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Edwin Acosta-Diaz has nearly two decades of legal experience working primarily in the civil prosecution of personal injury claims (labor/construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents and trip/slip and fall accidents ). The Law Office of Edwin Acosta-Diaz focuses on the representation of individuals who have been involved in serious accidents and who seek an experienced attorney in order to dispute a substantial claim against an insurance company, a powerful party or a government entity. The main goal is to procure a reasonable compensation for the damages that the injured person sustained as a result of the accident. If an amicable settlement cannot be reached, then the Law Office of Edwin Acosta-Diaz has the experience to take the case to a trial, wherein a jury will determine the adverse party's liabilty and the value of the injured person's damages. As an illustration, on the four most recent personal injury trials that Mr. Acosta-Diaz has worked on, along with co-trial counsel, the following results were obtained: 1) $12,777,046.00 verdict for a construction worker who was involved in an accident where a personnel hoist malfunctioned, it fell approximately 15 feet and crashed onto the floor below. The worker sustained permanent injuries to the cervical and lumbar spine, requiring surgeries to both areas. The jury rejected the defendants’ arguments that the impact was insignificant and that the injuries of the worker preexisted the accident; 2) $6,300,000.00 settlement, after a month-long trial, for a construction worker who sustained permanent injuries to the cervical and lumbar spine, requiring surgeries to both areas; to 3) $6,000,000.00 settlement, during the third week of a highly contested trial and dispute over liability, for a construction worker who fell into a hole and was caused to sustain multiples fractures to the right femur, sustained a right hip labral tear and permanent injuries sustain permanent injuries to the cervical and lumbar spine; and 4) $5,800,000.00 verdict for a construction worker who slipped and fell into a floor opening and was caused to sustain serious injuries to the left knee, neck, back and left shoulder. The jury rejected defendants’ argument that the worker’s prior injuries and accidents, and not the instant accident, were the reason why the worker could not return to work.
Although the Law Office Edwin Acosta-Diaz primarily focuses on the prosecution of personal injury claims, it also assists clients in the following areas of the law: Commercial Litigation (State and Federal); Criminal Defense (State and Federal) Real Estate Transactions and Landlord-Tenant matters; Immigration (Petitions and Appeals before the BIA and U.S. Court of Appeal for the 2nd Circuit); and Matrimonial (Divorce Actions and Family Courts matters).
Edwin Acosta-Diaz, Esq., is admitted to practice before the following courts/jurisdictions: The United States Supreme Court; The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; The New York Appellate Division for the First Department; The United States Eastern District of New York; The United States Southern District of New York; The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA); and all courts and tribunal of the State and City of New York.
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