“Adam Handler and Matthew Goodstein made this entire process as transparent as possible. Thank you again for your excellent service.”
- Emma from Brooklyn, NY
What Happened?
On August 26, 2021, Emma walked into a well-known grocery store in Brooklyn, New York. While walking near the pasta section, she started to slip but didn’t fall right away. Another customer saw her and told her to stay still while he went to get help. When she glanced down, she realized there was brown rice on the similarly colored brown floor, which is why she hadn’t noticed it. As she carefully looked around for help, she lost her balance and slipped on her right side, hitting her head/neck on a shelf before falling on the ground. She was taken by ambulance to the emergency room, where he was examined and diagnosed with a C1 vertebral fracture. Emma was discharged the next day with a neck brace.
As a result of the accident, Emma sustained injuries to her neck, lower back, and right shoulder. She experienced neck pain that radiated to her right upper extremity, and lower back pain accompanied by tingling in the right leg. Her lower back pain worsened with prolonged sitting or standing. Additionally, she suffered right shoulder pain and had difficulty raising her arm overhead. Initially treated with conservative measures like physical therapy, Emma continued to experience shoulder pain. When the pain didn’t improve, she underwent shoulder surgery in May 2023.
Why Emma Chose The Case Handler Team as her Brooklyn Grocery Store Accident Lawyer
Emma initially hired a different lawyer but soon found our legal team and knew she wanted The Case Handler lawyers on her side. Within two months of the accident, the defendant’s insurance company claimed “that neither the company nor their employees were negligent or contributed to the incident.” They also argued that Emma had notice of the condition, completely denying liability. Despite the grocery store’s refusal to compensate Emma, our team was prepared to take them to court. With the help of our experienced Brooklyn grocery store accident lawyer, Emma recovered a BIG settlement check! Shoutout to attorney Matthew Goodstein for his outstanding work mediating this case.