|
Date
|
Case
|
Venue
|
Defense
Attorney
|
Plaintiff’s
Attorney
|
Nature
of Claim
|
Disposition
|
|
December
1999
|
Berkowitz
v. Gillen
|
New
York
|
Eric
R. Mishara
|
Toberoff,
Tessler & Schochet
|
Negligent
Performance of Breast Reduction Surgery
|
Plaintiff’s
Verdict
|
|
December
1999
|
DiMarcello
v. NYCHHC
|
Kings
|
Daniel
G. Federico
|
Shearer
& Essner
|
Suicide
Following Release from Coney Island Hospital
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
October
1999
|
Arkin
v. McMahon
|
New
York
|
David W. Sisskind
|
St.
John & Wayne
|
Improper
Management of Tri-Malleolar Fracture
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
October
1999
|
Onanuga
v. Perera
|
Richmond
|
Richard
W. Nicholson
|
David
Taback
|
Wrongful
Death
|
Plaintiff’s
Verdict
|
|
October
1999
|
Pomponio
v. Contillo
|
Westchester
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Fred
Simpson
|
Wrongful
Death; Failure
to Diagnose Intestinal Obstruction
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
July
1999
|
Wilson
v. Landi
|
Bronx
|
Gerald
D. DiEdwards
|
Bruce
Katz
|
Improper
Surgery for Hemorrhagic Pacreatitis; Loss of Abdominal Wall
Musculature
|
Plaintiff’s
Verdict
|
|
February
1999
|
Elmlinger
v. Nowygrod
|
New
York
|
Eric
R. Mishara
|
Goldberg
& Marin
|
Negligent
Biopsy of Leg Mass Resulting in Nerve Damage and Paresthesia
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
October
1998
|
Bronshteyn
v. NYCHHC
|
Kings
|
Richard
W. Nicholson
|
Martin
Kramer
|
Brain
Damaged Adult
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
August
1998
|
Radovic
v. NAB Construction
|
Kings
|
Daniel
G. Federico
|
Rosenberg,
Minc and Armstrong
|
Labor
Law/Construction Law; High Pressure Injection Injury to Plaintiff’s
Arm During Sandblasting
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
May
1998
|
DiPietro
v. Levinson
|
Westchester
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Edgar
P.
Campbell &
Joanne Whalen
|
Brain-damaged
Twins; Obstetrical Negligence
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
June
1998
|
Hellman
v. Moga
|
USDC/SDNY
|
Eric
R. Mishara
|
Nassy,
Hill, Langsman
&
Moin
|
Negligent
Reduction of Fractured Humerus Resulting in Bone Deformity and Frozen
Shoulder
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
April
1998
|
Marcus
v. NYCHCC
|
Kings
|
David
W. Sisskind
|
Frank
P. Mangiatordi
|
Brain
Damage Due to Negligent Intubation
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
March
1998
|
Jump
v. Pastena
|
Rockland
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Howard
Richman of
Goldsmith
& Richman
|
Wrongful
Death Following Six Months of Sepsis Due to Failure to Treat Dehisced
Colon Anastomosis
|
Plaintiff’s Verdict; Set Aside by Trial Court
|
|
January
1998
|
Tumiski
v. Depalaolo & Lichy
|
New
York
|
David
W. Sisskind
|
Charles
Silverstein
|
Failure
to Diagnose Breast Cancer
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
October
1997
|
Peck
v. Gonazlez
|
Bronx
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Sullivan
& Liapakis
|
Femoral
Neuropathy Secondary to Hysterectomy
|
Plaintiff’s
Verdict
|
|
September
1997
|
Porter
v. Krinick
|
New
York
|
Richard
W. Nicholson
|
Matthew
Saccus
|
Intraoperative
Femoral Fracture
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
July
1997
|
Cahill
v. Castellanos
|
Orange
|
Gerald
D. DiEdwards
|
Edgar
P. Campbell
|
Infection
of the Lower Extremity Resulting in Osteomyelitis; Multiple Surgeries;
Amputation
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
July
1997
|
Willkehr
v. Moggio
|
Westchester
|
John
J. Corgan
|
Joyce
Utz of
Jacob
D. Fuchsberg
|
IBM
Engineer Sustain Brain Damage During Elective Coronary Bypass as WCMC
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
June
1997
