Personal Injury
Our New York personal injury attorneys work as a team to stay focused on our clients.
At the Lynn Law Firm, our clients benefit from the perfect mix of professional expertise and personal attention. Our team is here to help our clients get the best possible settlement from their personal injury or wrongful death claim. And when we say “our team,” we mean it. Our firm puts all of our resources into our clients’ cases to ensure continuity in case development.
Our clients reap the benefit of multiple attorneys contributing to strategy, case evaluation, and decision-making. That benefit, of course, is the attention our clients need, and the results they deserve.
Areas of Practice
Automobile and Pedestrian Accidents
After a car accident, we will work carefully with you to protect your rights and pursue your recovery. Consultation is always no cost to you.
Motorcycle Accidents
Although hitting the road on your bike is an enjoyable way to spend a beautiful day, being hurt in a motorcycle crash can have far-reaching consequences.
Dangerous or Defective Products
For decades, the Lynn Law Firm has represented New Yorkers injured by defective or damaged products. These complex cases demand experienced attorneys.
Premises Falls, Trips, and Slips
Property owners have an obligation to maintain their property safely. When their failure to do so causes you to be injured, contact the Lynn Law Firm for a no-cost consultation.
Construction Site Injuries
If you are injured on a job site, consult with an attorney experienced in personal injury law to determine whether you have rights beyond worker’s compensation.
Medical Malpractice and Negligence
Medical errors can cause serious harm. Consult an attorney if you believe you or a loved one were injured by medical negligence.
Workplace Injury
Injuries at work raise complicated questions under New York law. Contact us today for a no-cost consultation.
Wrongful Criminal Conviction
The Lynn Law Firm has obtained one of the largest recoveries for a wrongful conviction in New York State history and continues to represent individuals who were wrongfully convicted.
Negligent Security
When violence breaks out and results in injuries, the Lynn Law Firm has a demonstrated record of success in pursuing recovery for injured people.
Representative Cases & Settlements
Automobile and Truck Accidents
- $8,200,000 – pedestrian who suffered an amputation as a result of an automobile accident
- $7,600,000 – young working man who suffered a traumatic amputation and other serious injuries in an automobile accident
- $4,700,000 – expectant mother involved in a car accident that caused a premature birth leading to developmental delay in the infant. The mother also suffered injuries
- $3,500,000 – couple struck head on by another vehicle, resulting in multiple injuries
- $3,500,000 – couple injured in a head-on collision
- $2,900,000 – young woman and a mother of three injured in a pedestrian/bus accident
- $2,500,000 – mother of three children who suffered brain injuries in a collision with a tractor trailer
- $2,050,000 – accident where tractor trailer suffered equipment failure
- $2,200,000 – elderly gentleman who suffered a closed-head injury when struck by a commercial vehicle
- $1,800,000 – woman who suffered the traumatic amputation of her lower right leg in a recreational vehicle/tractor trailer accident
- $1,700,000 – accident where multiple children were injured
- $1,650,000 – woman injured in an automobile accident
- $1,300,000 – pedestrian seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision
- $1,200,000 – married couple, one of whom died, in a motor vehicle accident
- $1,200,000 – plaintiff passenger who suffered a brain injury in a motor vehicle involved in a collision with a tractor trailer
- $1,200,000 – Estate of a man killed after striking a tractor trailer that was backing into a driveway and blocking the roadway
- $1,100,000 – back and neck injuries caused by an unsafe lane change
- $1,000,000 – passenger in a motor vehicle hit by a milk tanker truck
Construction Accidents
- $5,000,000 – worker injured in a fall from ladder
- $2,200,000 – electrician injured in a construction project
- $1,900,000 – worker injured after fall from three story roof decking
- $1,600,000 – verdict for an electrician who sustained a spinal injury and multiple fractures in a fall from a sports stadium during the course of a renovation
- $1,350,000 – electrician involved in a worksite accident due to a defectively maintained and designed electrical junction box
- $1,200,000 – Estate of a municipal worker injured when a compactor/roller overturned during operation on a roadway, crushing and killing him
- $825,000 – construction worker injured by falling construction material
- $755,425 – verdict awarded to a laborer injured during demolition
- $729,000 – young teacher injured while volunteering at a school dance, when a bungee from an inflatable bungee run broke loose and struck her in the eye
- $645,000 – for a worker with a broken leg suffered in a fall from a scaffold
Police and Firefighter Claims
- $11,000,000 – verdict for firefighter hurt responding to a fire when the safety notification device failed
- $1,500,000 – firefighter injured when a silo collapsed during demolition activities concurrent with firefighting to address a fire within the silo
- $250,000 – police officer experienced a head injury while responding to a fire at an apartment complex, attempting to climb a balcony to enter the apartment
- $250,000 – police officer struck in the face and head by a flashlight while at a rescue
Premises Liability and Negligent Security
- $9,000,000 – verdict in favor of a woman who suffered an above-the-knee amputation in a pedestrian/automobile accident in a parking garage.
