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Victims of personal injury may be compensated for their loss of income, lost opportunities for future employment and education, past and future medical expenses, long-term care expenses, emotional trauma, loss of quality of life, and their past and future pain and suffering.
At the law office of Robert T. Koryl, we evaluate each case with an eye to presenting the most complete demonstration of the seriousness of the injury, the length and difficulty of treatment and recovery and the long term or permanent needs of the client.
For the survivors of victims of wrongful death, we seek the most complete compensation for pain, suffering and injury to the victim as well as the loss of financial support, services and guidance suffered by family members dependent upon the lost loved one.
Niagara Gazette
Niagara man injured in fall wins nearly $40 Million
AWARD: The 1997 accident left the Town of Niagara man permanently disabled.
A Town of Niagara man permanently injured from a fall at a Lockport chemical company in Lockport was awarded the largest personal injury settlement ever received by a Niagara County resident, his attorneys said.
_____was awarded $39.6 million in damages in late March by Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns after a marathon 11-hour pre-trial conference. The matter was scheduled for a May 6 trial. According to previously published Greater Niagara Newspaper reports, _____was an employee of the Blue Ox Roofing Co. in Lockport at the time of his fall.
On December 17, 1997, _____then 23, fell through a rotted part of a wooden roof he was replacing at Twin Lake Chemical Co. and onto a concrete floor, suffering a serious head injury, newspaper reports said.
_____Attorneys - Robert T. Koryl of Niagara Falls _____ - said both the chemical and roofing companies were found liable in earlier court proceedings in October 1998 and January of this year. As part of the settlement, the company names were not disclosed.
The terms of the settlement call for an initial cash payment of $5 million.
He will receive cost of living adjusted payments during his lifetime projected at not less than $33,799,924 with a minimum guaranteed future payment of not less than $13,213,603 payable to his family if he dies prematurely.
Koryl said the first payment already has been received.
Also, the Worker's Compensation insurance carrier waived any lien or claim for nearly $800,000 in benefits already paid.
_____suffered a brain injury that has required multiple surgeries and has left him with permanent impairments to his speech, hearing and ability to swallow.
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