|
Perri
v. Lobes
|
Bronx
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Howard
S. Davis of
Davis
& Smith
|
Hip
Fracture, Infection and Death Resulting from Inadequate Monitoring of
Confused Patient
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
May
1997
|
Dee
v. Reddy
|
Kings
|
Eric
R. Mishara
|
Henry
Simon
|
Failure
to Diagnose and Treat Lyme Disease Resulting in Neurological Injury,
Pain & Weakness
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
May
1997
|
Healy
v. Anderson
|
Westchester
|
Daniel
G. Federico
|
Cordina
& Overzat
|
Scarring/Burns
Following Caesarian Section
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
May
1997
|
Palude
v. WCMC
|
Westchester
|
John
J. Corgan
|
Robert
Yodowitz
|
Loss
of Hip and Leg Shortening, Dropped in
X-Ray
Room
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
April
1997
|
Russo
v. Savino & WCMC
|
Westchester
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
David
B. Golomb
|
Femoral
Neuropathy Due to Laparotomy/Hemicolectomy
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
1997 |
Taddeo v. Clyman |
Westchester |
John J. Corgan |
Ed Rinaldi |
Addiction to Narcotics |
Defense
Verdict
|
|
November
1996
|
Spalten
v. Barkagan
|
New
York
|
Richard
W. Nicholson
|
Simonson,
Hess & Leibowitz
|
Negligent
Prostatectomy; Impotence, Incontinence
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
October
1996
|
LeVoci
v. Robbins
|
Westchester
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Duane
Fiedler
|
Failure
to Diagnose Breast Cancer; 18-month Delay Caused Stage 1 to Become
Stage 3 with 19/19 Lymph Nodes Positive; 5% survival
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
March
1996
|
Forte
v. Weiner
|
Bronx
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Marc
Jay Bern of
Julien
& Schlesinger
|
Wrongful
Death; 50-year-old mother of 9-year-old son due to long-term high dose
estrogen birth control pills
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
1996 |
Kasak v. Funt |
Westchester |
John J. Corgan |
Ron Burke |
Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer |
Defense
Verdict
|
|
October
1995
|
Sloan
v. Nadelman & WCMC
|
Westchester
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Louis
Rizzo of
Rizzo
& Rizzo
|
Failure
to Diagnose Lyme Disease; Permanent Nerve Damage; Memory Loss and
Personality Changes
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
May
1995
|
Aguila
v. LaGuardia Medical
Group
|
Queens
|
Eric
R. Mishara
|
Queller
& Fisher
|
Accidental
Laceration of the Bladder During Tubal Ligation Causing Incontinence
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
March
1995
|
Young
v. Finkelstein, et al.
|
Orange
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Gregory
W. Bagen
|
Legal
Malpractice
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
April
1995
|
Luecke
v. Bitterman
|
Bronx
|
David
W. Sisskind
|
Bradley
Sacks
|
Scarring
|
Plaintiff’s
Verdict
|
|
April
1995
|
Rovegno
v. Sundown Ski
|
Nassau
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Joseph
Miller
|
Products
Liability;
Defective
Skis & Bindings
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
February
1995
|
Moen
v. Goldstein
|
New
York
|
Richard
W. Nicholson
|
Leo
Gilber
|
Brain
Damaged Infant
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
February
1995
|
Serino
v. Silver
|
Nassau
|
David
W. Sisskind
|
Weicholz
& Peters
|
Facial
Deformity
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
January
1995
|
Giordano
v. Blue Ridge Realty
|
Westchester
|
Carl
D. Weinberg
|
Alan
Dubow of Robinowitz,
Cohlan & Dubow
|
Commercial/Construction/
Negligence
|
Defense
Verdict
|
|
1995 |
Kaufman v. Kral |
Kings |
John J. Corgan |
Jay Walman |
Multiple Surgical Injuries |
Defense
Verdict
|