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Recent Cases
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

$9 million structured recovery with a guaranteed $2.7 million and a present value of $1 million for a 5 year old girl who sustained a birth-related arm injury. Nunez v. Union Hospital.

$2.1 million in structured recovery with a value of $1.34 million for a 12 year old boy with cerebral palsy caused by oxygen deprivation at birth ($1 million limited insurance policy). K.C. v. Hospital

$3.6 million structured recovery with $1 million cash value for a child born with partial loss of use of arm as a result of birth trauma. Borno v. Kings County Hospital

$1.25 million in total recovery for a 50 year old woman who sustained a stroke due to excessive anticoagulation. Hernandez v. NYCH&HC

$1.15 million recovery for wrongful death of a 40 year old man against his physician for failure to detect colon cancer. Colon v. Albu

$1 million recovery for death of a 35 year old woman against her surgeon for failure to diagnose breast cancer. Rivers v. Gouge

DEFECTIVE CONSUMER PRODUCTS

$2.15 million and $1.15 million recoveries for two women who suffered systemic illnesses following the ingestion of an over-the-counter drug.

CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS

$2.5 million recovery for a 21 year old plumber's apprentice injured when a construction elevator malfunctioned, resulting in back injury and laminectomy. Acosta v. Tishman

$2 million verdict for a 22 year old roofer who fell through a hole covered with a loose plank at a construction site, causing an L-2 fracture spinal injury. Rychlycki v. Port Authority

$1.5 million recovery for death of a 40 year old construction worker due to inadequate protective barriers at construction site. Amodio c. Con Edison

$1.02 million inclusive of interest, verdict for an electrician who fell from a ladder and sustained a fractured humerus and nerve damage. Klein v. City v. Mazzo Electric

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS

$1.99 million verdict for a 3 year old boy with foot drop and injury to lumbar spine following a collision with a U.S. Postal Service tractor trailer. Estevez v. U.S.

$1.75 million verdict for a young woman in a two-car accident caused by stop sign being on the ground. Martinez v. City

$1.1 million verdict for a 35 year old woman in an automobile accident who developed tortcollis, a condition that requires her to hold her head rigidly to alleviate pain. Kavourakis v. Diner Corp.

POLICE MISCONDUCT

$7.2 million verdict for a paraplegia of a 49 year old man with a psychiatric disorder who was shot by a city police officer. Carter v. City

$3.3 million verdict for a 42 year old man's death the resulted from excessive force by Long Island Railroad Police. McGale v. LIRR

$1.6 million verdict for a 36 year old man beaten in jail by another inmate. Rangolan v. Nassau County

$1.28 million dollar verdict against New York Police Department for excessive force during arrest. Ruiz v. the City of New York

TRAIN ACCIDENT

$3.55 million structured settlement following liability trial, with a present value of $1.375 million, for a student who fell on tracks and suffered below the knee amputation of one leg and amputation of toes on the other foot.

PREMISES ACCIDENTS

$6 million verdict for a lawyer who suffered burns while riding in an elevator which improperly opened on a floor where a fire was in progress. Wise v. Helmsley

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