Vasquez v. The City of New York

The plaintiff Juan Vasquez slipped, tripped and fell over a defective sidewalk on E. 170th Street in the Bronx, fracturing his tibia and fibula of his right leg requiring open reduction and internal fixation. The plaintiff was not employed at the time of the accident, nor at trial. Therefore, there was no lost wage claim. Mr. Gash tried the matter in Bronx Supreme Court and, after a six day trial, the jury returned a verdict in the sum of $1,200,000.