Our Community Service – Murgatroyd Law Group

Attorney Anthony J. Murgatroyd and his staff are not just in it for the money. We are actively involved in giving back to the community. We use our success to make our community a better and safer place to live. Some of our recent service to the community include:

From 2004 to 2016, Anthony Murgatroyd served on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Nation’s leading youth mentoring organization.
Debora Murgatroyd, the firm’s paralegal, worked the Women Build Day for Habitat for Humanity.
As President of the Hunterdon County Bar Association, and with the support of the Association, Anthony Murgatroyd created, organized, and participated in the Pro-Bono Living Will Project. The project, limited to Hunterdon County residents, was designed to educate the public on the importance of making proper medical decisions by offering free living wills.
As President of the Hunterdon County Bar Association, and with the support of the Association, Anthony Murgatroyd served as a coordinator on the Latino Education Project. The Project was designed to educate the growing Latino community of Hunterdon County on their rights and responsibilities under the law. The project was a unique, ground breaking, collaborative effort involving the Hunterdon County Bar Association, Woman’s Crisis Center, Literacy Volunteers, the Clergy, Hunterdon Drug Awareness, and the Diversity Council. Using volunteer attorneys, seminars were presented in at three different locations in the North, Central, and South portions of the county. The project received favorable publicity in the Star Ledger, the Courier News, and the Hunterdon County Democrat newspapers.
Anthony Murgatroyd served as a volunteer mock trial coach for Voorhees High School from 1998 to 2003.
Anthony Murgatroyd served as the Hunterdon County coordinator for Turkey Drive 2005. The Turkey Drive project was a united effort by lawyers throughout the state to raise money and buy turkeys for needy families at Thanksgiving. As a result, more than 2,005 turkeys were donated to Food Pantries throughout New Jersey for the Thanksgiving holiday. Locally, we raised $544 that was given to the Local Area Food Pantry.
In November 2011, Anthony Murgatroyd participated in a half marathon and raised $1,500.00 for the American Cancer Society.
In November 2014, Anthony Murgatroyd participated in the NYC Marathon and raised $5,000.00 for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Anthony Murgatroyd was a speaker a t the EndDD presentation in the Somerset County Courthouse. End Distracted Driving is an organization dedicated to inspiring individuals and communities to take action to end distracted driving. The core mission of EndDD is to preserve life and promote safety on a large scale through advocacy, education, and action.
January 2015, Anthony J. Murgatroyd volunteered to participate in the Military Legal Assistance Program. The New Jersey State Bar Association has established this pro bono program to provide legal assistance to New Jersey residents who have served overseas as active duty members.

Anthony and Debora deliver gifts to the families participating in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program on behalf of the Hunterdon County Bar Association.

Verdicts & Settlements

$2,150,000

Settled – Slip and Fall- Plaintiff suffered low back and stomach complications that required surgery following a slip and fall on ice at a retail store. The case settled following lengthy negotiations just prior to the start of trial.

$1,500,000

Judgment – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff was stuck head on by a drunk driver. She suffered serious leg injuries requiring surgery.

$1,000,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash- Plaintiff was injured by a tractor-trailer, he suffered serious injuries to his vertebrae requiring a laminectomy, fusions and insertions of rods.

$750,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff was injured in a high impact rear end crash suffered significant neck injuries requiring surgery.

$737,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – This was an automobile crash in which the plaintiff suffered severe personal injuries. Although he appeared to have made an excellent recovery, he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

$600,000

Partial Trial/Settlement – Construction Accident- Plaintiff was stuck on the forehead with a grinder when it fell from a scaffold. Plaintiff suffered mild TBI and a cervical bulge and herniation.

$500,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff suffered a fractured pelvis, concussion, and upper and lower back injuries. This represented the full available amount of available auto coverage.

$435,000

Partial Trial/Settlement – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff suffered neck injuries requiring surgery as a result of rear end crash. Settled after Plaintiff’s expert testified.

$400,000

Settled – Slip and Fall – Plaintiff slipped and fell on ice at an apartment complex. Plaintiff suffered an extruded discs herniation requiring cervical discectomy and decompression with fusion and cervical plating, and a lumbar laminectomy, foraminotomy, and decompression.

