Premises Liability
Stiles of Cranford
Ken Javerbaum obtained a $2.3 million settlement for a girl paralyzed in a fall while escaping from a fire in her residence. Javerbaum proved that the landlord's smoke detectors had no batteries, the fuse box was overloaded and painted shut, as were most of the windows, and the sprinklers did not work, which all contributed to the incident. The case was settled while a jury was being empanelled.
Summary:
Javerbaum Wurgaft obtains $2.3 MILLION settlement for GIRL PARALYZED IN A FALL while ESCAPING FROM A FIRE
MESSEROL
In a claim for a young girl who was a victim of a dog attack by a neighbor's dog, Eric Kahn obtained a $700,000 settlement.
WALGREENS
Jack Wurgaft obtained a $750,000 settlement on behalf of a widow who alleged that the store’s inadequate security was responsible for her husband’s fatal beating in the drugstore’s parking lot.
NEW COMMUNITY NURSING
Jack Wurgaft obtained a $450,000 settlement on behalf of a nursing home resident whose left leg was amputated after she developed a bedsore on her heel.
KLEINS ASSOCIATES
Eric Kahn obtained a $177,500 settlement on behalf of a 43 year old florist who slipped and fell on ice while exiting from her car in a parking lot and suffering injuries which included a left elbow fracture and a left reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
RAY'S SPORTING
Ken Javerbaum obtained a settlement of $2.2 million for a young boy who lost sight in one eye when struck by a shell fragment while watching his father taking target practice, proving the shooting range failed to provide safety glasses for spectators.
EL GRECO, INC
In a lawsuit against a tavern for serving a patron an excessive amount of alcohol, Jack Wurgaft obtained a jury verdict in favor of the patron of $475,000.
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Ken Javerbaum obtained a $475,000 jury verdict against the state DOT by proving the state had created a road hazard causing a driver to cross over the highway and collide with the plaintiff's vehicle.