Starr Gern Reaches $600,000 Settlement After Two Days of Trial for Plaintiff Suffering Vision Loss After Eye Surgery
June 26, 2003
Amos Gern and John Ratkowitz obtained a $600,000 settlement after two days of trial in a medical malpractice action filed against a retinal surgeon arising out of negligent eye surgery performed in March 1998.
Starr Gern Resolves Products Liability Case Involving Severe Personal Injuries to the Hand for $355,000.
February 3, 2003
Attorney Amos Gern successfully litigated a products liability action against the manufacturer of a die press machine, recovering $355,000 for 57-year-old Newark, New Jersey woman.
Starr Gern Reaches $670,000 Settlement for Woman Fracturing Hip in Automobile Accident.
October 14, 2002
Amos Gern resolved a claim on behalf of a 72 year old woman who fractured her hip in an automobile accident just before the matter was scheduled to be tried in the Bergen County Superior Court. The settlement of $670,000 was the result of a settlement conference before Bergen County Presiding Civil Judge Peter E. Doyne, and a subsequent UIM claim.
Starr Gern reaches $470,000 Settlement on Behalf of Woman Fracturing Hip in An Automobile Accident.
September 23, 2002
Amos Gern resolved an automobile negligence action on behalf of a 74-year-old Bergen County woman who suffered a comminuted hip fracture and multiple fractured ribs in an automobile accident for $470,000 of the $500,000 available insurance liability limits, just before the mater was scheduled to be tried in Bergen County Superior Court.
Starr Gern Reaches $675,000 Settlement for Ironworker Suffering Multiple Comminuted Fractures of the Spine.
October 16, 2001
Amos Gern, and John Ratkowitz settled a claim for $675,000 on behalf of a 32-year-old Little Falls ironworker who fell 45 feet to the ground sustaining multiple comminuted spinal fractures. The defendants took the position that the accident was the result of the ironworkers own negligence since he consumed the equivalent of four twelve-ounce beers at lunchtime prior to the fall.
Starr Gern reaches $1,145,000 Settlement for Iron Worker Suffering Multiple Injuries After Falling From Steel.
August 4, 2001
Amos Gern resolved a claim on behalf of a 29-year-old ironworker for $1.145 million in a lawsuit filed against the construction manager and several contractors arising out of a construction site accident on April 13, 1998.
Starr Gern Obtains $1.2 Million Dollar Medical Malpractice Verdict Following Negligent Stenting Procedure.
June 10, 2001
Amos Gern, with the assistance of John Ratkowitz, obtained a verdict of $1.2 million dollars from a Morris County jury which deliberated for 10 hours over two days on behalf of a Long Valley, New Jersey, resident who became totally disabled following a negligent stenting procedure.
Starr Gern Negotiates $450,000 Settlement for man Requiring Spinal Surgery Following Automobile Accident.
June 1, 2001
John Ratkowitz obtained $200,000 on behalf of a former Essex County resident, age 46, in settlement of an Underinsured Motorist Claim arising from an April 13, 1996 motor vehicle accident in which he sustained severe lower back injuries. This followed the settlement of the underlying bodily injury claim for the maximum coverage under that individual's insurance policy in the amount of $250,000.00. The total recovery of $450,000 was $50,000.00 less than all available insurance coverage.
Starr Gern Recovers $1 Million Dollar For Attorney Suffering Orthopedic and Cognitive Injuries in Automobile Accident.
October 12, 2000
Amos Gern settled a claim for $1 million dollars on behalf of a 50-year-old attorney who sustained orthopedic and cognitive injuries while a passenger in an automobile accident. These injuries impacted the plaintiff's ability to continue to practice law. The plaintiff's wife also prosecuted a per quod claim.
Starr Gern Recovers $750,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case Involving Automobile Negligence.
May 31, 2000
A resident of Setauket, New York (Suffolk County), and the estate of her deceased husband, represented by Amos Gern, assisted by John Ratkowitz, agreed on May 16 to accept a total of $750,000 to settle their claims and a wrongful death claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on October 31, 1996 in Riverhead, New York. An agreement was reached to apportion $500,000 to the estate of the decedent and $250,000 to the decedent's wife.
Starr Gern Reaches $835,000 Settlement for Man Requiring Spine Surgery After Automobile Accident.
April 19, 2000
A former Blairstown, New Jersey resident and his wife, represented by Amos Gern, agreed to accept $550,000 to settle an Underinsured Motorist/bodily injury claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on October 22, 1993. This brought the entire settlement on behalf of the plaintiffs to $835,000 when combined with a previous settlement of $285,000 recovered in a trial in the Morris County Superior Court in February 1999. The $285,000 payment was made after four days of trial in Morris County, New Jersey, after the plaintiffs had rested.
Starr Gern Obtains $486,348.95 Recovery for Man Requiring Spinal Surgery Following Automobile Accident.
March 4, 2000
Starr Gern Attorney settles automobile accident claim for $486,348.95 on behalf of a 49-year-old Warren County, New Jersey resident who required spinal surgery following a motor vehicle accident occurring on June 18, 1997. This sum represented the balance of a $500,000 combined single limit policy of the defendant.
Amos Gern, with the assistance of John Ratkowitz, obtained a $20.5 million dollar verdict on behalf of a patent attorney who suffered loss of an eye after retinal surgery was negligently delayed and laser photocoagulation was negligently performed.
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