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Edward Averbuch of Leav & Steinberg, LLP obtains $250,000 verdict in motor vehicle trial

Leav & Steinberg attorney Edward Averbuch obtained a $250,000 jury verdict in Kings County for a client who suffered a herniated disc and lumbar radiculopathy in a motor vehicle accident. The verdict came after the conclusion of a four-day trial where defendants called two medical experts and claimed our client’s injury was degenerative in nature … Read more Edward Averbuch of Leav & Steinberg, LLP obtains $250,000 verdict in motor vehicle trial

Leav & Steinberg successfully resolves a case for a 10 year old boy injured while playing football

During the summer of 2013 our client, a 10 year old boy from New Jersey was injured while playing football at a field located in Manhattan. The game was organized by youth football league and held at a field owned by the City of New York.  During the course of the game our client sustained … Read more Leav & Steinberg successfully resolves a case for a 10 year old boy injured while playing football

Lavern’s Law: Date of Discovery

In 2013, a 41-year-old mother from Brooklyn named Lavern Wilkinson passed away from a form of lung cancer which was thought to be curable. Had Lavern Wilkinson been told that she had a cancerous mass which was shown in a chest x-ray taken in 2010, she may have been alive today. Lavern Wilkinson did not … Read more Lavern’s Law: Date of Discovery

Leav & Steinberg obtains $1,200,000 judgment against bar on behalf of client who was assaulted by a drunken patron. Claims were made against the bar pursuant to the Dram Shop laws.

New York’s Dram Shop law is found in Section 11-101 of the General Obligations Law. Dram Shop laws are strict liability statutes that allow for alcohol vendors to be held liable for their violations in serving people alcohol who are visibly intoxicated or are actually or apparently under 21 years of age. Courts allow for … Read more Leav & Steinberg obtains $1,200,000 judgment against bar on behalf of client who was assaulted by a drunken patron. Claims were made against the bar pursuant to the Dram Shop laws.

Leav & Steinberg are successful in obtaining a settlement on a very challenging liability case for a client who tripped over a “U-Boat” in a Queens supermarket.

Our client, a truck driver from Massachusetts, was making a delivery at a local New York grocery store and sustained an injury his ankle. At the time of the accident, while he was walking backwards using a hand truck he tripped and fell over a U-Boat, which is a cart used by grocery stores to … Read more Leav & Steinberg are successful in obtaining a settlement on a very challenging liability case for a client who tripped over a “U-Boat” in a Queens supermarket.