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An Incident of Road Rage Turns Into Murder

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

What could have been a simple case for a New York auto accident attorney like David Perecman turns into a murder charge.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - November 9, 2009 - What would have been a case for New York auto accident attorneys passed to criminal court instead after an incident of road rage turned fatal.

On Tuesday, a Brooklyn driver was shot and killed during a heated road-rage argument. According to police sources, he had literally asked for it, getting fatally shot after daring his adversary to open fire. However, Brooklyn accident attorneys know that murder is murder regardless of the circumstances.

After being hit, the fatally injured driver managed to step on the gas and drive away from the shooting scene. His SUV came to a stop after slamming into a parked car.

In a new survey that ranks 25 major U.S. cities by having the most aggressive drivers, New York, as auto accident attorneys know, ranks number one.

David Perecman of New York, an auto accident attorney, wants to remind people that a report by the AAA Foundation found that there are about 1200 incidents of road rage every year in the US and this translates into an average of 300 injuries and fatalities.

About David Perecman and The Perecman Firm, PLLC:

For the past 30 years, the New York auto accident attorneys, personal injury, construction accident, and medical malpractice attorneys at The Perecman Firm, PLLC have championed all types of cases for auto accident attorneys. David Perecman, founder of the Firm, is a Board Director and the past Secretary and Treasurer of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) and a chair of its Labor Law Committee. Mr. Perecman's achievements have brought him recognition as an Honoree in the National Law Journal's Hall of Fame, in New York Magazine's "The Best Lawyers in America" and The New York Times Magazine "New York Super Lawyers, Metro Edition" for the years 2007-2010.

The Firm has recovered millions of dollars for its clients. Among the more recent victories, Mr. Perecman won a $15 million verdict* for a construction accident, a $5.35 million dollar verdict** for an automobile accident, and a $40 million dollar structured settlement for medical malpractice.

*later settled while on appeal for $7.940 million
** later settled for $3.5 million
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Verdicts & Settlements

  • Verdicts 1$40,000,000 (4)

    Medical malpractice. Child's brain damage

  • Verdicts 2$15,208,168.00 (1)

    Construction worker fell from a ladder, jury verdict

  • Verdicts 3$10,000,000.00

    Construction worker / mason fell from the scaffold, case settled after the jury verdict in amount of $ 10,020,000

  • Verdicts 4$9,825,000.00 (2)

    Construction worker/ laborer fell from the scaffold, jury verdict

  • Verdicts 5$9,360,000.00

    Jury Verdict for mason/construction worker who fell 2 floors from the side of the building **

  • Verdicts 6$5,500,000 (3)

    Woman sustained serious injuries in collision with truck. Jury verdict

  • Verdicts 7$3,500,000.00

    Construction worker/ carpenter fell from the roof at height of 20 feet, case settled

  • Verdicts 8$3,100,000.00 (5)

    Infant brain damage at birth, case settled

  • Verdicts 9$2,774,367.00

    Construction worker/ masons helper fell from the scaffold, jury verdict

  • Verdicts 10$2,536,000.00

    Construction worker struck by a falling object during demolition, jury verdict

  • Verdicts 11$2,140,000.00

    Construction worker watched as other workers fell from the scaffold in wind storm. Post traumatic stress disorder. Case settled during the trial

  • Verdicts 12$2,100,000.00

    Construction worker/ plumber fell into unsecured hole, falling one story down, case settled at the trial

  • Verdicts 13$2,000,000.00

    Construction worker/ steamfitter tripped on debris at work, case settled

  • Verdicts 14$2,000,000.00

    Construction worker sustained injuries when wall collapsed, case settled at the trial

  • Verdicts 15$1,850,000.00

    Settlement while on trial after winning jury liability verdict for woman injured when her wheelchair fell into a pothole

  • Verdicts 16$1,800,000.00

    Construction worker fell from the scaffold. Case settled during the trial

  • Verdicts 17$1,698,000.00 (6)

    Woman tripped and fell on stairs, jury verdict

  • Verdicts 18$1,600,000.00

    Construction worker struck by falling brick, case settled at the trial

  • Verdicts 19$1,398,000.00 (7)

    Jury verdict for woman who injured knee in fall on stairs in building

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