Personal Injury and Employment Law
Stamford, Connecticut Attorneys
One of the best ways to see the overall success of any firm is to study the verdicts and settlements obtained in cases. In choosing representation, whether you have been a victim of an accident, traumatic brain injury, or other personal injury, or if you have been a victim of employment discrimination or have a concern about an employment contract, review the results achieved by the personal injury or employment lawyer you are considering to represent you. Contact us to schedule a consultation on your legal matter.
Favorable Verdicts and Settlements Obtained by Our Attorney:
Victoria de Toledo
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Slip and Fall. Municipal Liability- $950,000 for broken hip. At trial, Victoria de Toledo represented a 52 year old women who broke her hip when she slipped and fell on ice on the driveway entrance to a town parking lot. The town argued the claim fell under the highway defect statue and therefore, the plaintiff had to prove that the Town's negligence was the sole proximate cause of her injury and that the plaintiff had no fault whatsoever in her falling on the ice. The case was settled during jury selection. Sanders v. Town of Greenwich.
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Age Discrimination- Failure to promote- $500,000+ verdict. LaBlanc v. City of Stamford, CT Federal Court, Civ. No. B-88-63 (TFGD), 1990, Victoria de Toledo obtained a jury verdict for a captain of fire department of approximately half a million dollars for not being promoted because of his age. Captain La Blanc was passed over and a younger officer was promoted to the open deputy chief position. Although Captain La Blanc remained employed, the jury awarded him the difference in future earnings between the deputy chief position and the captain position he retained. The jury found willful discrimination which doubled the damages.
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Age Discrimination- Layoff in reduction in force- $700,000+. Victoria de Toledo handled the trial of Raimondo v. Amax Corp, CT Federal Court, 1994 for a researcher who lost his job in a lay off. After finding willful discrimination, the jury awarded him approximately three quarters of a million dollars in his age discrimination case; affirmed on appeal Raimondo v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co.,48 F.3d 1214 (2d Cir. 1994).
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Defamation award of $800,000. Victoria de Toledo represented a factory worker in Cweklinsky v. Mobil Oil Corp., CT Federal Court, Civ. No. 399-698, 2001, who was defamed by his employer and was terminated without having gotten the warnings described in the disciplinary process section of the company's employment manual. The jury awarded him over three quarters of a million dollars. The case was appealed and a settlement was reached after the appeal.
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Disability Discrimination- $1 million award. Victoria de Toledo persuaded a jury to award an anesthesiologist approximately one million dollars for not being allowed to work part time because of arthritis in Shaw v. Greenwich Anesthesiology Associates, CT Federal Court, Civ. No. 399-1076, 2002.
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Slip and Fall, Municipal Liability-$305,000 verdict for broken arm of 86 year old. Victoria de Toledo, in the trial of Anna Sackman v. City of Stamford, represented an elderly woman in a trip and fall as a result of a broken and uneven public sidewalk at the Stamford Railroad Station. Liability was governed by the rule of "sole proximate cause." Accordingly, it was necessary for the Plaintiff to prove not only that the sidewalk was defective but also that the Plaintiff, age 86, was free from comparative negligence. Mrs. Sackman sustained a comminuted fracture dislocation of the right shoulder (humerus), a displaced fracture of her nose and multiple contusions and abrasions. She underwent a right shoulder hemiarthroplasty the day after the accident.
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Car Accident Resulted in Ringing in the Ear- $350,000 verdict. Victoria de Toledo tried to a jury the case of Eisenstein v. GE Auto Home Assurance. Mr. Eisenstein was a police officer who suffered persistent ringing in his ears (tinnitus) as a result of a car accident. The jury awarded him $350,000. The insurance company lawyer told the jury the claim was worth only $20,000. Spring, 2005.
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Legal Malpractice in Handling an Employment Claim - Approximately $450,000 Settlement. Victoria de Toledo negotiated the settlement of an individual's case against his former lawyer who had not properly handled the client's failure to pay wages claim. The individual's prior lawyer had tried to settle the client's original case for approximately $50,000.
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Age Discrimination and Whistleblower claim- $200,000. Victoria de Toledo obtained a settlement of approximately $200,000 for an employee who claimed that he had been placed on administrative leave because he complained about age discrimination and safety issues.
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Sexual Harassment - settlement of approximately $125,000. Victoria de Toledo settled the claim of an employee who claimed that co-workers made sexual comments to her and her supervisor failed to stop the behavior.
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Racial Discrimination - settlement of approximately $450,000. Victoria de Toledo negotiated the settlement of an employee's claim that she was not promoted, not allowed to attend meetings and criticized unfairly because of her race.
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Legal Malpractice and Sexual Harassment-$120,000 settlement. Victoria de Toledo negotiated the settlement of a legal malpractice claim on behalf of a woman of who been forced to resign because of sexual comments by her boss but had her case dismissed because her former lawyer missed filing deadlines.
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Whistleblower and Retaliation, Municipal Liability- Verdict of $860,000. Victoria de Toledo obtained a verdict of $860,000 in McInnis v. Town of Weston, CT Federal Court, Civ. No. 3:03CV01803 for a police officer who had protested age discrimination in the Town of Weston police department. The Chief of Police retaliated against Officer McInnis after he protested age discrimination in promotions by subjecting the officer to unwarranted internal affairs investigation and excessive discipline. Jury verdict was subsequently reduced by the court but the court awarded fees and costs in addition to the damage award.
- Facial/Ear Damage -- Assault: Individual at a psychiatric hospital was attacked by another patient. Injured person's ear was partially bitten off. Ear reconstruction was subsequently performed. Settlement was $450,000.
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