Joseph Fried · Arkady Frekhtman · Lance Behringer · Zane Privette

Hosted by Joe Fried

Arkady Frekhtman - $3.5 Million Slip & Fall case

A slip & fall on a subway staircase in the Bronx. A man slipped due to snow & ice left on a metal staircase at an above ground subway station. He sustained an aggravation exacerbation of a prior cervical fusion 6 years earlier. He needed further fusion surgery to his neck. He also suffered partial paralysis to his pinky finger on his left hand and required a left shoulder surgery. The case settled after the first witness testified during trial for $3,500,000.

Teaching points:

1. Conducting a brutally honest voir dire which gets the jurors to want to be on the jury and do justice for your client
2. Voir Dire on money especially non-economic damages
3. Using demonstratives in Opening Statement
4. Using community witnesses to bolster your case
5. Telling the client's story
6. Using medical evidence to your favor