NYC Personal Injury Lawyer

Our elite trial attorneys have consistently secured some of the highest verdicts and settlements in NY (including the Largest Verdict in New York in 2023 ). Recognized for its results in complex, high-stakes cases, Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf has obtained over $5 billion in settlements, including 600+ recoveries above $1 million and 60 verdicts exceeding that amount. At least 25% of those outcomes are above $10 million, with several exceeding $100 million. The firm also set the New York State record for the highest pain and suffering award, reflecting its deep experience in catastrophic injury and medical malpractice litigation.

Year after year, our attorneys are selected by Leaders in the Law as New York’s Leading Personal Injury Attorneys.

While we represent client throughout New York State and the greatest NYC Metro area, many of our cases involve serious injuries that occur in the five boroughs of the city.

We have deep experience advocating for victims across all boroughs including:

• Brooklyn Personal Injury Lawyer – We have won millions for clients injured in Brooklyn, from traffic crashes on Atlantic Avenue to construction accidents in Downtown Brooklyn.
• Bronx Personal Injury Lawyer – If you were hurt in the Bronx—whether a medical malpractice at Montefiore Medical Center or a pedestrian accident near Yankee Stadium—we are ready to fight for you.
• Queens Personal Injury Lawyer – Queens is home to some of NYC’s busiest intersections. If you suffered an injury due to a crash on Queens Boulevard or a premises liability accident in Long Island City, we can help.

• $272.5 million settlement arising from the Tribeca crane collapse, marking the highest crane accident settlement in New York and ranking among the top in the country.
• $182+ million settlement following a landmark liability verdict in the 2015 Metro North Valhalla Train Crash—the deadliest accident in Metro-North history—where a Westchester County jury found Metro-North primarily responsible based on the train engineer’s failure to slow and the defective design of the third rail system.
• $120,000,000 record-setting verdict for a father who suffered irreversible brain injury after a stroke misdiagnosis and will require lifelong treatment at a brain injury center
  
• $103,000,000 verdict (one of the largest ever) in a Broome County medical malpractice case on behalf of a baby brain damaged at birth.
• $85,000,000 Verdict awarded to a pedestrian struck by a double decker tour bus in Manhattan. The 54-year-old victim underwent 11 surgeries and was awarded $45M for past and $40M for future pain and suffering. This verdict was the largest personal injury jury verdict in New York State in 2018 and ranked among the top 25 verdicts nationwide that year .

