2010 VERDICTS AND RECOVERIES
The following are a sample of the verdicts and recoveries achieved in 2010, which included medical malpractice cases, personal injury cases, negligence cases and wrongful death cases.
$9,550,000.00 for an infant who suffered severe injuries at birth. Our case centered on the failure of the defendants to timely and properly deliver the child by cesarean section. This matter, venued in Queens County, was settled prior to trial.
$6,750,000.00 for a 65 year old man who was struck by a vehicle while crossing in the middle of a busy roadway. Plaintiff did not utilize the crosswalk located at a traffic light a few hundred feet away. Plaintiff sustained significant injuries including brain damage and serious physical injuries which require extensive nursing care. This Nassau County matter was settled at mediation.
$4,500,000.00 for the family of a 36 year old married mother of one child who passed away as a result of the failure of the defendants to diagnose and treat preeclampsia in their patient who was pregnant with her second child. This Suffolk County matter was settled during jury selection.
$4,250,000.00 for a child born at thirty-one weeks gestation (normal gestation is 40 weeks) as a result of the defendants’ failure to diagnose and treat mother’s pre-eclampsia condition. The child, now four years old, suffers from cerebral palsy and will require medical care and treatment for the remainder of his life. This Queens County matter was settled during trial.
$3,250,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 35 year old married, father of two children who suffered a myocardial infarction while at work. Our claim, which centered on a single office visit and an emergency room visit several hours later, was that the defendant failed to recognize the signs of an impending heart attack on this young man of Indian descent. This New York County matter was settled prior to trial.
$2,950,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 27 year old, married, father of two young children. In this case, the plaintiff was determined by the defendants to have died as a result bilateral pneumonia. Our claims focused on the failure to properly treat a systemic infection including a failure to order antiviral and antibiotic therapies. This Nassau County matter settled during jury selection.
$2,900,000.00 for the below the knee amputation of a 48 year old, unmarried mother of two adult children. Our claim, which focused on the failure to the defendants to diagnose and treat peripheral vascular disease, was complicated by the plaintiff’s underlying co-morbidities which, in part, led to the peripheral vascular disease. This Queens County matter was settled prior to jury selection.
$2,750,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 31 year old immigrant from South America who left behind a husband and an 18 month old child. Plaintiff died as a result of undiagnosed ovarian cancer that was permitted to grow unchecked as a result of the defendants’ failure to diagnose. This Nassau County matter was settled prior to trial.
$2,400,000.00 for a child whose pulmonary distress following birth was not timely diagnosed or treated by defendants. The infant child suffers from physical and cognitive delays as a result of the negligence. This Kings County matter settled during jury selection.
$2,100,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 40 year old married man who was survived by his wife and two children. It was argued that the defendant failed to properly diagnose plaintiff’s symptoms as consistent with the impending myocardial infarction which caused his death. This Nassau County matter was settled following trial.
$1,950,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 44 year old married, father of four children. Our claim was that the defendant failed to diagnose the signs of an impending heart attack in this obese man. Our client ultimately died from the undiagnosed heart attack. This Nassau County matter settled during jury selection.
$1,650,000.00 for a 41 year old man who claimed a botched gastric bypass surgery lead to an infection with multiple repair surgeries. This Suffolk County matter settled prior to trial.
$1,250,000.00 for a 52 year old man who claimed is chiropractor failed to diagnose or treat a cancerous tumor, the growth of which led to neurologic damage. This Queens County matter settled prior to jury selection.
$1,200,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 51 year old woman with no dependents who passed as a result of a failure to properly treat patient so as to avoid a pulmonary embolism, which ultimately killed her. Defense claimed that the nature of a pulmonary embolism eliminated any claim for pain and suffering. This Bronx County matter settled following jury selection.
$1,175,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 2 year old child following a failure to diagnose meningitis. The child was treated at an emergency room where her symptoms were not timely or properly recognized. This Queens County matter settled prior to jury selection.
$1,175,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 44 year old father of three children. Our client, 360 lbs at the time of his death, experienced signs and symptoms consistent with a myocardial infarction which the defendants failed to diagnose or treat. This Suffolk County matter settled prior to jury selection.
$1,100,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 79 year old man due to undiagnosed lung cancer. It was alleged that the cancer had been evident on an earlier CT Scan which went unheeded. This Nassau County matter settled during jury selection.
$1,050,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 42 year old single man with no children where defendants failed to diagnose a melanoma for seven months. This Suffolk County matter settled following depositions. This Suffolk County matter settled following depositions.
$1,000,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 62 year old married woman with no dependent children. Our claim focused on a failure to diagnose a mesenteric thrombus which lead to a bowel obstruction which led to plaintiffs death. This Queens County matter was settled during jury selection.
$700,000.00 for a 64 year old woman whose achilles tendon ruptured following an inappropriate administration of steroids into the tendon. Plaintiff required surgical repair which was complicated by infection. (Prior defendant had settled for an additional $700,000.00 approximately one year earlier). This Suffolk County matter settled during jury selection.
$695,000.00 for a 52 year old woman who claimed a twenty month delay in the diagnosis of breast cancer led to a progression of the disease from Stage I to Stage II. Plaintiff fortunately remains disease free eight years after the initial failure to diagnose which constitutes a complete cure. This Bronx County matter settled prior to jury selection.
$690,000.00 for a 65 year old woman who suffered a recto-vaginal fistula requiring surgical repair following a negligently performed gynecologic surgical procedure. This Nassau County matter settled prior to jury selection.
$550,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 69 year old married, retired gentleman with a history of multiple diseases including high blood pressure; high cholesterol; and, diabetes. It was alleged that defendants failed to properly perform a cardiac catheterization which led to plaintiff’s death. This Queens County matter settled during jury selection.
$550,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 75 year old widow who died during a hip replacement surgery. It was claimed that an earlier hip replacement had been negligently performed leading to the need for the fatal surgery. This Suffolk County matter settled following depositions.
$500,000.00 for a 36 year old mother of two who suffered complications associated with an infection following a total hysterectomy. It was alleged that the infection was not timely diagnosed or treated. This Queens County matter settled prior to jury selection.
Note: Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
