Notable Verdicts And Settlements From Our Team
Verdicts:
$198,000,000
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Record verdict for passengers injured when rental car collides with disabled tractor trailer.
$33,000,000
Premises Liability
Child falls from sculpture in New York City park — Spinal cord injury.
$16,000,000
Motor Vehicle Accident
Child suffers brain damage of child from car accident.
$10,000,000
Medical Malpractice
Infant suffered brain damage during delivery.
$5,000,000
Medical Malpractice
Brain-damaged infant from childbirth.
$104,000,000
Premises Liability
Two brothers suffer spinal cord injuries when diving into shallow water from pier New York City held liable.
$32,000,000
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice award for brain-damaged infant.
$14,000,000
Construction Accident
28-year-old worker injured when platform collapses while laying cable.
$7,000,000
Medical Malpractice
Infant suffered brain damage as a result of a Bronx hospital’s failure to timely deliver.
$4,500,000
Medical Malpractice
Infant suffered brain damaged from a Westchester hospitals failure to prevent premature delivery.
$76,000,000
Personal Injury
False arrest and excessive force — New York City held liable.
$26,000,000
Medical Malpractice
Child suffers brain damage.
$12,000,000
Wrongful Death
Wrongful death of an infant during childbirth.
$6,000,000
Medical Malpractice
Infant suffered brain damage as a result of Queens hospital’s failure to timely deliver.
$1,500,000
Construction Accident
Construction worker fell from a make-shift scaffold at a Brooklyn construction site, injuring his shoulders and sustained head trauma.
Settlements:
$21,000,000
Construction Accident
Man suffers spinal cord injury when pipe dropped on him at construction site.
$5,500,000
Medical Malpractice
Surgical error sustained in a Brooklyn hospital which resulted in an infant with brain damage.
$2,100,000
Medical Malpractice
Birth injury sustained at a Brooklyn hospital, resulted in brain damage to an infant.
$1,200,000
Wrongful Death
A 35-year-old woman died during child birth at a New York City hospital.
$11,000,000
Premises Liability
65-year-old woman injured when she falls through gap between LIRR train and platform.
$2,500,000
Motor Vehicle Accident
Male riding motorcycle, struck by NYPD police car, proceeding through red light without sirens and light.
$1,400,000
Medical Malpractice
Twenty-nine-year-old male suffering from compartment syndrome and nerve damage in leg, as a result of hospital’s negligence.
$1,100,000
Medical Malpractice
Failure to diagnose blood vessel obstruction by New York City hospital, which resulted in amputation of leg, below the knee.
$8,000,000
Construction Accident
35-year-old worker injured when steel plate falls on his head while renovating elevator.
$2,500,000
Bicycle Accident
A New York City police car struck a 65-year-old male bicyclist in Brooklyn.
$1,250,000
Medical Malpractice
Failure to diagnose cancer by a Bronx physician, in a 16-year-old boy, which resulted in amputation of his foot.
$650,000
Pedestrian Accident
A New York City Transit Authority bus struck a pedestrian crossing the street; he sustained a head injury and fractured leg.
Spinal Cord Injuries:
$21,000,000
Manager at construction site injured by falling pipe.
$11,000,000
65-year-old woman injured when she falls through gap between LIRR train and platform.
$16,000,000
23-year-old man falls while climbing rock wall when safety belt breaks.
$14,000,000
28-year-old worker injured when platform collapses while laying cable.
Brain Injuries:
$13,000,000.
Brain Injury verdict.
$8,000,000
35-year-old worker injured when steel plate falls on his head while renovating elevator.
$3,200,000
Boy’s brain injured from ingesting lead paint.
$6,000,000
15-year-old student injured in New York City school when he falls down an elevator shaft with defective doors.
$3,000,000
28-year-old woman suffers carbon monoxide poisoning when boiler malfunctions.
$5,750,000
Passenger in car injured when New York City ambulance runs red light with siren.
$1,200,000
74-year-old woman suffers carbon monoxide poisoning when boiler malfunctions.
Wrongful Death:
$6,000,000
Worker dies from fall when caulking windows of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
$4,000,000
35-year-old worker dies in fall while working on construction of new building.
$2,400,000
Failure to diagnose and treat a benign brain tumor of a 29-year-old man.
$1,700,000
Failure to properly perform a cardiac procedure resulting in cardiac arrest in a 47-year-old man.
$1,420,000
Failure to properly diagnose and treat breast cancer in a 45-year-old woman.
$5,000,000
Worker killed while testing AirTrain to Kennedy airport.
$3,500,000
65-year-old woman killed when struck by an MTA bus.
$2,300,000
Failure to diagnose cancer in patient wrongful death verdict.
$1,650,000
Failure to timely diagnose gastric cancer in a 32-year-old woman.
$4,700,000
Failure to diagnose and treat a perforated bowel of a 53-year-old woman.
$2,900,000
Failure to properly treat pneumonia resulting in respiratory arrest in a 42-year-old man.
$2,100,000
Failure to diagnose and treat prostate cancer.
$1,600,000
Failure to diagnose and treat a pulmonary embolism resulting in cardiac arrest in a 29-year-old man.
Bodily Injury:
$1,000,000
Multiple fractures
70-year-old woman injured when struck by a delivery van.
Medical Malpractice Settlements
Brain Damage:
$5,500,000
Failure to properly intubate infant, resulting in brain damage
$2,500,000
Failure to perform a cesarean section resulting in cerebral palsy and brain trauma.
$2,400,000
Failure to properly perform a hysterectomy following severe uterine hemorrhage after the birth of twin children.
$4,100,000
Failure to properly monitor infant’s oxygen levels, resulting in cerebral palsy, spastic quadriparesis and brain trauma.
$2,000,000
Failure to diagnose fetal distress resulting in neurologic impairment.
$1,500,000
Failure to properly perform cardiac surgery.
$3,700,000
Failure to perform a timely cesarean section in response to fetal distress.
$3,400,000
Failure to have proper equipment available to resuscitate patient after hospital procedure.
Surgical Negligence:
$5,350,000
13-year-old child suffered T5/T6 paralysis after spinal cord was severed during scoliosis repair surgery.
$1,300,000
Failure to diagnose vascular insufficiency resulting in the amputation of the right leg below the knee.
$2,800,000
Perforated colon following a cesarean section resulting in abdominal abscess and severe peritonitis.
$1,000,000
Failure to remove a catheter tip resulting in a fracture at the base of the skull.
$1,550,000
Failure to properly monitor triglyceride levels during in vitro fertilization therapy resulting in acute pancreatitis.
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