We help many New Jersey residents with legal advice and support for some very complex, unusual and difficult cases. The following lists examples of just some of the recoveries recently obtained on our clients' behalf:

Personal Injury & Accident

• Driver of a dump truck, traveling North on Route 1, ran a red light and struck a car driving west across Route 1, killing the 65 year driver. $315,000 to victim's surviving family members.

• Nancy Arnwine, the plaintiff and driver of a Verizon van, suffered fractures of both femurs and several of her ribs were broken when a tri-axle dump truck crossed the center line. She was out of work for ten months, after which she was able to return to her job as a Verizon technician.

  The accident occurred because the defendant, Richard R. Snyder, lost control of the dump truck he was driving when it was cut off by another vehicle that fled the scene. Ms. Arnwine settled all of her claims for a total of $650,000, $550,000 of which came from Mr. Snyder. 

• A 47 year old man received $95,000 in a settlement to compensate him for a serious fracture to his right wrist suffered in an auto accident. Although the fracture required surgery, the man made a good recovery from his injury. Settlement was reached in only two years, which is a fairly speedy settlement in the context of litigation for personal injury.

• A passenger in a SUV suffered a broken neck and other injuries when the vehicle rolled over because of the negligence of the driver and because of the failure of a tire on the SUV. The passenger was rendered a quadriplegic as a result of the accident, was hospitalized for a period of time and later died as a result of his injuries. His estate settled with the driver and tire manufacturer for $2 million.

Medical Malpractice & Negligence

• Plaintiff with a language barrier suffers permanent physical injuries when the physician failed to provide adequate instructions after discovering an abdominal clot and compounding the problem by allowing the patient to remain on inappropriate medication that increased the risk of the stroke that disabled her. Settlement of $1.2 Million

• A case against multiple doctors who failed to recognize and appreciate post bariatric surgery complications in a young mother of a five year girl, which complications led to the mother's death, was settled on behalf of the child for $800,000. Annuity contracts were arranged payable over the life of the child so that the little girl has a lifetime income, the ability to obtain an education and the opportunity to make her own life choices.

Labor & Employment

• In late January 2008, a labor union's inflatable rat marched its way to the New Jersey Supreme Court. On behalf of Wayne DeAngelo, a senior official with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 269, Pellettieri, Rabstein & Altman filed appeal papers in the New Jersey Supreme Court after Mr. DeAngelo was cited in Lawrence Township for violating a sign ordinance when IBEW 269's inflatable rat balloon was displayed during a labor protest. At the core of the case is the argument that the sign ordinance violated Mr. DeAngelo's constitutionally protected fundamental right of free speech.
    
  Mr. DeAngelo's counsel, Andrew Watson, a senior associate with the firm said: "Unions have a long history and tradition of peacefully and effectively expressing themselves and we want to ensure that their communication is not stifled merely because they chose to use the rat balloon to convey their message of solidarity, unity and loyalty." Mr. Watson and PR&A partner Ira C. Miller represent IBEW Local 269 and other unions as part of the labor law department at PR&A"

   

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