New York Car Accident LP

Settlement for a Westchester man working in a supermarket who suffered a penile fracture after a floor cleaning machine that was defectively designed fell on top of him.

Settlement for an Orange County woman who slipped and fell in the shower while using a floor shower mat that was defectively designed.

Settlement for a man who had his bile duct cut while the surgeons were performing surgery to remove his gallbladder. The surgeons did not realize that they had cut the bile duct and another surgeon discovered the problem several days later while plaintiff’s condition was getting worse in the hospital.

Settlement involving a 10 year old girl not given proper treatment by an orthodontist when applying braces resulting in the destruction and potential loss of 5-6 permanent teeth. During the litigation, it was learned that the dentist employed three unlicensed dental assistants to perform treatment on the plaintiff in violation of the law.

Jury verdict in New York Supreme Court for a dentist’s failure to diagnose and treat periodontal disease. The plaintiff required four separate gum surgeries, scaling, root planings, root canals, and extraction of four teeth. The plaintiff needed a temporary bridge and would require a permanent bridge with implants.

Settlement against physician who misdiagnosed and misled the patient to believe she had incurable colon cancer.

Settlement in a medical malpractice claim against a hospital for failing to timely diagnose compartment syndrome in a boy’s leg.

Settlement prior to jury selection against a physician who misread a PAP smear and failed to timely diagnose cervical cancer.

Settlement against a physician who failed to diagnose a hip dislocation in a newborn girl

Settlement during trial against a New York City Hospital that failed to timely perform a Caesarean section causing the child to suffer brain injury.

Settlement in a wrongful death action against a hospital caused by the failure to promptly diagnose and treat a bowel obstruction that led to gangrene and septic shock.

Settlement during trial against a Queens hospital that failed to recognize fetal distress resulting in hypoxia and brain injury to the plaintiff’s infant daughter.

Settlement against a physician and hospital in Queens for failing to timely recognize fetal distress and timely perform a Caesarean section, resulting in brain injury to the infant and injuries to the mother during delivery.

Medical malpractice settlement for a 56 year old man who suffered partial paralysis as a result of a Suffolk County hospital’s failure to timely diagnose and treat a brain infection.

Medical malpractice settlement for 40 year old Brooklyn man who suffered a stroke and died after 7 years. The patient was undergoing eye surgery in Manhattan and was given medical clearance for local anesthesia for an expected 1-2 hour surgery, but was instead placed under general anesthesia for 7 hours. The patient’s blood pressure remained high during the surgery and he had a 30 minute hypertensive emergency at the end of the surgical case. The stroke was diagnosed within hours of the surgery.

Medical malpractice verdict for 55 year old man who suffered massive internal bleeding and brain injury because the surgeon negligently cut the common iliac artery during a lumbar surgery. The anesthesiologist was also negligent for failing to communicate signs of internal bleeding to the surgeon during the operation.

In Queens County, a Polish speaking woman was walking her dog together with a friend who was also walking a dog. Suddenly, they saw a large husky unleashed and without its owner approach. The dog started to attack the dogs and eventually attacked and bit the two women. BBNR represented one of the women and the case settled before trial.

Settlement after a husky bit a woman while walking her dog. Veterinary records obtained helped prove the case of vicious propensities.

Settlement for young girl and her father attacked by two dogs in upper Manhattan.

Settlement against a Dog Control Officer in Sullivan County for allowing a stray Doberman to be taken into a public store where it attacked and bit the cashier/manager in her face leaving a permanent scar.  An experienced witness and deposition testimony helped demonstrate vicious propensities.

Settlement against a dog owner for negligently allowing his vicious dog to attack a woman and sustain bite wounds to her leg.

Settlement against City of New York for teacher wrongfully arrested for harassment and spending a night in jail.

Verdict against Westchester County for failing to protect an inmate from being assaulted and beaten in their Jail.

Settlement during trial against a landlord for failing to secure an apartment building from an intruder who viciously assaulted a woman in front of daughter.

Settlement during trial against a landlord for failing to secure the apartment building against an intruder who robbed and terrorized a woman and her son.