- $3,300,000 – client paralyzed following fall from a roof ladder
- $2,200,000 – painter who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fall down the stairs to a restaurant restroom.
- $2,200,000 – restaurant patron who fell down stairs that had a defective handrail. The patron suffered brain damage as a result
- $2,200,000 – eye injury caused by a defective bungee cord
- $1,500,000 – granddaughter and grandfather who perished in a fire in a rental home not equipped with smoke detectors
- $1,500,000 – Estate of a graduate student murdered by a maintenance worker in off-campus student housing.
- $1,300,000 – Estate of parents murdered by their son, who had escaped from a psychiatric ward.
- $1,250,000 – woman who was sexually assaulted in her apartment by a stranger in an unsecured building
- $850,000 – injuries by an exterior door not equipped with proper safety closure device
Defective Products
- $3,750,000 – brain injuries caused by an attachment on a pick-up truck in a motor vehicle accident.
- $1,500,000 – scalp degloving injury caused by a hay baler
- $1,350,000 – burn injuries caused by a malfunctioning toaster oven
- $1,400,000 – brain injuries caused by an attachment on a pick-up truck in a motor vehicle accident
- $1,120,000 – closed head injury caused by a compression fitting failure
- $725,000 – propane explosion due to a ruptured propane hose during filling operations at a residence
- $325,000 – explosion at a paper mill caused by an industrial steam kettle failure
- $375,000 – injury to a forehand caused by a chop saw in an industrial setting.
Motorcycle Accidents
- $2,550,000 – verdict in favor of a man operating a motor scooter who suffered an above-the-knee amputation when struck by a car
- $1,000,000 – motorcycle struck a flat bed truck that was obstructing the highway
- $625,000 – motorcycle accident where car failed to yield right-of-way
- $250,000 – representing the insurance policy limits for a man injured in a motorcycle accident
Medical Malpractice and Negligence
- $2,000,000 – infection from faulty medical product
- $1,900,000 – misdiagnosis of urinary tract infection when true condition was e-coli, resulting in knee amputation and amputation below elbow
- $1,300,000 – delayed diagnosed brain tumor
- $1,300,000 – failure to diagnose brain lesions
- $1,200,000 – mismanaged eye infection
- $1,150,000 – retention of fluids after surgery, resulting in significant complications
- $1,100,000 – for failure to manage post operative blood clot
- $975,000 – burns sustained during gynecological surgery
- $750,000 – failure to share biopsy results of lumpectomy, resulting in delay in cancer diagnosis and treatment
- $750,000 – late diagnosis of prostate cancer due to practitioners’ failure to treat or identify elevated PSA levels
Sexual and Physical Assault Claims
- $470,000 – physical abuse by elementary school teacher
- $325,000 – sexual abuse against individual perpetrator
Other Negligence Claims
- $1,700,000 – boy injured in a grain augur accident
- $1,800,000 – Estate of a man who was electrocuted by power company
- $1,500,000 – failure to supervise elderly patient
- $1,200,000 – Estate of a welder killed in a construction site accident when pipe fittings malfunctioned during pressure testing
- $1,120,000 – husband and wife as a result of injuries sustained by the husband in a fall
- $900,000 – family of a deceased mother injured in a fall at a nursing home
- $515,000 – pedestrian injured when a wheel forcibly separated from a turning vehicle, striking him in the knee. The car had recently been serviced at a national chain shop and the wheel’s lug nuts had not been tightened.
- $695,000 – incarcerated individual attacked by cellmate
- $350,000 – young man who was electrocuted by down power lines
- $325,000 – victim of food poisoning
- $250,000 – Estate of an elderly gentleman who died as a result of delayed response and negligent care by an ambulance company
- $275,000 – mechanic working on engine caught on fire and egress exits were blocked with a metal corner piece
Every legal matter is different. The outcome of each legal case depends upon many factors, including the facts of the case, and no attorney can guarantee a positive result in any case. Any testimonial or endorsement does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.