Our attorneys have successfully secured jury verdicts and settlements in personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
- Trial of an action involving unique injuries to a motorcyclist who sustained closed head trauma. As a result of damage to the frontal lobes of the motorcyclist’s brain, his inhibitory controls were impaired resulting in inexplicable, and often criminal, outbursts when faced with even minor annoyances or frustrations. By presenting neuropsychological data and expert testimony during a 3 week trial, a result was achieved guaranteeing payments to the accident victim of nearly $1.2 million.
- Following a three week trial, obtained verdict in excess of $6,000,000 against municipality in a police shooting case. Included in the verdict was a $4.5 million pain and suffering award to estate of a 40 year old woman fatally shot by police officers during a hostage situation and $1 million award to the victim’s brother for emotional distress from being in the “zone of danger” during the shooting.
- Jury verdict of $1.8 million was awarded to a New York City firefighter who fell down stairs during a training exercise. In this action it was established that the City of New York violated State and Local building codes in its negligent installation of the hand railing of the stairwell overcoming the “firefighters rule” which prohibits claims by firefighters and police officers for ordinary negligence.
- Settlement of $1.1 million for 44 year old man who fell from an elevated worksite. It was proven that the general contractor and owner failed to provide proper fall protection devices as required by New York’s Labor Law and Industrial Code.
- $2 million settlement in medical malpractice action alleging misdiagnosis of breast cancer.
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