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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Late
Diagnosis/Treatment of Bacterial Meningitis: $4,825,000 settlement on behalf of three-week old infant
who suffered neurological and cognitive impairments after an emergency room did not promptly test and treat the infant for
who presented with early signs of meningitis. Birth Trauma:
$4,096,900 jury verdict in Supreme Court, Kings County, on behalf of a child who sustained mild mental retardation and learning
disabilities at birth. This case was published in the August 15, 2005 issue of Verdict Search-New York. Click here to read the details
Emergency Room:
$1,278,000 jury verdict in Supreme Court, New York County on behalf of 62 year old supermarket chef who presented to a local
ER with 2 cuts to his hand. The staff failed to diagnose a tendon injury. Diabetic Wound Care: Jury verdict in Supreme Court, Queens County, on behalf
of diabetic man whose leg was amputated as a result of negligent wound care. The action was then settled for
a confidential sum. Late Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer Resulting
in Death: $925,000 settlement. Failure to Diagnose Lymphoma Resulting
in Death: $760,000 settlement during trial in Supreme Court, Kings County, on behalf of the estate of a garage attendant
whose treating cardiologist failed to diagnose symptoms of an aggressive and rare form of lymphoma.
Dialysis Injury: $750,00 settlement on behalf of 15 year old girl who required surgery and suffered complications
and disfigurement after the misplacement of a catheter during dialysis. Failure to Monitor: $750,000 settlement to epileptic patient, who while undergoing
diagnostic electro-encephilogram was allowed to have uncontrolled seizure. Cosmetic Surgery: $425,000 settlement for negligent cosmetic surgery resulting
in abdominal infection and neurological trauma. Improper
Medication: $450,000 settlement following jury selection in Supreme Court, New York County, on behalf of a woman who needed
abdominal surgery to stop a gastrointestinal bleed, after she was prescribed Feldene for treatment of heel spurs, despite
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TRIP & FALL
$590,000 Settlement: 60 year old woman sued local
store after she fell from display platform and sustained a fractured heel bone (calcaneus).
SEX ABUSE BY CLERGY $800,000 settlement prior to trial to man who sued local church claiming
he had been abused by its priest while he was a minor.
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MOTOR
VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE Right of Way: Jury verdict of 100%
liability in Supreme Court, Queens County, against a trucking company, whose truck was in the right lane of the Long Island
Expressway when it collided with our client's car, as she was attempting to enter the expressway from the entrance ramp on
the right. Following the 100% liability verdict, case was easily settled. Pedestrian Knockdown: $360,000 settlement to a 52 year old, who suffered a fractured
leg requiring surgery. Passenger:
$350,000 settlement to a 17 year old passenger in a single car collision, who suffered a fractured leg requiring
surgeries for insertion of steel rod and repair of rod.
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CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS $958,000 pre-trial settlement (including $60,000 reduction of workers' compensation lien), on behalf of laborer who
was struck in the back of the head by a falling block, sustaining soft tissue trauma to the neck and head. $835,000 settlement on behalf of 50 year old electrician, earning $25,000 per annum,
who sustained fractures to his vertebrae, ribs and sternum as a result of a fall from a fork-lift. $450,000 settlement on behalf of a repairman who fractured his skull when he fell
while working atop of a tool box that was inside the bed of his employers' truck.
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SUITS AGAINST THE CITY OF NY $210,000 settlement: 14 year old boy tore off part of his finger on a broken basketball backboard, requiring
amputation. $150,000 settelement: 49 year old man was tasered by police. A criminal
trial had previously found him guilty of disorderly conduct.
$150,000 settlement: 72 year old woman slipped off of a broken sewer grate cover, fracturing her arm. $105,000 settlement: 59 year old woman tripped on a cracked sidewalk, fracturing
her wrist. $100,000
settlement: 49 year old man slipped on ice, 2 days after a 26 inch snow storm, fracturing his ankle.
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