| Femur Fractures Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $1,438,648 | Man tripped on subway platform at bottom of stairs, suffered displaced comminuted fracture of left femur's lower hip region. He blamed stumble on recessed manhole cover. | Robinson v. New York City Transit Authority New York Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 115590/08 (8/2/12) |
| $750,000 | Plaintiff fell on brick walkway, broke head of right femur. She alleged trip due to one brick's surface being higher than adjacent ones. Defense argued height differential open and obvious. |
Ongaro v. City of New York New York Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 150105/11 (12/27/12) |
| $732,822 | Motorcyclist collided with vehicle, fractured right femur. He contended driver's abrupt lane change cut him off. Defendant claimed he was in biker's lane when man tried to squeeze past him. | McCowan v. Kosogof Cook County, Ill.; Cir. Ct.; No. 10-L-007095 (10/16/12) |
| $585,120 | Patron slipped on store floor, broke right femur that required partial hip replacement. She maintained employee mopping at time provided no warning. Store claimed wet-floor sign present. | Kessler v. Shree Ganesh Donut Corp. Palm Beach Co., Fla.; Cir. Ct.; No. 502011 CA000077 XXXXMB AJ (8/23/12) |
| $450,000 | Dog walker struck by vehicle after stepping into intersection, sustained medial and lateral condyle fractures of right distal femur. Injury resulted in bleeding in joint at knee. | Vonnegut v. Amica Mutual Insurance Co. Contra Costa Co., Calif.; Super. Ct. (5/15/12) |
| $350,000 | Umbrella, wife fell on spouse outside shop, causing man to fall, fracture artificial left hip's femur. He claimed umbrella poorly secured. Defense said couple should have been more observant. | Nachman v. Ved Westchester Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 25880/10 (8/2/12) |
| $185,000 | Rack holding floor mats tipped over onto boy's leg, caused comminuted displaced fracture of right proximal femur shaft. Teen claimed no instructions given on proper way to load rack. | Cheung v. Walnut Valley Unified School District Los Angeles Co., Calif.; Super. Ct.; No. KC062878 (8/13/12) |
| $159,116 | Retiree tripped over pronged leg of sign at senior center, fractured right femur. She alleged sign's placement in hallway corner hazardous. Defense contended sign readily visible. | Graves v. Willowbrook Senior Center Los Angeles Co., Calif.; Super. Ct.; No. TC025450 (6/25/12) |
| Defense | Plaintiff fractured femur in sidewalk incident. He claimed he tripped on crack that city had notice of. Defense disputed account, argued man fell while involved in altercation. | Wagner v. City of NY Kings Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 21950/05 (3/19/13) |
| Defense | Club patron broke right femur after run-in with bouncer. He alleged man chased him, hit back of leg with metal rod. Bouncer claimed man slapped him, fled, and fell onto metal cellar door. | Moutos v. Ambelacorp Kings Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 5088/09 (6/25/12) |
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