Serious personal injury, medical malpractice and/or the wrongful death of a loved one are highly personal family tragedies attended by a level of suffering and a sense of loss no one should have to bear.  We are New York Personal Injury Attorneys who have the compassion and understanding to remain sensitive to human feelings while providing support, guidance and legal representation of the highest order.

Leav & Steinberg, L.L.P. has established a well-deserved reputation as one of the most effective and highly respected personal injury law firms in Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, and throughout the entire State of New York, and has the experience and great expertise in a number of different areas of law relating to personal injuries, including:

• Medical Malpractice 
• Slip & Fall/Premises Liability
• Construction/On-the-Job Accidents
• Lead or Chemical Poisoning
• Assaults or Excessive Force
• Vehicle Accidents
• Automobile Accidents
• Bicycle Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Train Accidents
• Defective Products
• VIOXX Related Injuries
• Lasik
• Wrongful Death

We have handled many significant and high profile cases and consistently strive to fight injustice, expand the rights of personal injury clients and make important changes in the law.  In the legal community, we are recognized as aggressive litigators who are renowned for our preparation, attention to detail and zealous advocacy for our clients.  We regularly appear before the New York Appellate Courts, enforcing significant and important changes in the way municipalities, physicians, commercial landowners, employers, and insurance companies treat personal injury and wrongful death victims throughout the State of New York.

Verdicts & Settlements

• $7 Million Dollar Settlement: was obtained on behalf of a young married woman. During delivery of her first child, she was improperly given anesthesia which resulted in significant and life altering brain injuries.
• $3.5 Million Dollar Award: was obtained for a client who suffered bilateral decentrated ablation during Lasik surgery. Essentially, the laser removed tissue in the wrong portion of both eyes leaving him with significantly reduced visual capacity.
• $3.5 Million Dollar Verdict: Plaintiff, female, age 54, was exiting the rear of a Transit Authority Bus that stopped directly in front of a defective section of sidewalk. Upon exiting the bus, the Plaintiff fell onto the defect and twisted her ankle, breaking her pinky toe. The driver, not realizing that she fell, sped away. Shortly after the Plaintiff developed Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, which is a progressive/degenerative disease. The suit was filed against the Transit Authority as well as the City of New York for having known about the defect prior to the accident. The jury returned a verdict of $3.5 million dollars which included compensation for pain and suffering, and future lost wages. Subsequent to the verdict, the matter settled for an undisclosed amount.
• $1,450,000 Settlement on Eve of Trial: Plaintiff, a 48 year-old laborer, was performing work at a construction site when his ladder slipped from beneath him, causing him to fall and cut his non-dominant hand on exposed sheetrock and metal studs.  He sustained a complete laceration of his median and ulnar nerve requiring two surgeries.  He has not returned to work.  Plaintiff moved for summary judgment alleging that the ladder was not adequate as the worksite required him to bend between two walls. The Supreme Court granted our motion and the matter was to proceed to trial on damages only.
• $1,025,000 Settlement Prior To Jury Selection: Plaintiff, male, age 25, was driving east on Seaview Avenue in Brooklyn with his family when the Defendant exited a driveway onto Seaview, cutting him off and causing him to strike the Defendant’s vehicle. Both parties agreed that a double-parked van owned by a third party Defendant obstructed their respective views of the roadway. The Plaintiff was unable to return to work after the accident, which would have presented future lost earnings claims.
• $1 Million Dollar Settlement prior to trial for a 58 year-old retired bus driver who, while on vacation in the Hamptons, was rear-ended by a truck causing lower back injuries which ultimately resulted in spinal surgery and residual pain and suffering. The defendant was arguing that all of the client's pain came from a pre-existing and degenerative lower back condition and that his complaints were unrelated to the accident.
• $800,000 Settlement at Trial: Plaintiff, male, age 50, was on the back of the Defendant’s delivery truck supervising a package that was being taken from the loading dock. He claimed that he was leaving the back of the truck, which was still open, when the Defendant’s driver pulled out from the dock without warning causing him to fall 5 to 7 feet. The Plaintiff sustained injuries to his right knee and fractured the right fibula, which required surgery.
• $700,000 Negotiation During Trial: Plaintiff, female, age 59, was walking home when she saw 2 cars going very fast. One car ran a stop sign and crashed into the other car that was also speeding. Both cars then lost control and hit the Plaintiff causing her to be pinned against a fence. An ambulance took the Plaintiff to the hospital where she remained for 9 days. She suffered a fractured left femur with surgery, a fractured nose, multiple bilateral laceration to her fingers, bruising to the base of the skull, a fractured back, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
• $685,000 Award by Jury: Plaintiff, male, age 20, was hit by the Defendant's truck while at work in front of his employer’s store. The truck had been pulling away from a parking space when, the Plaintiff claimed, it hit him in the back, dragging him beneath the right front tire. The Defense also contended that the Plaintiff had alcohol in his system at the time. However, the driver admitted that he did not see the Plaintiff when pulling out. The Plaintiff suffered traumatic ear amputation with surgical reattachment and a herniated lumbar disc.
• $675,000 Settlement at Mediation: Plaintiff, a 32 year-old laborer was working at a local private college performing sheetrock and taping.  While working, he realized the scaffold was too low for the work he needed to perform. He then asked for a ladder which he placed on top of the scaffold. The scaffold slipped while he was working and he fell from the ladder to the ground, sustaining a fracture to his ankle. After one year of physical therapy he underwent arthroscopic surgery to clean scar tissue from the fracture site. He has returned to work.  The lower court initially denied plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, but we appealed and the matter was reversed by the Appellate Division. The trial would have addressed damages only.
• $650,000 Settlement at Mediation: Plaintiff, female, age 81, claimed that she was struck by the Defendant’s vehicle as she was crossing the street. She claimed that the traffic light was in her favor. The Plaintiff sustained a traumatic brain injury and facial fractures requiring home aide care for an extended period of time. The Defense, however, argued that the Plaintiff made a good recovery, and that she suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, which was diagnosed prior to the accident.
• $600,000 Settled at Mediation: Plaintiff, male, age 31, was an electrician. He was sent to a site with his partner, who had seniority/supervisory control of the Plaintiff, by their employer. The apartment they were working in was being renovated. The Plaintiff’s partner was in the attic running cable through a small hole in the ceiling of the living room of the building. The Plaintiff, using one of the A-frame wooden ladders already on site, was grabbing the wire, ascended the ladder and was standing on the fifth step (second from top). He was reaching and pulling the BX cable through when the ladder fell over and he felt immediate pain in his ankle. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital where he was admitted for 10 days, and had 4 surgeries. He has not returned to work and testified he has weakness and pain in his ankle.

We recognize accident victims’ need for personal attention and will meet with you in your home, hospital or medical facility. Our staff speaks English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese and Russian.  We predominantly practice in Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx and Queens.

If you or someone you know has been injured as a result of someone else’s negligence and needs the assistance of an experienced New York Personal Injury Lawyer, contact Leav & Steinberg, L.L.P. today at 866-435-1609, or use the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.