On May 21, 2016, a 14 year old girl (N.Y.) attended a sleepover at a friend’s house in Springfield, New York. The house was owned by the friend’s parents, Allan and Melissa Manikas. During the night, N.Y. was allegedly raped
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Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Sues Her Lawyers Claiming Inadequate Settlement
On September 28, 2010, Bei Yang’s obstetricians delivered her child at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut. An episiotomy was performed during the vaginal delivery that allegedly caused a fourth-degree laceration that was improperly repaired resulting in a rectovaginal fistula.
Ms. Yang
Hospital Visitor’s Damages Awards Affirmed in Case against Security Guard for Assault and False Imprisonment
Appellate Court Reduces Mesothelioma Pre-Death Pain and Suffering Award
On February 16, 2016, Munir Seen, then 66 years old, was diagnosed with mesothelioma. He’d been exposed to to asbestos working as a drywall installer in the metropolitan area on a regular basis for about 20 years since 1965,
In
Motorcyclist’s Verdict Against County for Defective Roadway Affirmed
Construction Worker’s Claims Upheld at Trial and Substantial Damages Awarded but Retrial Ordered on Collateral Issues
On August 1, 2012, Besnik Malecaj was working for an excavation company renovating a townhouse at 45 West 70th Street in Manhattan to convert it from a multi-unit cooperative to a single family residence with an indoor swimming pool. Mr.
Woman Awarded Damages for both Emotional Distress and Pain and Suffering in Ob-Gyn Medical Malpractice Case
On November 22, 2013, Dorian Wilson went to the emergency department at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn complaining of stomach and flank pain. She reported that she’d taken a home pregnancy test the day before, which was positive. After
Appellate Court Orders Increase in Pain and Suffering Damages in Foot Injury Case
On June 23, 2014, John Czechowski was part of a four-man crew performing gutter and siding renovations at a residence in West Seneca. When he climbed onto the homeowner’s ladder to hang gutters, Mr. Czechowski, then 47 years old, sustained
Damages for Hospice Aide Upheld on Appeal in Slip and Fall Case
Inquest Order Affirmed in Ankle Injury Case
On May 4, 2016, David Borohov injured his ankle when he fell going down the exterior staircase of his apartment building in Fresh Meadows.
Mr. Borohov, then a 24 year old hairdresser, sued Queens Fresh Meadows, LLC, the owner of