FOR INJURED WORKERS, GINARTE SOUGHT TO ‘RETURN LIFE TO NORMAL’

 

Reprinted with permission from the June 11, 2018 edition of the NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL. © 2018 ALM Media Properties, LLC.

When it was formed 36 years ago, Ginarte González Winograd set out to represent litigants in underserved communities in New Jersey and elsewhere—and, of course, to achieve results. The firm hit both those marks in 2017. Aside from the Criollo matter described here, the firm won numerous verdicts, and obtained numerous settlements, on behalf of injured workers. At $1 million and $2 million, the recoveries might not always be eye-popping, but they are life-changing sums for individual clients, and the cases are typically complex, the injuries significant, and the stakes high for cli-ents and their families.

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A construction worker who suffered electrical discharge at a construction site was awarded $8.6 million in his NY Southern district suit, Daniel Rivera, Plaintiff, v. HOME DEPOT U.S.A. et al on April 11th, 2018.

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On February 19, 2014 at approximately 7:30 a.m., the Plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk abutting a property owned by Defendant in the City of East Orange, State of New Jersey when she slipped and fell due to extensive ice throughout the sidewalk abutting defendant’s commercial property. Plaintiff slipped and fell due to extensive ice directly in front of defendant Papa DJ’s Pizza.

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Just 35 years ago, José Ginarte opened the first office of the law firm Ginarte guided by the clear conviction of helping and defending the rights of Hispanic workers who, like him and his family, came to the United States looking for new opportunities for life.

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Comradeship, laughter, fun. These are some of the words that can describe the atmosphere that reigned during the Ginarte Lawyers’ Annual Family Picnic, held on Saturday afternoon September 9th at Surf City Restaurant in Jersey City.

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She remembers the date accurately. It was December 16, 2013 and, like every day, Ruth Plazas had gotten up early. She was particularly happy, with only a few days left for her visit to her home country, Colombia, to spend Christmas and New Year with her mother, whom she had not seen for three years.

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The hurricane season of 2017 will be recorded as one of the worst in the history of US natural disasters. On August 25th, powerful Cyclone Harvey arrived as Category 4 (of a scale of 5) and flooded several cities in Texas. Two weeks later, it was Hurricane Irma’s turn, also category 4, who in his turn impacted Puerto Rico, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. On September 20th, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico as category 4 causing catastrophic damage.

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