Settlement involving two women who were assaulted in the building they worked at while leaving work. A masked man entered the elevator when the door opened on a floor that was under construction and supposed to be vacant. The man began beating the two women with a metal pipe. The man was never captured and the two women both suffered physical injuries and post traumatic stress disorder. Each plaintiff received $625,000 and BBNR represented one of the women.

A Polish speaking woman was walking on the sidewalk when she tripped on an oil truck delivery hose. The hose was not bright colored and no sign was near to warn pedestrians. The case settled before trial.

Settlement after a liability verdict against a landlord for failing to maintain an apartment building, causing the plaintiff to fall down the stairs.

Settlement during trial against a trucking company whose employees dropped a 29-foot movie screen on the manager of movie theatre.

The Estate of a 79 year old man who tripped and fell on the sidewalk in Yonkers over a protruding remnant of a fire hydrant.

Settlement for Manhattan elevator mechanic who fell when a metal step from a rooftop stairway collapsed due to rust. Testimony and records demonstrated there was no maintenance performed to address the rust. The case settled shortly after we moved for summary judgment asking the court to find the defendants at fault as a matter of law.

Settlement against a store owner who failed to properly maintain the stairway, causing the plaintiff to fall.

Settlement after a verdict against a landlord who failed to properly light the entranceway to the building, causing a woman to trip and fall.

Settlement obtained after 7th day of trial for a woman who slipped walking down two stairs inside a Church’s bathroom.  We obtained testimony from Church workers that the stairs get slippery and were a little bit dangerous.  We also called their own experienced engineer to show the stairs were different heights and did not comply with building codes.

Settlement after jury selection for an oil service mechanic who fell down concrete stairs in a residential apartment building.

Settlement for Queens Hispanic woman who slipped and fell on ice walking out the door of her rented basement apartment. The landlord admitted at the deposition that ice was a recurring condition in that area due to the drainpipe. He also conceded that he saw ice on the walkway the morning of the accident but failed to properly remove it. We made a motion for summary judgment to find the defendant at fault as a matter of law and won, resulting in the immediate settlement.

Verdict for a young girl burned after falling on a scalding radiator that was improperly left uncovered.

Verdict against a commercial landlord for failing to correct a recurring leak in the basement cafeteria, causing a bank manager to slip and fall on a wet floor.

An older couple were hit on the side of their car while proceeding through an intersection.

An elderly couple was driving their car when they were hit on the side and their car pushed into a tree. The driver of the other vehicle had a stop sign and claimed she was inching forward but had her vision blocked by shrubbery. We made a motion to find the defendant at fault as a matter of law and won. A month before the trial date, the defendant’s offered their entire insurance policy to settle the case.

Settlement for a 61 year old Suffolk County motorist struck by a school bus that went through a stop sign.  The plaintiff required surgery on his neck due to herniated discs in his cervical spine.

Settlement after a successful verdict against the City of New York for failing to maintain the roadway in lower Manhattan, causing a motorcyclist to lose control.

Settlement for a driver hit in the rear in midtown Manhattan when the defendant driver changed lanes without looking.

Settlement for motorist struck in the rear in the Bronx who suffered neck and back injuries. After settling his personal car accident injury case for $100,000, we filed an under insurance claim and obtained another $450,000 in a settlement.

Settlement for a woman pinned between two cars as a result of an out of control taxi cab.

Settlement for motorist rear ended by another vehicle near the Lincoln Tunnel.

Settlement for a passenger in a van sideswiped by a tractor trailer. The defendants tried to use a biomechanical engineer experienced to claim the plaintiff’s back injuries could not have resulted from the accident, but was precluded after a hearing before the judge, requested by plaintiff’s counsel. The hearing showed that the experienced was not properly qualified to offer such an opinion.

Verdict against The City of New York for failing to properly maintain the West Side Highway, causing a woman’s car to flip over.

Settlement 86-year-old Brooklyn woman while in the crosswalk was struck and killed by a driver who deliberately went through the red light in his dump truck. This award was the full policy limit of defendant’s insurance.

A passenger sitting inside a “Piece of Cake” delivery truck driving in Brooklyn was injured when the driver collided with the rear of another truck that was stopped in front of him. In 2026 Brett secured a settlement for $800,000.

