On May 30, 2008, crane operator Donald Leo and laborer Ramadan Kurtaj were working at a building construction site in Manhattan. Mr. Leo was inside a crane’s cab 14 stories above East 91st Street and Mr. Kurtaj was working on the street below. Shortly before 8 a.m.,the crane tilted, rocked and then sheared off of
Dental Malpractice Pain and Suffering Award Increased on Appeal from $25,000 to $150,000 Plus $100,000 in Punitive Damages
On July 29, 2005, Helen Garber began extensive treatment in a dental office on 57th Street in Manhattan known as Toothsavers, a practice established by Jerry Lynn, with 50 employees including numerous dentists.
Over the next few months, the 71 year old Ms. Garber was treated at Toothsavers under a comprehensive plan that included
Pre-Death Pain and Suffering Jury Verdict of $3,000,000 Overturned on Appeal Because Death Occurred Instantly and Decedent was Unaware Police Officer Had Drawn Weapon
On March 1, 2000 at about 6:30 p.m., New York City Police Officer Luis Rivera was patrolling a high crime area in the Bronx. He was with members of his special narcotics unit and he was acting undercover, in plainclothes. Noticing four men acting suspiciously at the entrance to a four story building on
Lawsuit Involving Death of Six Year Old Boy Hit by Oxygen Tank While Undergoing MRI Test Settles on Verge of Trial for $2,900,000
We wrote about this tragic case last August, here, and can now report that the estate of Michael Colombini has settled all of the claims arising out of his death in 2001. Bearing full responsibility, Westchester County Health Care Corp. (the formal name of Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York) has agreed to
Malpractice Suit Settles after Judge Refuses to Dismiss Punitive Damages Claim in Tragic Case Alleging Multiple Hospital Errors
New York firefighter Kevin Deane was skiing in lovely Vail, Colorado on April 1, 2007 when he fell and suffered a spinal cord injury requiring cervical discectomy and fusion surgery that was performed there without complication. When he flew back to New York City to undergo rehabilitation at Mount Sinai Hospital on April 6th, tragedy
Woman’s Leg Amputated after Bus Accident; $27,500,000 Verdict Will Not Stand
It’s a huge verdict for someone who lost a leg in an accident – $27,500,000 – but it will never be paid. It will either be reduced on appeal or settled before then.
Here’s the story. Plaintiff Gloria Aguilar, then 45 years old, was walking in midtown Manhattan on November 4, 2005 when she