Hersh Kirtman Injury Law helps those who have been injured, suffered harm, or lost loved ones by the negligence and wrongdoing of others. Our team is uniquely experienced, determined, and driven to obtain the justice that each client deserves.
We learn about our clients, their loss, their suffering, and their goals. We embrace each client as though they are part of the family. Our job is to tell our client’s stories. To do that completely and effectively, we have to genuinely know them. We do. That is the only way to truly achieve justice for our clients.
While we cannot promise any outcome, our ability to succeed for our clients is best demonstrated by the many instances where we’ve been able to achieve verdicts and settlements:
$35,000,000 – Jury Verdict in Laspes v. Castillo – Car Crash – Client suffered spinal cord injury in a tragic car crash. The team tried the case on the client’s behalf and the jury returned this substantial verdict acknowledging the severity of the client’s life-changing injuries.
$27,000,000 – Gonzalez v. Lifetime Brands, Inc. – Product Liability/Defective Pressure Cooker – The client, a young child, suffered severe burns and partial loss of limbs when a nearby pressure cooker exploded. Numerous consumer product experts failed to identify the defect in the pressure cooker. The team though, not only discovered that the pressure cooker was made with an inadequately sized locking mechanism, but also that the manufacturer secretly fixed the flaw without notifying the consuming public. This monumental recovery enabled the client and her family to move into a home suitable for her needs, to provide for a lifetime of life-saving medical care and treatment, and to ensure her financial security.
$23,065,991 – Jury Verdict in Alamo-Cruz v. Affordable Treeman – Premises Liability/Defective Equipment – Client suffered a brain injury and broken bones after defective equipment provided by his employer resulted in him falling from a tree. This complicated case lasted more than five years and resulted in a jury verdict of $23,065,991, which provided crucial compensation needed to help him with critical medical needs, and the ability to live more comfortably despite the injuries he suffered.
$8,800,000 – Medical Malpractice – The client suffered severe injuries leaving him in a minimally conscious state due to medical malpractice. Despite the unlikelihood of survival, the family wanted him to be given every opportunity to recover. This settlement did just that, providing for life-prolonging medical care and the possibility of improvement.
$4,500,000 – Road Design/Construction Defect – Client suffered facial fractures and a brain injury in a bicycle crash caused by defects in roadway construction.
$4,500,000 – Car Crash – Client suffered spinal cord injury in a car crash involving a rollover.
$4,350,000 – Storefront Crash – Client suffered brain and spinal cord injuries when struck by a vehicle that crashed through a storefront.
$4,000,000 – Medical Malpractice – Client suffered spinal cord injury resulting from medical malpractice.
$3,800,000 – Premises Liability – Client suffered severe orthopedic injuries resulting in an above the knee amputation following a car crash that resulted from a dangerous condition in a parking lot.
$3,160,000 – Product Liability/Defective Vehicle/Construction Defect – One client suffered a brain injury, and another passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning resulting from a defectively designed vehicle, and construction defects that allowed the carbon monoxide to more easily enter the home.
$3,100,000 – Construction Defect – Client suffered severe orthopedic injuries when struck by a vehicle due to construction defects that led the client into the roadway.
$2,500,000 – Medical Malpractice – Client suffered severe injuries due to medical malpractice.
$2,500,000 – Product Liability/Defective Vehicle – Client suffered brain injury in car crash caused by defectively designed tires and vehicle.
$2,100,000 – Medical Malpractice – Wrongful death caused by medical malpractice.
$2,000,000 – Premises Liability – Client suffered severe orthopedic injuries from a fall due to poorly maintained balcony.
$1,250,000 – Pedestrian Crash – Client suffered orthopedic injuries when struck by a vehicle.
$1,000,000 – Medical Malpractice – Wrongful death caused by medical malpractice.
$1,000,000 – Dangerous Pool – Wrongful death from drowning in dangerously designed pool.
$1,000,000 – Construction Defect – Client suffered brain injury after falling through a hole in a construction site that was not properly secured.
$950,000 – Car Crash – Client suffered back injuries requiring surgery in a car crash.
$899,000 – Premises Liability – Client suffered spinal injury in a fall caused by a defective staircase.
$750,000 – Medical Malpractice – Client suffered injuries due to medical malpractice.
$750,000 – Product Liability/Defective Vehicle – Carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a defectively designed car.
$650,000 – Medical Malpractice – Client suffered injuries due to medical malpractice.
$500,000 – Medical Malpractice – Client suffered injuries due to medical malpractice.
$500,000 – Product Liability/Defective Vehicle – Client suffered loss due a defectively designed airbag.
$500,000 – Product Liability/Defective Vehicle – Client suffered burns due to defectively designed car.
$500,000 – Negligent Security – Client suffered loss due to negligent security.
$500,000 – Car Crash – Client suffered facial lacerations and broken bones in a car crash.
Nationwide Class Action – Product Liability/Defective Vehicle – Michael Hersh was appointed co-lead counsel of a nationwide class of more than a million owners of Ford Explorer vehicles with defects causing occupants to be exposed to exhaust and carbon monoxide. Because of the class action suit, Ford Motor Company implemented fixes to more than one million vehicles and compensated vehicle owners for repairs and other economic harms.
$450,000 – Premises Liability – Client suffered injuries due to dangerously installed flagpole.
$400,000 – Motorcycle Crash – Client suffered orthopedic injuries in motorcycle crash.
$400,000 – Car Crash – Client suffered orthopedic injuries in a car crash.
$365,000 – Medical Malpractice – Client suffered harm from medical malpractice.
$350,000 – Bicycle Crash – Client suffered broken bones in a bicycle crash.
$325,000 – Car Crash – Client suffered back injury in a car crash.
$305,845 – Car Crash – Jury verdict for client who suffered back injuries in a car crash.
$300,000 – Car Crash – Client suffered back injuries in a car crash.
$300,000 – Car Crash – Client suffered brain injury in a car crash.
$300,000 – Car Crash – Client suffered injury to head in a car crash.
$300,000 – Dangerous Pool – Client suffered loss due to dangerously designed pool.
$280,000 – Premises Liability – Client suffered injuries from a fall due to a defect in parking lot.
$255,000 – Negligent Security – Client suffered loss due to negligent security.
$250,000 – Dangerous Pool – Client suffered loss resulting from dangerous pool condition.
$200,000 – Car Crash – Client suffered orthopedic injuries in a car crash.
$185,000 – Premises Liability – Client suffered orthopedic injuries after slipping and falling in a store.
$175,000 – Construction Defect – Client suffered broken bone from crash due to poorly implemented maintenance of traffic plan.
$135,000 – Motorcycle Crash – Client suffered broken bones in a motorcycle crash.
$135,000 – Car Crash – Client suffered broken bones in a car crash.
$100,000 – Dog Bit – Client suffered lacerations from a dog bite.
$100,000 – Electrocution – Client suffered burns to his hands when exposed to live underground electrical lines.
$100,000 – Bicycle Crash – Client suffered pelvic fracture in a bicycle crash.
$100,000 – Premise Liability – Client suffered broken bone after fall from dangerous premises condition.