Bryan Swerling Ongoing Legal Cases of Interest

Personal Injury

Infant plaintiff was sexually assaulted at school by another student. City of New York and Board of Education were sued for negligent supervision as they were on notice the assailant had tendencies toward violent attacks and had a duty to protect plaintiff.
Plaintiff bride was caused to slip and fall thirty minutes prior to her wedding at the defendant premises hotel after defendant negligently polished the floor. Defendant's conceded liability and the case is presently heading to trial to determine damages.
Plaintiff driver was rear ended by defendant driver on the highway. Plaintiff sustained nerve damage, herninations, sprains, and radiculopathy and accident effectively ended her dancing career.
Plaintiff sued defendant landlord after landlord failed to clean snow and ice from the premises sidewalk. Plaintiff broke his leg and was out of work for six months.
Plaintiff police officer was attacked by a pit-bull on the roof of a building as he was patrolling and accidentally shot himself attempting to get the dog off his arm. Plaintiff has undergone three reparative surgeries to his arm. Plaintiff sued the building for negligent security and the dog owner.
Plaintiff was working as a janitor at a construction site when the contractor insisted he do demolition work, a skill he was untrained for. While doing the work, plaintiff fell, sliced his arm open, and incurred a deep laceration that caused permanent nerve damage to his arm.
Plaintiff tenant was assaulted in his building complex. Plaintiff sued his landlord for negligent security because landlord was put on notice multiple times that defendant assailant was coming on and off the property and landlord failed to secure the building.
Plaintiff was in a nightclub when one of the bouncers smashed a bottle over his head. Plaintiff sustained lacerations on his head and sued the bar for negligent hiring.
Plaintiff, an autistic and retarded man, was sexually assaulted in a state facility, and was given the AIDS virus. Plaintiff sued the State of New York for negligent supervision.
Plaintiff slipped and fell in front of defendant's restaurant on water. Plaintiff fell on her hand and snapped her sagittal band which required reparative surgery.
Plaintiff slipped and fell on ice in front of a storefront. Plaintiff sustained a bimalleolar fracture and has had to undergo many months of physical therapy.
Plaintiff restaurant owner was assaulted by another restaurant owner over business. Plaintiff lost eyesight in one of his eyes.
Plaintiff dry cleaner owner was assaulted by a client when her dry cleaning was not ready in time. Plaintiff had several teeth knocked out of her mouth.
Plaintiff was assaulted by defendant police officers. Officers broke plaintiff's nose during an unlawful arrest.
Plaintiff was shopping at defendant retailer buying supplies for her restaurant when an negligently stacked U-Boat came crashing down on top of her, injuring her shoulders, back, and legs. As a result of the injury, plaintiff had to shut down her business as she could no longer do physical labor.
Plaintiff who is partially blind is suing defendant building owner after she tripped over a rolled up carpet that was left in the lobby causing her to sustain a broken shoulder which resulted in several surgeries.
Plaintiff was arrested and made to spend a day in jail after police picked him up because he had the same name as person who had a warrant out for his arrest.
Plaintiff slipped and fell while on job on a wet stairwell in a midtown building that has resulted in four spinal surgeries.
Plaintiff was going upstairs in a commercial building when he tripped and fell on a broken tile at the top of the steps. During the fall, plaintiff sustained as severe laceration which opened an artery. Plaintiff was forced to undergo surgery under general anesthesia to close the wound.
Infant plaintiff was punched in the vagina several times by her classmates resulting in vaginal lacerations. Plaintiff parent is suing the school on behalf of infant plaintiff because the school was on notice of the student assailants' violent behavior and the teacher's failure to properly supervise them.
Plaintiff is suing defendant school and football program for breach of contract and negligent supervision after he was kicked of the team for a capricious reasons.
Plaintiff was a pedestrian in a crosswalk when the defendant driver hit her causing her tear a meniscus and undergo reparative surgery.
Plaintiff was delivering goods to a defendant premises when plaintiff was caused to slip and fall on a pile of snow and ice that had been there for several days. Plaintiff sustained a leg fracture.
Plaintiff was at a bar late at night when, three bouncers, unprovoked, assaulted plaintiff by throwing him to the ground and breaking his nose causing plaintiff facial disfigurement.

Medical Malpractice

Plaintiff sued defendant doctor for negligently attempting to repair plaintiff's foot condition and worsening the condition.
Plaintiff was a patient in a New York City hospital recovering from a stroke. Defendant hospitals workers failed to place bars along the bed and plaintiff fell out of the bed sustaining a hip fracture requiring surgery.
Plaintiff doctor misdiagnosed plaintiff with diabetes, rather than an adrenal tumor.
Plaintiff was paralyzed on the left side of his body after he had a stroke and defendant doctors failed to inject him with the proper medication in time.
Plaintiff woman underwent breast augmentation and defendant doctor negligently operated causing plaintiff disfigurement.

Criminal Cases

Client was charged with assaulting a patron at a bar. Client claims that he was assaulted first.

Commercial Cases

Defendant was sued by plaintiff car company after the insurance company disclaimed coverage on his care.
Defendant was sued by plaintiff car company for payments after his car was stolen.
Plaintiff is suing his former company over a breach of contract in the pharmaceutical field.
Defendant landowner is being sued by plaintiff who claims she slipped and fell on an unshoveled sidewalk on his property.
Defendant landowner is being sued by plaintiff who claims she slipped and fell on an unshoveled sidewalk on his property.
Defendant landowner is being sued by a pedestrian plaintiff who tripped and fell near defendant landowner's property.
Defendant corporation was sued for debt allegedly owed by plaintiff.
Plaintiff is suing catering hall for breaching a contract with them only a few days before their daughter's Bat Mitzvah was to take place causing plaintiffs to have switch the event at the last minute and incur sizeable additional costs.
Defendant was sued for allegedly walking out on a lease, although defendant claims that the building was aware of her leaving, and agreed.

BRYAN SWERLING ONGOING CASES OF INTEREST