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Verdicts & Settlements

Medical Malpractice


$4,500,000 medical malpractice verdict for 55 year old man who suffered massive internal bleeding and brain injury because the surgeon negligently cut the common iliac artery during a lumbar surgery.  The anesthesiologist was also negligent for failing to communicate signs of internal bleeding to the surgeon during the operation.

$3,500,000 medical malpractice settlement for a 56 year old man who suffered partial paralysis as a result of a Suffolk County hospital’s failure to timely diagnose and treat a brain infection.

$3,500,000 settlement against a physician and hospital in Queens for failing to timely recognize fetal distress and timely perform a Caesarean section, resulting in brain injury to the infant and injuries to the mother during delivery.

$2,800,000 settlement during trial against a Queens hospital that failed to recognize fetal distress resulting in hypoxia and brain injury to the plaintiff’s infant daughter.

$2,300,000 settlement in a wrongful death action against a hospital caused by the failure to promptly diagnose and treat a bowel obstruction that led to gangrene and septic shock.

$2,250,000 settlement during trial against a New York City Hospital that failed to timely perform a Caesarean section causing the child to suffer brain injury.

$1,500,000 settlement against a physician who failed to diagnose a hip dislocation in a newborn girl

$1,400,000 settlement prior to jury selection against a physician who misread a PAP smear and failed to timely diagnose cervical cancer.

$1,200,000 settlement in a medical malpractice claim against a hospital for failing to timely diagnose compartment syndrome in a boy’s leg.

$1,150,000 settlement against physician who misdiagnosed and misled the patient to believe she had incurable colon cancer.

$300,000 settlement for a man who had his bile duct cut while the surgeons were performing surgery to remove his gallbladder. The surgeons did not realize that they had cut the bile duct and another surgeon discovered the problem several days later while plaintiff’s condition was getting worse in the hospital.

Dental Malpractice


$320,000 settlement involving a 10 year old girl not given proper treatment by an orthodontist when applying braces resulting in the destruction and potential loss of 5-6 permanent teeth. During the litigation, it was learned that the dentist employed three unlicensed dental assistants to perform treatment on the infant plaintiff in violation of the law.

Construction Accidents


$3,200,000 judgment for Polish construction worker who fell 12 feet fracturing his spine.

$2,000,000 settlement for Polish construction worker who fell 2 stories fracturing his pelvis.

$1,500,000 settlement after a trial against the State of New York for a construction worker who fell off a ladder.

$700,000 settlement for construction worker who lost parts of 3 fingers from table saw that had safety switch and blade guard removed.

$350,000 A Polish construction worker fell off a ladder injuring his elbow when the ladder collpased.

Auto Accidents


$1,700,000 verdict against the driver of a delivery truck who struck a man as he was crossing within the crosswalk in Manhattan.

$1,500,000 verdict for pedestrian struck by a car while standing on the sidewalk in Brooklyn.

$750,000 verdict against The City of New York for failing to properly maintain the West Side Highway, causing a woman’s car to flip over.

$650,000 settlement for motorist rear ended by another vehicle near the Lincoln Tunnel.

$610,000 settlement for a woman pinned between two cars as a result of an out of control taxi cab.

$500,000 settlement for a driver hit in the rear in midtown Manhattan when the defendant driver changed lanes without looking.

$500,000 settlement after a successful verdict against the City of New York for failing to maintain the roadway in lower Manhattan, causing a motorcyclist to lose control.

$300,000 Settlement
An elderly couple was driving their car when they were hit on the side and their car pushed into a tree. The driver of the other vehicle had a stop sign and claimed she was inching forward but had her vision blocked by shrubbery.  We made a motion to find the defendant at fault as a matter of law and won.  A month before the trial date, the defendant’s gave in and tendered their entire insurance policy.

$290,000 An older couple were hit on the side of their car while proceeding through an intersection.

Slip, Trip and Falls


$2,800,000 verdict against a commercial landlord for failing to correct a recurring leak in the basement cafeteria, causing a bank manager to slip and fall on a wet floor.

$2,800,000 verdict for a young girl burned after falling on a scalding radiator that was improperly left uncovered.

$950,000 settlement after jury selection for an oil service mechanic who fell down concrete stairs in a residential apartment building.

$375,000 settlement after a verdict against a landlord who failed to properly light the entranceway to the building, causing a woman to trip and fall.

$350,000 settlement against a store owner who failed to properly maintain the stairway, causing the plaintiff to fall.

$300,000 for the Estate of a 79 year old man who tripped and fell on the sidewalk in Yonkers over a protruding remnant of a fire hydrant.

$285,000 settlement during trial against a trucking company whose employees dropped a 29-foot movie screen on the manager of movie theatre.

$125,000 settlement after a liability verdict against a landlord for failing to maintain an apartment building, causing the plaintiff to fall down the stairs.

 

Personal Injury Assaults


$1.25 million settlement involving two women who were assaulted in the building they worked at while leaving work. A masked man entered the elevator when the door opened on a floor that was under construction and supposed to be vacant. The man began beating the two women with a metal pipe. The man was never captured and the two women both suffered physical injuries and post traumatic stress disorder. Each plaintiff received $625,000 and BBNR represented one of the women.


$600,000 settlement during trial against a landlord for failing to secure the apartment building against an intruder who robbed and terrorized a woman and her son.

$550,000 settlement during trial against a landlord for failing to secure an apartment building from an intruder who viciously assaulted a woman in front of daughter.

$330,000 verdict against Westchester County for failing to protect an inmate from being assaulted and beaten in their Jail.

$200,000 settlement against a dog owner for negligently allowing his vicious dog to attack a woman and sustain bite wounds to her leg.

$120,000 settlement for young girl and her father attacked by two dogs in upper Manhattan.

$26,000 settlement after a husky bit a woman while walking her dog. Veterinary records obtained helped prove the case of vicious propensities.