Zane Privette · Arkady Frekhtman · Lance Behringer
TLU Beach 2024 REPLAY - Turning Points Of Trial
May 21, 2026 ||
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:
- Conducting a brutally honest voir dire which gets the jurors to want to be on the jury and do justice for your client
- Voir Dire on money especially non-economic damages
- Using demonstratives in Opening Statement
- Using community witnesses to bolster your case
- Telling the client's story
- Using medical evidence to your favor
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