$368,000

Verdict – Slip and Fall – Plaintiff suffered leg fractures requiring surgery from a slip and fall on ice.

$365,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash- Plaintiff was injured in a tractor-trailer crash. He suffered an aggravation of a pre-existing disc osteophytes which required a level one fusion.

$350,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff suffered cervical herniation requiring cervical discectomy and fusion. She also suffered and an aggravation of a meniscal tear.

$350,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff suffered for post-traumatic stress disorder. This case was heavily contested since there was minimal vehicle damage, little evidence of physical injury, and it took a year before the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder was made.

$350,000

Trial/Settled on Retrial – Fall Down – Plaintiff was injured at a casino when he fell from a collapsed chair. Plaintiff suffered permanent foot injuries. This case was heavily contested, due to the fact that there were no signs of the foot condition until two and one half months after the fall and the condition could have been caused in ways other than trauma.

$350,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff settled his case against a tractor trailer driver for mild cognitive injuries and back injuries.

$320,000

Settled – Nursing Home Case – Plaintiff was fondled by another elderly resident of the nursing home. This is considered a good result because the Plaintiff died before suit and could not present her version of the incident. In addition, she was alleged to be suffering from dementia when she was touched, as did the resident who fondled her.

$300,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff suffered sprain a disc herniation in the neck, along with the aggravation of a prior torn rotator cuff which required surgery. This is considered a very good result since surgery had already been discussed prior to the crash.

$295,000

Settled – Fall Down – Plaintiff fell down exterior steps which were eroded. Plaintiff suffered loosening of a screw from previous surgery and a bulging disc requiring a cervical fusion.

$275,000

Settled- Fall Down – Plaintiff fell the down basement stairs due to inadequate doorways and absence of handrails. Plaintiff suffered cervical fracture requiring fusion.

$268,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff sustained back injuries as well as knee injuries which required surgery.

$250,000

Settled-Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff suffered a shoulder injury and a herniation requiring surgery. This represented the full available amount of available auto coverage.

$250,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – The plaintiff suffered wrist and shoulder injuries sustained in a car crash. This represented the full available amount of available auto coverage. This represented the full available amount of available auto coverage.

$250,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff suffered a wrist fracture, along with upper back strain.

$240,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff sustained ankle and wrist fractures.

$225,000

Settled – Construction Accident – Plaintiff suffered shoulder injuries requiring surgery when he tripped and fell at a construction site.

$220,000

Settled – Motorcycle Crash – Plaintiff suffered a fracture of the foot along with a partial, un-operated spleen rupture that went on to a good heal.

$240,000

Partial Trial/Settlement – – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff was a special needs child who was a passenger on a school bus when the driver fell asleep and struck a utility pole and a tree. Plaintiff suffered Post-traumatic stress disorder, and a disc herniation.

$200,000

Settled – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff suffered upper and lower back strain and a concussion resulting in memory problems. This was a difficult case because there was evidence of memory problems and learning disabilities before the crash.

$165,000

Verdict – Fall Down – Plaintiff suffered sprain and strain of the low back with disc herniation when he was jarred in a bucket truck.

$135,000

Settled – Trip and Fall – Plaintiff suffered a non-displaced foot fracture, with knee and back sprain and strain.

$100,000

Settled – Slip and Fall – Plaintiff suffered a herniated disc when she slipped and fell on ice at an apartment complex. This is considered an excellent result given the Plaintiff was elderly, had extensive pre-existing degenerative conditions in her back, and neither injections nor surgery was recommended.

$100,000

Settled – Dog Bite – Plaintiff was a child who a minor scar on his back, along with a fear of dogs that improved before the end of the case.

$100,000

Verdict – Motor Vehicle Crash – Plaintiff suffered a significant scar on his forearm.

$82,500

Verdict – Slip and Fall – Plaintiff suffered knee injury resulting in surgery.

$75,000

Partial Trial/Settlement – Product liability/Defective Maintenance – Plaintiff suffered anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury requiring surgery. The matter settled after plaintiff’s expert testified.