Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
$7.5 million settlement in the United States District Court
for 1 death and 12 injuries sustained by students as a result
of a dormitory fire at Skidmore College.
$3.25 million settlement, Supreme Court, Albany
County in an auto accident case resulting in traumatic brain
injury.
$3 million settlement in Supreme Court, Albany County, against
Chrysler Corporation to area family. Auto collision led to gas
tank explosion resulting in the death of the wife and severe
burns to the husband and daughter.
$2 million settlement in Supreme Court, Rensselaer County, awarded
to cerebral palsy patient whose condition worsened as a result
of injuries suffered in an auto accident.
$2.4 million settlement in Supreme Court, Albany County, against
local swimming pool manufacturer when 24 year old male was injured
in a diving accident resulting in paraplegia.
$1.1 million settlement in Court of Claims, State of New York,
with the New York State Thruway Authority. Wrongful death. A
working mother died in a bridge collapse, leaving husband and
adult children.
$1.5 million settlement in Supreme Court, Albany County. An
auto accident caused a traumatic brain injury.
$2 million verdict in Court of Claims, State of New York against
State of New York. A head-on collision caused a traumatic brain
injury. The accident occurred during signing and lining of a
State highway.
$1.87 million verdict in Supreme Court, Schenectady County against
County of Schenectady and others. A 19 year old pedestrian suffered
a traumatic brain injury as result of inadequate highway lighting.
Medical Malpractice
$3.25 million in Federal Court. Failure to diagnose battered
child syndrome resulted in loss of vision in one eye and traumatic
brain injury.
$2.95 million settlement in Supreme Court, Albany County. Wrongful
death due to a failure to diagnose emphysema resulting from ongoing,
inadequately treated pneumonia.
$1.5 million settlement in Supreme Court, Rensselaer County.
A hospital failed to diagnose meningitis in 3 year old female,
leading to brain damage.
$1.5 million settlement in Supreme Court, Albany County. The
wrongful death of a 45 year old male resulted from cardiac repair
by means of electro-cauterization, causing cardiac arrest and
death. He left a working wife and one son.
$1.5 million verdict in Supreme Court, Rensselaer County, against
a hospital for meningitis and deafness.
$1.5 million verdict in Supreme Court, Schenectady County, against
a hospital involving an infection resulting in amputation of
leg below the knee.
$1.1 million settlement
in Supreme Court, Albany County for the failure to timely recognize
and treat bile duct perforation.
The settlement was for pain and suffering only.
Workplace Accidents
$2.2 million settlement in Supreme Court, Schenectady County.
Workplace accident to 29 year old male resulting in wrongful
death leaving wife and teenage son.
$1.5 million settlement in Supreme Court, Saratoga County. Wrongful
death of a 41 year old husband, leaving wife and children.
Defective Products
$3.6 million verdict in Supreme Court, Rensselaer County, against
Chrysler Corporation. Paraplegia.
$3 million settlement in Supreme Court, Saratoga County. Failure
of park-lock on farm equipment resulting in spinal cord injury
and paraplegia.
$2.5 million verdict in Supreme County, Saratoga county, against
General Motors Corporation and others. Product liability involving
improper signage along highway work zone.
$1.75 million verdict in Supreme Court, Warren County. Product
liability against Irwin Elevator company, Inc. involving a workplace
accident during elevator maintenance
$1.35 million in Supreme Court, Herkimer County. Product liability
against Ford Motor Company involving spinal cord injury.
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