• $90,939,857 jury verdict in a medical malpractice claim for a child whose cerebral palsy was due to the failure of an obstetrician to diagnose placental abruption and who thus delayed the cesarean section that was necessary to rescue the baby who was suffering from a lack of oxygen.
• $71,000,000 verdict for a client who suffered a spinal injury in a car accident. This was the third highest personal injury verdicts obtained in the entire State of New York in 2017. A total of 6 verdicts obtained by our firm were listed in the 2017 Top New York Verdicts as seen in New York Magazine. No other firm in New York had that many verdicts listed in the 2017 Top New York Verdicts.
• $60,033,041.23 verdict in Nassau County Supreme Court for a 65-year-old electrical mechanic who was rendered permanently paralyzed following a routine epidural steroid injection. The award obtained in May 2025 is believed to be the highest medical malpractice verdict in Nassau County history.
• $59,200,000 verdict for a former New York City high school student who suffered devastating burns during a botched chemistry experiment at a New York City high school. The verdict, obtained in 2019 and upheld by a judge in 2020. The verdict was also the #1 School Injury verdict in NY State in 2019. The victim was a 16 year old boy who was burned alive and spent months in hospitals undergoing very painful treatments. Sadly, he will never fully recover and will have to deal with physical and emotional pain and suffering during the rest of his life.
• 41.500,000 verdict for a man who was fatally struck by a truck.This was the third highest personal injury verdicts obtained in the entire State of New York in 2017. the second highest verdict was aslo won by our firm.
• Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf was named as Lead Counsel for the case involving fire at Stouffer's Hotel in Westchester County. We represented the estates of 11 members of the Board of Directors of a Fortune 500 Company killed in the fire. Case settled for more than $50,000,000.
• $27,500,000 sex abuse settlement paid by the Brooklyn Diocese. This is one of the highest settlement paid in the country by the catholic church for clergy abuse and sexual abuse.
• $27,500,000 verdict for a pedestrian struck by a bus. The pedestrian suffered the loss of her leg. This is the largest verdict for such an injury in New York State history.
• $26,000,000 settlement for the family of a 35 year old woman who was a pedestrian struck and killed by a truck on 6th Ave in Manhattan. This is believed to be the largest settlement in the history of New York for the wrongful death of one individual.
• Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf was named as Lead Counsel for the explosion on Ann Street resulting in 12 deaths and multiple personal injuries. The case settled for $18,000,000.
• $20 million settlementfor a 23-year-old tourist who suffered life-altering injuries after falling onto the tracks at the 14th St. PATH Train Station in Manhattan. The personal injury lawsuit alleged negligence by both train operators and Summit Security, resulting in severe injuries including a below-the-knee amputation and partial amputation of her opposite foot. The settlement in this train accident case will provide the victim with the support she needs to rebuild her life.
• $17,250,000 verdict for a man who was rendered partially incontinent as a result of medical malpractice in failing to diagnose a spinal malformation.
• $16,000,000 settlement an asbestos handler/construction worker who fell 25 feet from a scaffold at the former Pepsi bottling plant in Long Island City.
• Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf was named as Lead Counsel for the Grammercy Park Explosion, the case settled for $14,000,000.
• $14,000,000 settlement on behalf of tenants injured as a result of the negligence of Con Edison when a pipe exploded.
• $12,500,000 verdict for the wife of a parking garage employee who fell from and was killed by a man lift while at work.
• $12,500,000 verdict on behalf of a pedestrian who suffered degloving injuries to her leg and buttocks after being struck by a bus.
• $12,000,000 settlement for a man who was over radiated by the radiation center where he was treated for cancer.
• $10,750,000 settlement against a Japanese shipping company for negligence in maintaining their tractor trailer allowing the rear wheels to break off striking a pedestrian and causing severe burns and mild brain damage.
• $10,000,000 settlement for a woman rendered blind as a result of being struck by a drunk driver.
• $10,000,000 settlement in Nassau County for a woman who suffered severe personal injury to her legs as a result of the negligence of a bus driver.
• $9,500,000 million settlement for brain damage to a professional young woman who had surgery for her uterine fibroids but then but then had her endotracheal tube removed prematurely so that she stopped breathing on her way to the recovery room.
• $8,000,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case in which a woman was rendered brain damaged as a result of anesthesiologic malpractice.
• $8,000,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case for a woman who contracted vulvulus (an intestinal blockage) following colon surgery.
• $8,000,000 settlement on behalf of an 18-year old boy in a medical malpractice lawsuit where a physician prescribed the medication Depakote without monitoring the boy’s liver functions despite the known effects of Depakote on the liver. As a result of the failure to monitor the liver functions, the plaintiff sustained complete liver failure requiring a liver transplant and a hepatic encephalopathy resulting in brain damage.
• $7,000,000 settlement for a 68 year old man who was struck by a Town of Parsipanny bus that turned into him while he was crossing the street. The Judge stated that he believes this was the highest settlement ever in any personal injury case he has handled in the last 20 years in Morris County N.J.
• $7,000,000 settlement on behalf of five people who suffered leg injuries in an elevator accident caused by negligent maintenance of the elevator support cable.
• $6,100,000 settlement in a Dutchess County medical malpractice case involving the death of a woman after giving birth.
• $6,000,000 settlement in Bergen County, New Jersey.Our Car accident lawyer NYC settled a combination car accident / medical malpractice case for a 61 year old woman who sustained a herniated disc as a passenger in a car accident. She subsequently underwent a neurosurgical procedure to remove the herniated disc during which the surgeon slipped and lacerated the dura of her spinal cord.
• $6,000,000 recovery for a 19-year-old woman in Nassau County who sustained a severe knee and arterial injury after tripping on a poorly maintained drain cover in a parking lot.
• $5,800,000 settlement for a man who suffered paraplegia as a result of a fall from a scaffold when it was struck by a hi-lo.
• $5,000,000 settlement in a New York Personal Injury case for injury suffered by the plaintiff when a fire escape on which he was standing collapsed causing him to fall 30 feet to the ground.

Our firm is highly experienced in handling personal injury involving:

• Wrongful Death
• Medical Malpractice
• Birth Trauma
• Car Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Bicycle Accidents
• Truck Accidents
• Bus Accidents
• Airplane Accidents
• Train Accidents
• Construction Accidents/Labor Law
• Crane Accidents
• Products Liability
• Defective Products
• Elevator Accidents
• Escalator Accidents
• Unsafe Premises
• School Accidents
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Police Brutality
• Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries
• Electrical Shock and Electrocution Accidents
• Explosion and Fire Accidents

At Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, our NYC Personal Injury Lawyers have excellent reviews and aggressively work to help you and your family pursue compensation for your injuries. If you have been injured due to the negligence of another, please contact our firm to discuss your case.

Disclaimer:Please be advised that the results achieved in any given case depend upon the exact facts and circumstances of that case. Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf cannot guarantee a specific result in any legal matter. Any testimonial or case result listed on this site is based on an actual legal case and represents the results achieved in that particular case, and does not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction of the outcome of any other legal matter.