Verdicts & Settlements

Premises Liability

Worker’s legs crushed while he was repairing garage’s lift
Settlement – $4,900,000.00
Mario Garzon and Sonia Garzon v. 605 Third Avenue L.L.C, Gemini Garage, MacGlynn Hays, Inc., Fisher 40th and Third Company and Hawaiian Realty Corporation, Index No.19720/00
Queens Supreme Court

Fitness patron injured while exercising
Mediation – $1,400,000.00
Pasquale Mellampe v. Bally’s Total Fitness, Coltrane and Liebowitz, Index No. 307222/08

Medical Malpractice

Hospital fails to treat bowel obstruction
Settlement – $875,000.00
Evelyn Redmond v. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Index No.  20270/03

Hospital overmedicates patient and fails to monitor
Settlement – $650,000.00
Michael Doran v. Good Samaritan Hospital, Index No. 222793/09

Failure to Diagnose – Surgeon overlooked perforation of colon
Verdict – $1,550,000.00
Yolanda Ramirez and Joseph Collazo v. Lilian Berdischevsky, M.D., Index No. 6471/07
Bronx Supreme Court

Plaintiff Said Doctors Failed to Diagnose Uterine Cancer
Settlement – $1,250,000.00
E. Rogers, Jr. and Berdie Gray, as Co-Administrators of g/c/c of Theresa Rogers v. Queens Long Island Medical Group, P.C., Dawn Huggins-Jones, M.D., Dr. Olga Najovits, M.D. and Dr. Thomas Altman, M.D., Index No. 13691/97
Queens Supreme Court

Motor Vehicle

Motorcyclist struck by woman driving wrong way on ramp
Verdict – $515,000.00
Giovanni Arcuri and Arlene Arcuri v. Evelyn Ramos, City of New York and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority/Evelyn Ramos v. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Index No. 13892/99