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Bodily Injury / Malpractice Group

For nearly 30 years, we have represented the general public as well as police officers, municipal employees, and members of trade unions in the areas of automobile accidents, slip/ trip and fall accidents, medical malpractice and product liability actions. We also have special expertise in GML§ 205-e litigation on behalf of on duty police officers, labor law construction accidents on behalf of injured workers, and aviation accident litigation.

This group has had extraordinary success in achieving results for our clients. Some recent examples are:

  • Multiple settlements for injuries sustained at NYC Police Academy

  • $175,000 for a police officer who injured his back in an on-the-job auto accident

  • $200,000 for a mounted police officer thrown from his police horse causing shoulder injury and aggravation of back problem

  • $250,000 for an officer injured by a barricade thrown at him by protestors during the Million Man March

  • $300,000 for a police officer who re-injured his back requiring surgery as a result of a fall on precinct steps

  • $300,000 for an NYCTA employee who suffered mild hearing loss as a result of a battery explosion aboard a subway car

  • $375,000 for a City employee who was a victim of medical malpractice which occurred during gall bladder surgery

  • $375,000 for a police officer who injured his knee at a private building while on duty

  • $425,000 for a police officer who suffered an on the job knee injury

  • $460,000 for a telephone company field technician who injured both knees when his truck was struck while he was in an elevated bucket

  • $600,000 for a 53 year old man with cervical injuries from an automobile accident

  • $600,000 for a police officer who broke his nose and required surgery for a re-injured back

  • $600,000 for a police officer who injured his back in an on-the-job auto accident

  • $750,000 for a woman who suffered a nerve injury (RSD/ CRPS) in her arm after being struck by a location van

  • $800,000 for an injured carpenter who suffered knee and back injuries

  • $800,000 for a Long Island woman pedestrian struck by an SUV

  • $1 million for a 38 year old manager of nutritional services at hospital who suffered back injuries in an automobile accident

  • $1.125 million for an electrician who suffered burns to his chest and hands

  • $1.2 million for a police officer who suffered internal injuries in an on the job automobile accident

  • $1.66 million for a young woman who lost her eye in a hayride accident

  • $1.8 million for wrongful death of a man killed by propane explosion in his home

  • $1.85 million for a 3 year old child who fell from an improperly guarded window

  • $2 million for a 51 year old electrician who broke his shoulder and injured his neck in a work related fall from a ladder

  • $4.1 million for a family of five who survived a plane crash

  • $4.25 million for the family of a 38 year old roofer killed by an exposed belt and pulley system in an HVAC unit

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This group is headed by Michael C. Zwal and Bartholomew T. Russo who may be reached at
212-608-8840 or at MCZ@BZSLaw.com or BTR@BZSLaw.com