Client: A major automobile manufacturer Type of Case: Rollover of a sports utility vehicle Background: While traveling on a New Jersey highway, the driver of a sports utility vehicle was cut off by another vehicle. The driver took evasive action, allegedly resulting in the rollover of the SUV. The SUV’s front seat passenger sustained a leg fracture, shoulder fracture and permanent facial scarring. Suit Filed: The injured passenger sued both the driver of the vehicle (for negligence) and the automobile manufacturer (alleging that a design defect caused the vehicle to be unstable and roll over). Action Strategy: Aaronson Rappaport sought

A Case with a Potentially Sustainable Value of $20 Million is Settled for a Nominal Sum Client: A major automobile manufacturer Type of Case: Rollover of passenger van Background: A 15-passenger van was traveling in upstate New York. After 10 hours of driving, the driver fell asleep and the van rolled down an embankment. One passenger was rendered a paraplegic; another passenger (a child) sustained permanent brain damage. Suit Filed: Plaintiff alleged that defective design and manufacture of the vehicle and of automobile parts led to severe injuries. At issue in this case were the design of the vehicle’s door

Amanda Zifchak successfully moved and argued for summary judgment on behalf of a large metropolitan medical institution and it’s affiliated physician in Kings County.  While the focus of the motion was on the applicable Statue of Limitations, the court also granted summary judgment on the medicine.  This was undoubtedly due to Amanda being able to demonstrate to the court through well written motions papers supported by strong medical opinions from an expert that the applicable standards of care were met in this matter.

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Plaintiff alleged that defective vehicle design (specifically, the lack of a step in the driver’s side door frame) led to physical injury.