Our Successes
The following judgments and settlements have been obtained for our clients in recent years. This partial list of our firm's achievements is offered to provide you with some idea of the variety of situations that can be successfully resolved by us for you through the legal system.
Wrongful Death: New York, NY
$1.3 million settlement for the death of a 35-year-old husband due to a delay in the diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer
Construction Site Accident: Brooklyn, NY
$700,000 settlement for an electrician who injured his knee when he stepped into an uncovered access plate in a raised computer floor
Construction Site Accident: Brooklyn, NY
$675,000 settlement for an electrician who injured his back exiting a construction trailer at a worksite
Medical Malpractice/Sexual Abuse: United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
$450,000 settlement for a woman who was improperly touched by a physician during an examination
Dangerous Premises: Brooklyn, NY
$200,000 settlement for a woman who was punched and threatened by an intruder in an elevator at an apartment complex
Dangerous Premises: United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
$550,000 settlement for a man who lacerated his arm when he accidentally pushed it through a painted glass panel of a door
Medical Malpractice/Misdiagnosis: New York, NY
$937,500 settlement for a failure to diagnose and properly treat a fractured hip sustained in a one-car accident
Medical Malpractice: United States District Court, Southern District of New York
$3.5 million settlement for a 31-year-old woman who suffered brain damage due to a failure to monitor her vital signs properly while being mechanically ventilated for Guillain Barre Syndrome.
Wrongful Death: Ulster County, NY
$1.4 million verdict for the death of a woman in her 26th week of pregnancy due to the failure to diagnose and properly treat a ruptured uterus
Police Brutality: United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
$1.75 million settlement to a victim of a police shooting during a "buy and bust" operation
Premises Liability: The Bronx, NY
$963,000 verdict for a woman who tripped and fell on stairs, spraining her ankle and then developing deep vein thrombosis
Medical Malpractice: The Bronx, NY
$1 million verdict for a man who suffered a 3rd degree burn as a result of nitrogen treatment by a dermatologist
Medical Malpractice: Onondaga County, NY
$700,000 verdict for a woman whose pregnancy was terminated due to a failure to diagnose appendicitis
Automobile Accident: United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
$300,000 verdict/settlement (full amount of available insurance) to a 16-year-old girl for nondisplaced pelvic fracture and concussion
Wrongful Death/Automobile Accident: Rochester, NY
$1.2 million verdict for the husband of a woman killed when an oncoming truck hit her car as she was forced across the road by another vehicle that struck her car in the rear
Medical Malpractice: Buffalo, NY
$2.5 million verdict for a professional hockey player whose knee injury was improperly treated by the team physician, ending his career
Medical Malpractice: New York, NY
$2.5 million verdict for a 76-year-old woman who suffered a stroke due to an improper injection of a regional anesthetic during shoulder surgery
Medical Malpractice/Misdiagnosis: Ulster County, NY
$1.2 million settlement for an 80-year-old man who suffered a stroke due to a failure to diagnose and treat his heart arrhythmia
Medical Malpractice/Misdiagnosis: Ulster County, NY
$965,000 structured settlement for a 78-year-old man who suffered a stroke due to a failure to diagnose carotid stenosis prior to hernia surgery
Birth Trauma: The Bronx, New York
$2.2 million structured settlement for a child who suffered brain damage after he was born due to failure to properly monitor his breathing
Medical Malpractice: Queens, NY
$700,000 settlement for a child whose congenital hip dislocation was not diagnosed before surgical correction became necessary