Constitutional and Civil Rights Verdicts and Settlements
VICTORY FOR HOMELESS MAN FALSELY ARRESTED – Carmen Giordano, Esq., brought a federal civil rights action on behalf of a homeless man who served 3 months on Rikers Island for a rape he did not commit.
$1Mill FOR VICTIM OF POLICE ASSAULT – Over $950,000.00 was recovered by Carmen Giordano, Esq. for the victim of a police assault where the police hit the victim over the head with handcuffs.
VINDICATION AND A MONETARY RECOVERY FOR ANOTHER FALSELY ARRESTED INDIVIDUAL – $160,000.00 was obtained by settlement by Carmen Giordano, Esq. for a client who was falsely arrested and spent approximately a month in jail.
POLICE SHOT AND KILLED A MAN SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS – Advocating for the rights of the mentally ill is difficult. Giordano Law Offices has endeavored to protect the rights of these individuals.
Intellectual Property and Entertainment Verdicts and Settlements
Oxes, Burkina, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Classic World
4 YEAR BATTLE ENDS WITH $700K LOSS AGAINST HUMPERDINK – Carmen Giordano, Esq. won over $700,000 in attorneys’ fees for a client, an Illinois based music production company, that was sued by a famous recording artist for copyright infringement.
Negligence and Other Torts Verdicts and Settlements
VERDICT OF ALMOST $2M FOR WINDOW “ACCIDENT” – In May 2005, Carmen Giordano, Esq. obtained a $1,966,000.00 verdict for the victim of a window accident where the plaintiff suffered chronic inter-digit neuropathy.
NEW YORK CITY PAYS SEVEN FIGURE SETTLEMENT TO BICYCLIST – Carmen Giordano, Esq. obtained a favorable settlement for a bicyclist with two fractured vertebrae, of $1,200,000 following a trial against the City of New York.
½ MILLION SETTLEMENT OBTAINED FOR INJURED LABORER – In a Labor Law case, Carmen Giordano, Esq. obtained a settlement for a client of $500,000 just prior to trial for a laborer who suffered a crush injury to his arm which required surgery.
¾ MILLION SETTLEMENT AFTER FALL RESULTED IN PLAINTIFF’S HERNIATED DISK – Carmen Giordano, Esq. obtained a $750,000.00 settlement [AT?] trial for a plaintiff who suffered a herniated disc following a fall from a folding chair.
MORE THAN ½ MILLION RECOVERY FOR NEGLIGENT CONSTRUCTION – Over a half million dollars was recovered by Carmen Giordano, Esq. for a client where the Chelsea townhouse owned by the client had been damaged by the negligent construction of an adjacent building.