Verdict for pedestrian struck by a car while standing on the sidewalk in Brooklyn.

Verdict against the driver of a delivery truck who struck a man as he was crossing within the crosswalk in Manhattan.

Settlement for a Polish construction worker who fell off a ladder injuring his elbow when the ladder collapsed.

Settlement for construction worker who lost parts of 3 fingers from table saw that had safety switch and blade guard removed.

A trial against the State of New York for a construction worker who fell off a ladder while working on a bridge.

Construction worker who fell onto the ground after a piece of debris from above fell on him caused by other contractors chipping concrete stairs above him. The plaintiff required surgery on his cervical spine.

Polish construction worker who fell 2 stories from a material hoist bucket, severely fracturing his pelvis. The plaintiff won summary judgment finding 100 percent liability against the defendant. The defendants settled shortly before trial.

A Polish construction worker who fell 12 feet to the ground causing disc herniations and a fractured vertebrae. Plaintiff’s counsel won summary judgment finding 100 percent liability against the defendant. The plaintiff then won a large jury award in a damages trial, and then won the defendant’s appeal. The defendant was required to pay 9% interest on top of the verdict award.

Spanish speaking Construction worker who fell off a 6 foot ladder and onto construction debris covering the floor, resulting in serious injuries. The plaintiff required a lumbar spinal surgery, multiple knee surgeries, and a wrist repair surgery after the plaintiff cut his wrist due to severe depression. When the lower court denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, we appealed and won, resulting in 100 percent liability against the defendant. The defendants settled the case shortly afterwards.

A Scenic Artist was on his first day inside a Queens County warehouse helping paint set walls for a television show. Within 45 minutes of starting his work, two cinderblocks fell off the top of a 10-foot interior wall and struck him directly on the head and shoulder. He suffered brain trauma, cognitive difficulties, memory loss, panic attacks, anxiety, and depression. He also required a cervical fusion and was never able to resume working.

A woman working in a Nassau County office building when she was seriously injured after tripping on a mis-leveled elevator. The defendant building owner had security cameras facing the elevator but tried to conceal that they had the footage. After repeated motions by Mr. Nomberg with the defendant offering no explanations for not producing the video surveillance, the judge sanctioned the defendants by issuing an order finding them responsible for the accident as a matter of law and setting a date for trial.

A 7-year-old girl attending a public school was told she needed speech therapy. The school never informed her parents that they were having a 14-year-old male student supervise their daughter during the speech class. The infant plaintiff was repeatedly molested during 4 separate speech classes by the 14-year-old on her private areas while they sat next to one another in the small classroom with only the teacher and one other young male student present. The male student on the fourth day forced the girl’s hand inside his pants and she pulled free, walked out, and told her parents everything. The police were called and the male student was arrested. A Family Court judge allowed the male student to return to school and dismissed the case without a trial.

A construction worker in Westchester County was struck in the head by a 5-gallon paint bucket being hoisted to the roof above him. Under New York Labor Law §240, the owner of the building was responsible for ensuring workers were protected from falling objects. Brett Nomberg won summary judgment establishing 100 percent liability against the defendants. With liability decided the only issue for trial was how much to award in damages. The defendants and their insurance company then wanted to settle and agreed to pay $875,000 right we picked a jury.

A pedestrian was struck and killed in Brooklyn by a driver of a dump truck while crossing the street inside the crosswalk. After the driver initially stopped he then decided to go through the red light and stuck the plaintiff while making a left turn. Mr. Nomberg and the family worked to obtain video footage of the accident and immediately put the case into suit. Within weeks, Mr. Nomberg made a motion for summary judgment asking the court to find the defendant, employer, and owner of the vehicle responsible for the accident as a matter of law.

A student was pushed off the bleachers by another student inside the school gymnasium during an after-school program breaking her arm that required surgery. The students were not permitted to be on the bleachers but two of the teachers left the gym and the third was busy playing basketball instead of supervising the 10 students in the room. Mr. Nomberg convinced the insurance company two months before the trial to settle for $450,000.