Our Partner, Jeffrey Bloom, recently settled a medical malpractice case in New York Supreme Court, Nassau County for $3,375,000 for the wrongful death of a 46 year old husband and father of two young children in which the patient died on the operating table during the performance of back surgery.…
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$8 Million Settlement In Wrongful Death Drunk Driver Case
$8 Million Settlement In Wrongful Death Case In July, 2007 a drunk driver took the life of a 23 year old woman. That woman was the mother of a 4 year old child. That child’s life was forever changed by the reckless and negligent conduct and actions of the drunk…
Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment For Defendants in Wrongful Death Action
In Anastasi v. Terio, decided by The New York Appellate Division, Second Department on May 17, 2011, reversed the granting of Summary Judgment for defendants in this action for wrongful death. The case involved a car accident that took place at an intersection in Queens, New York City. The traffic…
$8,625,000 Recovery for the Wrongful Death of a Worker in a Construction Accident
Our partner Howard Hershenhorn recently settled this case in New York Supreme Court, New York County. The case involved the wrongful death of a 38 year old construction worker who fell from a ladder at 80 Centre street in Manhattan. The construction worker was in the process of demolishing a…
Pennsylvania crash victim’s parents sue PennDOT
Jeffrey and Diana Acre have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation over the 2009 death of their daughter. They allege that PennDOT’s poor design and maintenance of Route 366 in New Kensington was a contributing factor in the death of 16-year-old Kylee Jo. In the…
Bell Case Underlines Limits of Wrongful-Death Payouts
Anthony Gair was quoted in The New York Times regarding New York Wrongful Death Law; “The $3.25 million settlement that the city announced this week with the estate of Sean Bell, who was shot to death by the police in 2006, serves as a reminder of a ruthless truth about…
NYC Residents Warned Against Shoddy Balconies
NEW YORK (CBS) ― “The beauty of your balcony could have ugly consequences. The Department of Buildings said the balconies of 16 buildings in New York City are simply too dangerous to step on……” “It cost 24-year-old Connor Donohue his life back in March, but New York City’s Department of…