MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Malpractice / Birth Injury
A settlement valued at more than $20,000,000 was accomplished on behalf of a child who was the victim of excessive use of forceps at delivery. While some monies were provided for immediate needs, the remainder will be paid throughout the course of the child's lifetime. Senior Trial Attorney Jeff S. Korek and Senior Partner Edward H. Gersowitz achieved these results.

Malpractice / Birth Injury
A settlement valued at more than $10,000,000 was accomplished following the first week of an anticipated four-week trial in Bronx County on behalf of an infant who sustained a moderate to severe form of "Erbs Palsy". Senior partner Edward H. Gersowitz, Michael Fruhling and Jeff S. Korek achieved these results.

Medical Malpractice
A $7,500,000 verdict was won in New Jersey (Middlesex County) on behalf of a 44 year-old woman whom doctors failed to diagnose with meningitis resulting in coma, brain damage, multiple brain surgeries, acute bacterial meningitis, and loss of memory, among other injuries.

Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death
A settlement in the amount of $2,500,000 was reached in Kings County on behalf of the estate of a 38 year-old woman who was the victim of medical malpractice during childbirth. The hospital failed to properly perform a C-section and allowed the woman to become hypoxic. The woman died as a result of her injuries and left behind a husband and six children. Attorney Michael A. Fruhling achieved these results.

Medical Malpractice
A $500,000 settlement was won on behalf of a 70 year-old physician whom doctors failed to properly diagnose with an infection and a recurring hip dislocation resulting in the permanent deformation of his right hip; a permanent limp due to the one-inch shortening of his right leg; right hip trochanteric osteosynthesis and the removal of the heterotopic bone.

Gall Bladder Surgery / Medical Malpractice
A $500,000 settlement was won on behalf of a 28 year-old group manager of a travel agency. While undergoing gall bladder surgery, the group manager developed sepsis and a bile leak necessitating further surgeries. Managing Partner Michael A. Fruhling and Senior Trial Attorney Jeff S. Korek achieved these results.


MOTOR VEHICLE

Motor Vehicle / Medical Malpractice
A $2,250,000 settlement was won on behalf of a family of a 32 year-old real estate secretary who was struck by a motor vehicle and was misdiagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage. She left behind her husband and a 14 year-old son. The settlement was accomplished following the third week of trial during cross-examination of the defendant a neurosurgeon. Senior Trial Attorney Jeff S. Korek achieved these results.

Motor Vehicle
A settlement in the amount of $2,250,000 was reached in New York County during mediation prior to trial on behalf of a 43 year-old man who was a passenger in a vehicle that lost control and struck a utility pole. The man had to have over 13 surgeries to repair a fractured elbow. Managing Partner Andrew L. Libo achieved these results.

Motor Vehicle
A $625,000 settlement was won on behalf of a 23 year-old woman who was the victim of a two-car collision. Consequently, she required back surgery and suffers from severe back pain.

Motor Vehicle

A settlement was reached in the amount of $585,000 in Kings County on behalf of an 11 year-old boy who was struck by a plumbing supply truck as he attempted to cross the street. The child suffered a fractured skull, a subdural hematoma and a fractured right tibia as a result of the accident. Managing Partner Andrew L. Libo achieved these results.

Motor Vehicle
A $490,000 settlement was won on behalf of a pair of sisters who sustained injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Coney Island Avenue in Kings County. One of the passengers, a 30 year-old woman suffered a fractured clavicle necessitating surgical repair, fractured ribs, head injury resulting in severe headaches and memory loss, back pain, and the inability to use her right arm while the other passenger, a 29 year-old woman suffered head and back injuries.

Motor Vehicle
A settlement in the amount of $240,000 was reached in United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York on behalf of a 30 year-old man who was a passenger aboard a bus that veered off the road and crashed into a tree. He suffered a dislocated shoulder as a result of being thrown about the interior of the bus. Founding Partner Edward H. Gersowitz achieved these results.

Motor Vehicle
A settlement in the amount of $200,000 was reached in Kings County on behalf of a 41 year-old man who was struck by a New York City Department of Sanitation street sweeping vehicle. He suffered traumatic brain injury as a result of the accident. Founding Partner Edward H. Gersowitz achieved these results.

Motor Vehicle
A settlement in the amount of $175,000 was reached in Westchester County on behalf of a 25 year-old woman whose car was struck by a food distribution truck that ran a stop sign. The woman suffered severe back injuries as a result of the car accident. Managing Partner Andrew L. Libo achieved these results.


 TRIP AND FALL

Trip and Fall / Medical Malpractice
A $3,400,000 verdict was won on behalf of a 58 year-old business man who tripped and fell on a sidewalk, causing a bimalleolar fracture/dislocation of his right ankle. He underwent an open internal fixation of his right ankle at New York University Medical Center. Upon discharge he developed a gangrene infection in his lower right extremity which ultimately required a below the knee amputation of his right leg. The verdict was achieved after four weeks of trial in New York County. Senior Trial Attorney Jeff S. Korek achieved these results.

Trip and Fall / Broken Step
A $280,000 settlement was won on behalf of a cab driver who fell while walking down the interior stairway of his building due to the landlord's negligence and failure to repair a broken step. He suffered a broken elbow that resulted in the need for a plate and six screws that he still has in his arm.

Trip and Fall/Debris
A settlement in the amount of $175,000 was reached in Bronx County on behalf of a 40 year-old woman who fell down a staircase as a result of plaster and debris that was allowed to accumulate on the stairs. There was also insufficient lighting in the stairwell. The woman suffered a fractured humerus and a partial tear of her left rotator cuff as a result of her fall. Managing Partner Andrew L. Libo achieved these results.

Trip and Fall / Steep Grade
A settlement was reached in the amount of $95,000 in Bronx County on behalf of a 58 year-old woman who tripped and fell at a store as a result of a sudden steep deep grade differential/step at the premises. The woman suffered a fractured femur as a result of her fall. Managing Partner Andrew L. Libo achieved these results.


WORKPLACE

Police Officer
A $1,569,000 verdict was won on behalf of a 30 year-old officer of the New York City Police Department who slipped and fell as a result of substandard flooding conditions in the precinct where he was newly assigned. The injuries effectively ended his career as a police officer. He tore the anterior cruciate ligament; the medial and lateral menisci, necessitating two surgeries. Senior Trial Attorney Jeff S. Korek achieved these results.

Construction Accident
An $838,000 settlement was won on behalf of a 39 year-old carpenter foreman who fell off of a scaffold, sustaining serious injuries, including a right wrist fracture, three fractured ribs, and a disc herniation at C3-4 which required surgery. Managing Partner Andrew L. Libo achieved these results.


WRONGFUL DEATH

Motor Vehicle/Wrongful Death
A settlement in the amount of $2,000,000 was reached during mediation prior to trial on behalf of a 49 year-old New York hotel housekeeper. She was walking to work when she was struck by a beer truck which improperly backed up in the middle of a block. The woman died as a result of her injuries and left behind a husband, one minor child and two adult children. Managing Partner Andrew L. Libo achieved these results.

HIP / Wrongful Death
A $1,300,000 settlement was won on behalf of a family of a 42 year-old carpenter who was misdiagnosed with stomach cancer by a Long Island HIP Group. The settlement was achieved during a trial in Nassau County. He left behind a wife and two children. Managing Partner Andrew L. Libo and Michael A. Fruhling achieved these results.