Seth Harris | Bronx Personal Injury Lawyer

• Member | New York State Bar Association
  Member | New York County Lawyers Association
  Member | New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  Member | The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  Member | Association of Trial Lawyers of the City of New York

• Super Lawyer in the area of personal injury 2008 – 2016 | SuperLawyers | 2016
  BV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review | Martindale-Hubbell | 2016
  Top 30 Verdicts in New York - 2015 | Top 30 Verdicts in New York | 2015
  VerdictSearch’s Top New York Settlements of 2015 | New York Law Journal | 2015
  The Million Dollar Advocates Forum | 2004        

• $1,677,835 verdict for adult home negligence - Gerber v. Harry and Luisa Howard d/b/a Woodstock Manor Home for Senior Citizens v. Charnow Associates
  The firm’s client, a 63-year-old mentally incompetent man, slipped and fell in his own urine while attempting to walk to the bathroom at the defendant’s senior citizen home. The client fractured his hip and as a result is confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. The client had a long history of incontinence of which the staff at the adult home where he lived was aware. The client claimed that the staff of the home failed to properly care for him, and the jury awarded $1,677,835.

• $2,995,000 verdict for slip and fall in the Bronx - Perales v. City of New York
  The firm’s client, a 47-year-old male, slipped and fell on a public sidewalk in the Bronx. It had snowed four to five days prior to the date of the accident, and the sidewalk was covered with ice. The client claimed that the city owned the adjacent parking lot and allegedly did nothing to prevent cars from riding over the sidewalk and parking in the lot, which resulted in a ridge on the sidewalk and created dangerous conditions for pedestrians. The client suffered a lumbar fracture and a herniated disc. The jury found the city liable and awarded the client a $2,995,000 personal injury settlement in the Bronx.

• $4,730,398 verdict for trip and fall - Roseann Echevarria v. Ved Parkash
  On December 7, 2018, Burns & Harris partners Seth Harris and Sheri Holland obtained a $4,730,398.00 jury verdict on behalf of our client who tripped and fell at a private apartment building in the Bronx, suffering a broken foot that developed a very painful, permanent neurological condition called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (“RSD”), rendering her totally disabled from work and unable to walk without assistive devices. The Bronx County jury agreed with Burns & Harris’ arguments at trial, awarding our client $2,808,000.00 for her pain and suffering, $968,971.00 for her loss of earnings and $953,427.00 for her medical bills. The verdict is one of the largest in New York State for the year 2018. Burns & Harris partner Alison Keenan successfully handled the case for four-years during extensive pre-trial proceedings and depositions, which were pivotal to our client’s favorable result.

• $3,823,000 verdict for construction accident - Michael Brennan v. New Water Street Corp.
  Mr.Brennan fell from approximately 25 feet while working on a construction project. He suffered a shattered bone in his right leg requiring surgery and hardware placement. Mr. Brennan also suffered two fractures in his facial bones, and a dislocated finger requiring surgical repair. Mr. Brennan spent 34 days in the hospital, and as a result of the accident walks with a limp and requires the use of a cane. The jury rendered a verdict of $3,823,000, and the case was settled for $3,000,000.

• $17,500,000 for violation of civil rights - Vargas v. City of New York
  A Brooklyn jury awarded Mr. Vargas $17.5 million for the City of New York’s violation of his civil rights for failing to provide him medical care while in custody. Mr. Vargas, a type 1 diabetic, was in police custody for allegedly being involved in a drug transaction. While in custody, he made several requests for insulin, all of which were denied. After over 58 hours without insulin, Mr. Vargas developed diabetic ketoacidosis, causing a seizure that resulted in a coma. Mr. Vargas remained in a coma for eight days, suffering disabling damage to his brain. The jury found that the police officers involved failed to provide the necessary medical treatment and awarded $17.5 million to Mr. Vargas.

• $1.9 million verdict for negligent maintenance in apartment - Arvella Floyd v. 1710 Realty
  A Brooklyn jury awarded Arvella Floyd $1.9 million for a fractured wrist which required multiple surgeries, including an open-reduction internal fixation and a carpal tunnel release. Ms. Floyd was injured when the hot water knob of the shower fell off after numerous complaints to the superintendent, and scalding water spewed towards her, causing her to fall and break her wrist.

• $675,000 verdict for motor vehicle accident - Roy Hardy v. Seniorcare Emergency Medical Services, Inc
  A Bronx jury awarded plaintiff Roy Hardy $675,000 for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Hardy’s vehicle was struck when an ambulette attempted to turn left, crossed over the double yellow line, and into Mr. Hardy’s lane of travel. The front of Mr. Hardy’s vehicle collided with the ambulette’s front right passenger side. As a result of the collision, Mr. Hardy sustained injuries to his knee, shoulder, and foot. The jury awarded $425,000 for past pain and suffering, and $250,000 in future pain and suffering damages.

• $2,253,714 verdict for trip and fall - Mary Colon v. New York Eye Surgery
  A Bronx jury awarded Ms. Colon $2.25 million for a trip and fall accident. Ms. Colon was caused to fall when she moved to the right to allow another pedestrian to pass, and her foot rolled to the outside due to the sidewalk being unlevel with the adjoining grass. Ms. Colon fractured her right ankle with resulting reflex sympathetic dystrophy, a permanent condition causing hypersensitivity to the slightest touch. The jury found the defendant liable and awarded Ms. Colon $2,253,714.00 for her pain and suffering.

• New York Law Journal | Jury Award Against Officers for Excessive Force Is Reinstated | 2016
  Verdict Search's Top New York Settlements of 2015 | Alomar v. Kahn… Settlement $750,000 – Page 40 of Verdict Search's Top New York Settlements of 2015 | 2015
  New York Post | Man awarded $4M after rooftop fall blamed on NYPD cops | 2015
  New York Daily News | Man who accused NYPD cops of causing him to fall off four-story building gets $4.15M award from jury | 2015

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