This tragic case involves the wrongful death of our 28-year-old married woman who, when returning home from her close friend’s birthday party, a drunk driver was driver was driving the wrong way on Sunrise Highway in East Quogue and struck her car head on killing her. The drunk driver also was killed in the crash. While our client had no children yet, she left a loving husband whom she was planning on starting a family. The insurance company tried to rely upon the existing NYS Wrongful Death law that limits recoveries to financial loss and does not recognize the widowers’ emotional losses. Ultimately, we were able to persuade the insurance company to offer their full policy limits totaling $1,300,000. The case was handled by Managing Attorney and Partner Elyssa Fried and Trial Partner Michael Feldman.
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