Jaroslawicz & Jaros Past Cases
If you are reading the information on this web site then you are probably seeking to hire an attorney to help you. In order to make an informed decision in deciding which attorney to retain it is important for you to know what experience the attorneys have and what their past results have been.
David Jaroslawicz and Abraham Jaros, the principal attorneys in Jaroslawicz & Jaros for over 30 years, have successfully handled the following matters during their many years of practice:
- Jaroslawicz & Jaros represented a UPS worker who was fired all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court in a case entitled Mitchell vs. UPS and which case was briefed and argued by David Jaroslawicz.
- Was one of plaintiff's attorneys for the first well known "paparazzi" photographer, Ron Galella, in his law suit against Jackie Kennedy.
- Successfully brought suit against the well known divorce attorney, Marvin Mitchelson, for legal malpractice which occurred while Mr. Mitchelson represented the wife in a divorce proceeding involving a member of the band KISS.
- Was one of plaintiff’s attorneys who successfully brought suit against Eli Lilly in a case that was heard by the New York Court of Appeals and established the right of DES victims to bring suit many years after the injury had occurred and there was difficulty identifying the defendant.
- Successfully brought suits against Mr. T and Marlon Brando for assault as well as bringing an action against Bill Cosby for assaulting a New York Daily News photographer.
- Successfully brought suit against Donald Trump for unpaid architect fees.
- Obtained the first ever million dollar verdict in Sullivan County, N.Y. in a medical malpractice case.
- Obtained one of the first ever multi-million dollar verdict in Albany County, N.Y. in a medical malpractice case.
- Obtained a multi-million dollar verdict New York County, N.Y., for a prospective fashion model who suffered scars to her face based on cosmetics she was using.
- Have been involved as lead counsel in a number of cases involving Con Ed explosions in N.Y.C.
- David Jaroslawicz briefed and argued the case of Izrailev vs Ficarra, 70 N.Y.2d 813, before the New York Court of Appeals that helped to establish and clarify an injured construction worker's right to sue in the State of New York.
- Brought the first successful case claiming injury from mold in New York State.
- Was the first law firm to ever sue a King in the United States by suing the Sultan of Brunei for an ex Miss America who claimed she was held in Brunei against her will.
- Successfully sued Perdue Chickens for a woman who swallowed a "pop up" thermometer which became lodged in her intestine and required surgery to remove.
- Successfully sued Ford Motor Co. in a product's placement case for improper placement of a seat belt holder in a dangerous position in a Ford vehicle causing a woman passenger to fall while she was exiting the car resulting in her fracturing her hip.
- Have successfully sued for numerous children and their families for injuries or abuse suffered while attending school or while they were in transit.
- Have successfully sued for numerous persons who suffered serious injuries due to their use of defective products in cases involving prescribed drugs, portable and table saws, lawn mowers, bicycles, scooters, pogo stick, baby carriages, bicycles, helmets and stoves among many others.
- Have represented victims of the Staten Island ferry crash, 911 litigation, and Yankee pitcher's Cory Lidle's plane crash.
The firm of Jaroslawicz & Jaros is presently representing persons who were seriously injured and who have cases pending that involve:
- Numerous cases involving persons who have suffered serious injuries while working on construction projects including falling off of ladders or scaffolds, falling into trenches or off of roofs, falling pipes and other objects, stepping on debris or getting injured by machinery.
- Numerous cases involving persons who have suffered serious burn injuries, including being burned by candles, sternos, house fires and firetop tables.
- Numerous cases involving insurance companies that refuse to make payment on life insurance or on disability policies.
- Numerous cases involving persons who have suffered from bed sores in both hospital and nursing home settings.
- Numerous cases involving serious personal injuries as a result of accidents with motor vehicles including cars, motor cycles, tractor trailers and commercial vehicles.
- Represent the estate of a motorcycle driver who was fatally injured in a collision with a private ambulance.
- Represent a young man who suffered severe physical and mental injuries as a result of being a passenger that collided with a NYC Police Dept. emergency vehicle.
- A young man who was injured due to the failure by a hospital emergency room to diagnose and treat meningitis resulting in severe neurological injuries.
- The estate of a 40 year old woman who died after having gastric bypass surgery performed and suffering a leak that was not diagnosed.
- A man who suffered a stroke after undergoing bypass surgery and who was not properly medicated and monitored.
- A worker who was seriously injured and has had multiple back surgeries as a result of an elevator falling due to lack of proper maintenance.
- A construction worker who was seriously injured when he fell 25 ft off of the "form" he was climbing while working on a water treatment plant.
- A building owner whose building was damaged by a fire in a tenant's apartment caused by a careless candle.
- A building owner whose building was damaged by the construction work being performed on the building adjacent to it.
- Represent a woman who suffered an injury as a result of improper surgery performed to remove fibroids.
- Represent the estate of a young woman who had dental surgery at a NYC hospital and then went into a coma and died.
- Represent a woman who suffered an injury to her bladder during hysterectomy surgery.
Other possible cases that we handle:
Fair Wages. If you believe that you have not been paid your fair wages while working at a restaurant, factory, construction company, or any other company.
Food Poisoning. If you believe that you have suffered an injury from food poisoning, whether e-coli , campylobacter or other cause.
Polygrip Injuries. If you have used Polygrip made by GlaxoSmithKline or any other product that contained zinc and have developed neurological injuries.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. If you believe that you have contracted a sexually transmitted disease you may be entitled to recover monetary damages from the person who gave it to you or from his or her insurance company.




