries that required surgery. Case settled prior to jury selection;
$ 325,000.00 for pedestrian who fell into an open ditch where Con Edison had unearthed the roadway but failed to cover or barricade the area causing him to sustain neck, back, knee and shoulder injuries that required knee and shoulder surgery;
$ 300,000.00 for woman who sustained serious facial and arm lacerations as a result of being mauled by a vicious neighborhood dog;
$ 300,000.00 for pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle causing neck and back injuries which required cervical discectomy;
$ 275,000.00 for pedestrian struck by motor vehicle while crossing in the crosswalk causing her to sustain a fractured wrist requiring surgery and neck and back injuries;
$ 265,000.00 for painter who was caused to fall while standing on an unsecured extension ladder sustaining neck and back injuries; Case settled prior to jury selection;
$ 258,600.00 Verdict for rear seat passenger that was sustained pelvic fracture, neck and back injuries as well as knee injury when vehicle lost control and struck a guard rail
$ 250,000.00 for driver rear ended sustaining neck injuries requiring spinal fusion;
$ 250,000.00 for motorcyclist who was hit by a motorist failing to yield the right of way and caused to sustain cervical spine injuries that required surgical intervention. Case settled in less than three (3) months;
$ 250,000.00 Verdict for driver rear ended sustaining fractured arm;
$ 250,000.00 Verdict for plaintiff who suffered medical malpractice and required second surgical procedure;
$ 250,000.00 Verdict for plaintiff who suffered a fractured leg after falling on a broken and raised sidewalk flag;
$ 240,000.00 Verdict for passenger who sustained shoulder injury requiring arthroscopic surgery;
$ 225,000.00 for plaintiff who sustained wrist fracture from a fall because of negligent supervision while under the care of a nursing home facility;
$ 225,000.00 for infant plaintiff who sustained hairline fracture at the growth plate because of the negligent supervision while attending gym class at a public school of the New York City Department of Education;
$ 200,000.00 Verdict for driver who was rear ended and sustained a knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery;
$ 200,000.00 Verdict for a passenger in a motor vehicle that was rear ended and sustained a shoulder injury that required arthroscopic surgery;
$ 195,000.00 for injuries to plaintiff driver who was rear-ended and sustained neck, back, shoulder and knee injuries requiring arthroscopic surgeries;
$ 193,973.97 Verdict for pedestrian who tripped over a depressed roadway service feeder box owned and negligently maintained by Con Edison resulting in a fractured elbow;
$ 185,000.00 for electrician who was caused to fall and undergo knee arthroscopy due to a fall as a result in a difference in stair tread/riser with minimal time out of work;
$ 175,000.00 for electrician who was caused to fall off an unsecured extension ladder at a construction site and sustained a wrist fracture;
$ 170,000.00 for plaintiff who was injured while working at an MTA rehabilitation site and suffered facial injuries as well as to his neck, back and knee;
$ 150,000.00 for plaintiff driver who was rear ended and sustained, 2 rib fractures, a collapse lung, neck and shoulder injuries requiring arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Case settled prior to jury selection;
$ 150,000.00 for motorcyclist who was struck by oncoming vehicle sustaining neck and knee injuries requiring arthroscopic knee surgery;
$ 150,000.00 for driver of motor vehicle struck by intoxicated driver causing, neck, back and shoulder injuries requiring arthroscopic shoulder surgery;
$ 145,000.00 for bicyclist hit by motor vehicle causing neck, back and knee injuries that required arthroscopic knee surgery;
$ 140,000.00 for motorcyclist hit by a motor vehicle causing shoulder injury that required arthroscopy shoulder surgery;
$ 120,000.00 for passenger injured in a motor vehicle accident who sustained neck, back and shoulder injuries that required her to undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery;
$ 120,000.00 for driver of motor vehicle who was rear ended and sustained shoulder and knee injuries requiring arthroscopic knee surgery;
$ 120,000.00 for pedestrian struck by motor vehicle causing 3 fractured ribs, neck, back and knee injuries requiring arthroscopic knee surgery;
$ 115,000.00 for passenger in a motor vehicle accident that sustained a broken ankle;
$ 100,000.00 for pedestrian struck by motor vehicle and caused to sustain 2 fractured ribs, a fractured wrist and neck and back injuries;
$ 100,000.00 for driver of motor vehicle rear ended by cab driver causing, neck, back and knee injury requiring 2 arthroscopic knee surgeries; Case settled prior to jury selection;
$ 100,000.00 for driver of motor vehicle that sustained compression fracture to her spine when defendant made an improper left turn in front of her. Case settled during jury selection.
$ 100,000.00 for passenger in cab that was speeding and rear ended another vehicle causing neck, back and shoulder injury requiring arthroscopic surgery; Case settled after jury selection;
$ 100,000.00 for motorcyclist rear ended by cab and caused to sustain 2 fractured ribs, neck, back and shoulder injury requiring arthroscopic surgery; Case settled after jury selection;
$ 100,000.00 Verdict for driver of motor vehicle T-boned at intersection and caused to sustain a shoulder injury requiring arthroscopic surgery.
$ 100,000.00 for passenger in a motor vehicle that sustained pubic rami and rib fractures.
$ 100,000.00 for pedestrian struck by motor vehicle resulting in meniscal knee surgery.