On March 13, 2017, Carlos Fuentes, then 35 years old, was injured when the car he was driving was struck by a vehicle driven by an officer with the Nassau County Police Department. The car Mr. Fuentes was in flipped
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Parties Dispute Causation of Construction Worker’s Hip Injuries
On March 27, 2015, Earl Lind was working for an electrical subcontractor at the World Trade Center vehicle security center new construction site. Mr. Lind, then 45 years old, was in the bucket of an articulating lift when he was
Injured Lawyer’s Loss of Earnings Claims at Issue in Car Accident Case
On March 29, 2004, Bethany Mongeau was a passenger in a taxi cab in Manhattan when it was rear-ended by another vehicle (also a taxi cab) and she was injured.
Ms. Mongeau, then 30 years old, sued both drivers claiming
Foot Injury Award Increased on Appeal
On June 14, 2019, Rizwan Sharif injured his right foot at a construction site in Queens when he slipped and fell from an eight foot tall chain link fence he’d been instructed to measure. Mr. Sharif, then 34 years old,
Prisoner’s Pain and Suffering Damages Award Affirmed in Battery Case against Corrections Officer’s
In 2013, Mario Mujica, then 29 years old, was erroneously released prematurely from prison after serving all but a week of a negotiated plea agreement to serve six months for a drug offense. On October 28, 2013, he voluntarily surrendered
Damages Awards Affirmed in Case of Ceiling Collapse Causing Multiple Injuries
On December 18, 2014, Audrey Buckham was injured in her Brooklyn apartment when the ceiling in her bathroom collapsed on her while she was in the shower striking her and knocking her to the floor.
Ms. Buckham, then 52 years
Appellate Court Vacates Emotional Distress Verdict in Medical Malpractice Death Case
On January 4. 2008, Antonio Molina III was admitted to Westchester Medical Center after being diagnosed with pleural fluid in his lungs. Two days later, Mr. Molina, then 35 years old, suffered a heart attack while in the hospital’s care.
Appellate Court Affirms Liability and Damages Awards against Physician in Prostate Surgery Malpractice Case
On September 8, 2015, Alan Rosenthal sought medical treatment from Danny Sperling, M.D., an interventional radiologist specializing in the treatment of prostates. Mr. Rosenthal, then 60 years old, had a history of an enlarged prostate, he’d been recently diagnosed with
Appellate Court Affirms Jury’s Award of No Future Damages in Spinal Surgery Car Accident Case
On June 14, 2018, Mauricio Plazas was stopped at a red light in Somers when a left-turning car driven by Brenna Sherlock struck the side of his car. She claimed he’d moved past the stop line into the intersection when
Courts Evaluate Pain and Suffering Award in Non-Surgical Spinal Injury Case
On September 6, 2016, Bruce Brown was asleep in his bed when an unsafe ceiling collapsed above him in an apartment and the debris fell onto him. Mr. Brown then 74 years old, claimed that he sustained significant spinal disc