$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.
Verdicts and Settlements
Medical and Dental Malpractice
$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.
$975,000 settlement against a radiologist for wrongful death who failed to properly interpret a mammogram and diagnose breast cancer.
$900,000 settlement against a Long Island hospital during trial for causing a woman to have a 4cm separation of her pelvis during childbirth.
$800,000 settlement for a woman who suffered nerve damage caused by the doctors' failure to properly perform spinal surgery
$750,000 settlement during trial against a Westchester hospital and physicians who failed to properly treat a staph infection, resulting in osteomyelitis and septic arthritis.
$650,000 settlement following jury selection against a city hospital that performed a contraindicated hypogastric arterial ligation following a Caesarean delivery.
$450,000 settlement during trial against physicians that failed to timely diagnose and biopsy breast cancer.
$450,000 settlement just prior to jury selection against a doctor who severed the spinal accessory nerve during a cervical biopsy.
$450,000 settlement against the City of New York for wrongful death as a result of ambulance personnel failing to properly intubate the plaintiff.
$388,000 verdict against a dentist who failed to diagnose periodontal disease.
$350,000 settlement during trial against a urologist who improperly performed a surgical procedure to enlarge the penis.
$270,000 settlement against physician for failing to diagnose prostate cancer.
$254,000 verdict against a physician that failed to remove a laparotomy pad in the patient after a Caesarean delivery.
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.
Auto Accidents
Motor Vehicle
$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.
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.
Assaults
$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.
Dog Bite
$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.
