$415,000 SETTLEMENT - MOTOR VEHICLE - PASSENGER IN INTERSECTION ACCIDENT - FRACTURED PELVIS AND HIP

Ida Brott & Douglas Brott v. Kenneth C. Winter, Agnes Wood, James Wood, 4 Season Builders, Ltd., Potamkin Manhattan Corp. and Manufacturers Hanover Wheelease, Inc., 7728/91, Date of Settlement 5/27/93, Rockland Supreme Judge Stolarik

Pltf. Atty: Robert A. Hyman of Robert A. Hyman, P.C., Nanuet

Deft.'s Attys: Glenn R. Schwartz, Esq., Westbury (attorney for Winter); Stark, Burke & Lipton, Scarsdale (attorneys for Woods); Beesecker & Koors, Tarrytown (attorneys for Manufacturers); Robert P. Kassel, Esq., Nyack (attorney for Four Seasons); Donald L. Frum & Associates, Tarrytown (attorneys for Potamkin)

The settlement for Pltf. was from Liberty Mutual - $240,000, Continental - $150,000, and Metropolitan - $25,000 totaling $415,000.00. On 4/22/91 at 8:59 p.m. vehicle no. 1, which was operated by Deft. Winter while employed by Four Seasons Builders and leased from Manufacturers Hanover, was traveling southbound on Route 9. Vehicle no. 2 operated by Deft. Wood, was traveling westbound on Railroad Avenue. The 60-year-old Pltf. was a passenger in vehicle no. 2. Witness/pedestrian states that vehicle no. 1 sped up and went through a yellow light and struck vehicle no. 2 in the passenger's side door. Witness behind vehicle no. 2 states that vehicle no. 2 went through a red light.

Injuries: fracture of pelvis, right sacroiliac acetabulum bilaterally, superior and inferior ramus of the pubic bones, multiple rib fractures and fracture of the right clavicle, blunt trauma abdomen, necessity to undergo exploratory laparotomy and fractures to teeth. Deft.'s Insurance: Liberty Mutual, Continental and Metropolitan Insurance Company.

Pltf.'s Experts: Ortho - Dr. Monteiro, New City

Deft.'s Experts: Dr. Katz, Rockland; Dr. Ralph Purcell, Tarrytown