1.95 Million for the husband and children of a woman who died after being administered the wrong medication by hospital staff after a pituitary surgery. The hospital pharmacy filled the prescription incorrectly and nurses failed to recognize that they were administering the wrong medication.
1.75 Million for a construction worker injured as a result of inadequate safety equipment at a job site, who sustained severe back injuries that limited his ability to pursue his work as a laborer.
1.6 Million for a boy who suffered a fractured (and subsequently infected) thigh bone on a school playground during a prohibited game of suicide. We sued the City of New York, claiming negligence of school personnel in failing to supervise children properly on the playground and enforce school rules and negligence of City hospital personnel in failing to adequately address the childs medical needs.
750,000 for a diabetic woman who stepped on glass in her home which ultimately led to partial amputation of her foot. The doctor who examined her failed to order IV antibiotics to control the infection that ultimately led to necrosis.
750,000 for a woman whose colon was perforated during a colonoscopy procedure and ultimately endured severe peritonitis and subsequent exacerbation of pre-existing lupus.
490,000 for a cyclist knocked off his bicycle by a tractor trailer on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan, who sustained back injuries that ended his career as a steadicam operator, leaving him to pursue other avenues within his field of cinematography/director of photography.
475,000 for the Estate of an elderly woman who fell in a hospital sustaining brain injuries that went undetected until she was comatose.
450,000 because of accumulated popcorn grease that was not cleaned up, a woman fell in a movie theater. The accident caused heel injuries that limited the client's ability to walk. Severe weight gain interrupted her career as a mature model.
425,000 for an infant who died of cancer that went undetected despite early sonograms that showed potential medical problems. The cancer could not have been prevented, but the child's short life could have been prolonged and more enjoyable were it not for the malpractice.
400,000 for a woman who fell down a flight of stairs in her apartment building as a result of overly worn marble stairtreads, injuring her knee and requiring multiple operations.
311,800 for a woman whose breast surgery went poorly, necessitating revision after the doctor failed to inform her of the affects of smoking on wound healing.
