On April 1, 2016, Jamie Hawkins went to her dermatologist at New York Dermatology & Mohs Surgery Group in Commack to check out a skin lesion on her head. She was seen by a physician’s assistant who found nothing suspicious
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Appellate Court Upholds Pain and Suffering Arbitration Award in Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Case
On March 28, 2017, Otmar Boser was driving his car on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers. While making a left turn onto Leewood Avenue, his vehicle was struck in the rear passenger side by a loaner vehicle owned by…
Modest Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed in Lead Based Paint Case
Jason Lanza was born in 2008 while his parents were tenants in a multi-family building on Eastern Parkway in Farmingdale. In 2012, the Nassau County Department of Health conducted an inspection and found numerous lead hazards throughout the apartment including…
Appellate Court Affirms Jury Verdict Awarding No Damages in Significant Motor Vehicle Injury Case
On March 5, 2015, Vale Thomas was stopped in his car at a red light on Rockaway Boulevard in Queens when his vehicle was struck from behind by another vehicle. Mr. Vale, then 64 years old, struck his knee on…
Judgment Affirmed in Tree Stand Fall Case
On October 30, 2016, Michael Davis and his father-in-law R. Foster Hinds were installing a tree stand for deer hunting on property in upstate Canisteo owned by Mr. Hinds and his wife. After the stand was installed, Mr. Davis stepped…
Delayed Diagnosis Leads to Significant Medical Malpractice Pain and Suffering Damages verdict
In August of 2014, while traveling in France, Lourdes Ameziani thought she was pregnant. She bought a home pregnancy test and the result was positive. She called her obstetrician in New York who told her to come to the office…
Pre-Death Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed in Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case
On September 2, 2012, Joseph Stewart was admitted to New York Hospital Queens complaining of persistent headaches. Blood tests revealed abnormally high leukocytes indicating an infection. Ten days later he was transferred to a rehabilitation facility but had to be…
Parties in Car Crash Case Dispute Date from Which Interest on Pain and Suffering Award Runs
On December 17, 2013, Michael Sabine was injured when he was driving his vehicle in Waterloo and a state park employee in a state-owned pick-up truck lost control and crossed into his lane causing a crash.
Mr. Sabine, 61 years…
Appellate Court Rules on Damages in Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case
On December 8, 2001, Miguel Nesbitt was sent to a jail on Rikers Island in New York City to await trial on several felony charges. Earlier that year, while in Florida prison on federal marijuana charges, he tested positive for…