Case Victories
$27 Million in a Brain Damaged Baby Case
$27 million in a structured settlement to a baby who sustained anoxic brain damage resulting from obstetrical malpractice. The physicians failed to timely diagnose fetal distress and terminate the labor in a timely fashion by cesarean section.
$6 Million for Union Laborers
$6 million at trial for two construction laborers who were hit by a vehicle. One of the construction workers sustained a right leg injury that ultimately required an above-the-knee amputation. The other client sustained crush injuries to his right foot. We were able to prove at trial, with the use of expert witnesses and video animation, that the driver who claimed a green light, failed to maintain a proper lookout and was liable for this collision.
$3.8 Million in a Medical Malpractice Case
$3.8 million to a 68-year-old man who had an improperly performed hip replacement, resulting in infection, the need to remove the prosthesis and resultant limp when ambulating.
$5.5 Million in a Brain Damaged Baby Case
$5.5 million prior to a trial on behalf of an infant brain damaged as a result of failing to timely diagnose fetal distress and terminate the labor in a timely fashion by Cesarean Section. Instead, the doctor allowed the labor to progress resulting in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy which caused brain damage to the baby.
$3 Million in a Wrongful Death Case
$3 million for the wrongful death of a husband and father who developed deep vein thrombophlebitis and a fatal pulmonary embolism following knee surgery.
$3 Million in an Erb’s Palsy Case
$3 million in future periodic payments to a child who sustained Erb’s palsy as a result of excessive lateral traction on the fetal head during delivery after encountering a shoulder dystocia.
$2.5 Million in a Brain Injury Case
$2.5 million for failure to timely diagnose and treat a cerebral aneurysm resulting in rupture of that aneurysm, causing a stroke and resultant brain injury.
$2.2 Million for Account Executive
$2.2 million award for a 39-year-old account executive who was involved in a rear-end car collision that aggravated a prior back condition. This injury required surgery and rendered him disabled from his employment. The impact was minimal and there was no visible damage to his car. We were able to prove, with a biomechanical expert, that the impact from the accident was sufficient to cause the client’s injuries and resultant surgery.
$1.975 Million for Union Laborer
$1.975 million settlement on behalf of a 43-year-old union carpenter. Our client, while sheetrocking at a retail shop, fell from a Baker’s scaffold, causing a fractured elbow that required multiple surgeries. Our firm was able to settle the case prior to the scheduling of a trial date, expediting the entire process for the client and providing much needed relief for his family.
$1.75 Million in a Wrongful Death Case
$1.75 million for the wrongful death of a 40-year-old woman following gastric bypass surgery. There was a failure to timely diagnose and treat an anastamotic leak post-operatively.
$1.5 Million in an Erbs Palsy Case
$1.5 million settlement prior to trial on behalf of an infant who sustained Erbs Palsy as a result of a negligent delivery. It was claimed that the delivering obstetrician exerted excessive force on the baby’s head so as to irreversibly stretch the baby’s brachial plexus.
$1.5 Million in a Failure to Diagnose Cancer Case
$1.5 million over the decedent’s internist for failing to detect a lesion suspicious for lung cancer on a routine yearly chest x-ray. Instead, the diagnosis was delayed until the following year’s x-ray was taken resulting in an approximate one year delay in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient’s lung cancer. The delay resulted in metastasis of the cancer and the ultimate death of our client.
$1.5 Million in a Medical Malpractice Case
$1.5 million for a gentleman who sustained partial paralysis of his lower limbs because of the hospital’s failure to timely diagnose a spinal hematoma and surgically decompress the spine.
$1.45 Million for Union Carpenter
$1.45 million settlement, plus waiver of workers compensation lien, on behalf of a 28-year-old apprentice from the Local #608 United Brotherhood of Carpenters. The client was loading sheetrock into a poorly maintained hoist when it tipped, causing a severe elbow injury that ultimately required surgery. The New York State Labor Law provides special protection for construction workers from such risks. The attorneys resolved the case years before trial.
$1.3 Million in a Medical Malpractice Case
$1.3 million for failure to timely diagnose and treat subacute bacterial endocarditis, causing heart valve damage that required valve replacement surgery.
$1.2 Million for Union Laborer
$1.2 million settlement for a union laborer who was involved in a minor rear end collision. Although the client did not break any bones, he did suffer from chronic myofascial pain syndrome that rendered him disabled and thus unable to work. We were able to prove, with expert testimony from doctors, economists and biomechanical engineers, that the collision was the reason for the client’s chronic facial pain.
$1.2 Million in a Medical Malpractice Case
$1.2 million for a 41-year-old woman who sustained blindness in one eye secondary to an untreated strep infection which caused sepsis, hypoperfusion and damage to the optic nerve.
$1.15 Million in a Wrongful Death Case
$1.15 million for the wrongful death of an elderly woman whose lung cancer was not timely diagnosed and treated.
$1 Million in a Truck Accident Case
$1,000,000 for a New York City Supervisor whose vehicle was rear-ended by a tractor trailer. One month before the accident he was being treated for neck and back injuries. After the accident, he required surgeries. This action was pending in Federal Court in Boston.
$800,000 for Union Carpenter
$800,000 for a 43-year-old union carpenter who sustained a serious leg fracture requiring multiple surgeries. He returned to work within weeks after the accident.
$750,000 in a Vehicle Accident Case
$750,000 for a 50-year-old woman who was involved in a collision with a volunteer fireman and sustained severe injuries but no surgery. Witnesses confirmed the fireman ran a red light but had his lights and sirens on. New York State Law permits a fireman to disregard a red light due to an emergency after exercising reasonable caution. We proved that, despite the lights and sirens, the fireman failed to use reasonable caution.
$725,000 in a Hospital and Nursing Home Neglect Case
$725,000 for a 79-year-old man who developed pressure ulcers (bed sores) due to neglect in a hospital after having hip surgery. He was then transferred to a local nursing home for rehabilitation for his hip, suffered further neglect and the bed sores worsened requiring surgery. The case resolved against the hospital and continues against the nursing home.
$27 Million in a Brain Damaged Baby Case
$27 million in a structured settlement to a baby who sustained anoxic brain damage resulting from obstetrical malpractice. The physicians failed to timely diagnose fetal distress and terminate the labor in a timely fashion by cesarean section.
$9 Million in an Erb’s Palsy Case
Approximately $9 million in future payments to a young girl born with Erb’s palsy as a result of negligence in performing the delivery after shoulder dystocia was encountered. Excessive lateral traction was exerted on the fetal head, damaging the brachial plexus.
