Results
Al Goodman’s positive and impressive track record of verdicts and settlements are the proof that he fights and works hard to obtain justice for innocent victims and their families.
Catastrophic brain injury from falling hard packed snow and ice
$500,000
The victim pulled up as close as she could to an outside ATM machine at a western Massachusetts bank at about 12 noon one winter day. She had to get out of her car and walk to the ATM to do her transaction. The ATM was covered by a sloping canopy. It had snowed in the past 24 hours, but that morning temperatures had risen to just above freezing by noon. When she approached the ATM, hard packed snow and hard ice slid off and hit her on the head and shoulders.
She was dazed. Her two young children witnessed this and it was recorded on bank surveillance video. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital, checked out and released. But the next morning, her partner found her passed out on the kitchen floor. The local ER arranged for her to be life-flighted to a regional trauma center where she was admitted with a diagnosis of concussion and possible brain damage. Over the next two or three years while she was treated, Attorney Goodman filed suit and engaged in extensive pre-trial discovery, including numerous depositions of all people involved. It was a rigorous battle to convince the bank’s insurance carrier that they were responsible for not warning customers, closing off the ATM, or having the canopy raked off in order to eliminate the unreasonable risk of harm that snow and ice posed to customers attempting to use the outdoor ATM. Finally, the insurance carrier decided they risked paying a huge verdict at trial and settled the case for a confidential settlement. The helicopter bill was $50,000 and other hospital bills added up to hundreds of thousands. Attorney Goodman and his team made sure all liens were satisfied and bills resolved with a substantial settlement still left for the innocent victim.
$500,000
The victim pulled up as close as she could to an outside ATM machine at a western Massachusetts bank at about 12 noon one winter day. She had to get out of her car and walk to the ATM to do her transaction. The ATM was covered by a sloping canopy. It had snowed in the past 24 hours, but that morning temperatures had risen to just above freezing by noon. When she approached the ATM, hard packed snow and hard ice slid off and hit her on the head and shoulders.
She was dazed. Her two young children witnessed this and it was recorded on bank surveillance video. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital, checked out and released. But the next morning, her partner found her passed out on the kitchen floor. The local ER arranged for her to be life-flighted to a regional trauma center where she was admitted with a diagnosis of concussion and possible brain damage. Over the next two or three years while she was treated, Attorney Goodman filed suit and engaged in extensive pre-trial discovery, including numerous depositions of all people involved. It was a rigorous battle to convince the bank’s insurance carrier that they were responsible for not warning customers, closing off the ATM, or having the canopy raked off in order to eliminate the unreasonable risk of harm that snow and ice posed to customers attempting to use the outdoor ATM. Finally, the insurance carrier decided they risked paying a huge verdict at trial and settled the case for a confidential settlement. The helicopter bill was $50,000 and other hospital bills added up to hundreds of thousands. Attorney Goodman and his team made sure all liens were satisfied and bills resolved with a substantial settlement still left for the innocent victim.
Falling downspout off building of chain drug store severely injures school assistant on her lunch break
$250,000
While attempting to walk into the building, a completely frozen downspout that was loosely fastened came crashing down onto a woman’s shoulder causing her knee to smash into the hard asphalt pavement, fracturing her knee cap. Years of discovery ensued after the suit was filed. To get to the root cause of the preventable incident, Attorney Goodman sued the drug store, architect, structural engineer, construction company and sheet metal fabricator. He retained an expert architect to review all depositions and plans. It was discovered that the screws used to fasten the downspouts into the imitation stucco walls were not long enough to hold the downspouts and that architecturally speaking, the design was a flawed design that did not belong in New England winters but was adequate for Texas where the architect lived. Internal heated roof drains would be the standard of care for winter weather. The case was settled and the architect agreed to modify his plans for the chain stores going forward to require internal heated roof drains for all stores north of Washington, D.C. Attorney Goodman went the distance, dug deep, and accomplished change that benefitted patrons of the chain store going forward.
$250,000
While attempting to walk into the building, a completely frozen downspout that was loosely fastened came crashing down onto a woman’s shoulder causing her knee to smash into the hard asphalt pavement, fracturing her knee cap. Years of discovery ensued after the suit was filed. To get to the root cause of the preventable incident, Attorney Goodman sued the drug store, architect, structural engineer, construction company and sheet metal fabricator. He retained an expert architect to review all depositions and plans. It was discovered that the screws used to fasten the downspouts into the imitation stucco walls were not long enough to hold the downspouts and that architecturally speaking, the design was a flawed design that did not belong in New England winters but was adequate for Texas where the architect lived. Internal heated roof drains would be the standard of care for winter weather. The case was settled and the architect agreed to modify his plans for the chain stores going forward to require internal heated roof drains for all stores north of Washington, D.C. Attorney Goodman went the distance, dug deep, and accomplished change that benefitted patrons of the chain store going forward.
Falling icicles off downtown city building causes severe concussion and mild brain damage
$100,000
A successful claim was made on behalf of a pedestrian who was hit in winter walking on the city sidewalk when a private landowner failed to rope off or warn pedestrians of the danger of falling icicles.
$100,000
A successful claim was made on behalf of a pedestrian who was hit in winter walking on the city sidewalk when a private landowner failed to rope off or warn pedestrians of the danger of falling icicles.