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Soprano’s TV Star Cracks under Pressure as Personal Injury Lawyer From New York City Tops Him during Trial

Friday, 20 February 2009

February 20, 2009 - New York, NY - New York Personal Injury attorney, David Perecman is regarded as one of the top personal injury lawyers in New York according to Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America. Once gain, his unique tactics proved successful in the court room when his client sued Vincent Pastore for assaulting her. The trial attorney was able to show how "Big Pussy" from Televisions Soprano's lied when testifying previously - and got him to offer incriminating information when being questioned.

According to news stories in the Daily News, the defendant claimed in the past that he never hit the plaintiff nor pulled her hair. But Perecman's questioning revealed some staggering and case-altering information to the contrary.

"In typical bodily injury lawsuits, trial lawyers put their own client on the stand first and take the easy path to proving their case. By doing this they expose them to cross examination and the shortfalls, if any, are highlighted," said David Perecman, New York personal injury attorney. "It's far more difficult to take a hostile witness, your adversary, and start the trial off by cross examining them and developing a story from them at the same time. By doing it the hard way you force the defendant to testify and "lock in" to their version of what happened before anyone else testifies."

Perecman subpoenaed the first witness, Mr. Pastore. After asking questions intended to make him look a bit foolish about crying before this all went down, Perecman got the fatal admission, just before the jury retired for the weekend, HE PULLLED HER HAIR NINE city blocks away from where she was yanked out of the car. Mr. Perecman was ready to resume examination the following week, and it wasn't going to be pretty. Pastore agreed to a settlement, and all parties were able to move on.

About David Perecman and The Perecman Firm, PLLC:
For the past 25 years, the New York personal injury, construction accident, auto accident and medical malpractice attorneys at The Perecman Firm, PLLC have championed all types of cases for personal injury. David Perecman, founder of the Firm, is the current Secretary 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."

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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