2003-2008

2000-2002

1995-1999

1986-1994

 

Date

Case

Venue

Defense Attorney

Plaintiff’s Attorney

Nature of Claim

Disposition

November 2008 Bier v. Small Bronx Carl D. Weinberg Ed Sanocki of Sanocki, Newman & Tuerret Permanent Nerve Impairment Secondary to Hematoma Following Hemi-Arthroplasty Defense Verdict
June 2008 Brinkman v Davis Suffolk Eric R. Mishara Michael Flomenhaft Myofascial  Pain Syndrome & Drug Dependency Due to Spinal  Surgery Defense Verdict

 
June 2008 Khotyanova v. Krikhely Bronx Carl D. Weinberg Vladimir Matsiborchuk Damage to Common Bile Duct Secondary to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomny Defense Verdict
May 2008 Sakovich v. NYCHHC Kings Richard D. Nicholson Sullivan, Papain Failure to Diagnose Stomach Cancer in 60-Year-Old Woman Plaintiff's Verdict $100,000; Plaintiff's Demand $1.9 Million
April 2008 Saenz v. Solomon Bronx Carl D. Weinberg Dankner & Milstein Erb's Palsy Secondary to Compound Presentation and Alleged Shoulder Dystocia During Delivery Defense Verdict
April 2008 Elbezra Richmond Timothy J. Lenane Leslie Lewis Failure to Diagnose Juvenile Glaucoma, Nystagmus, Strabismus and Amblyopia Defense Verdict
April 2008 Beck v. WCHCC Westchester John J. Corgan Harry Katz, Esq. Negligent Intra-Operative Transmission of HCV Defense Verdict
March 2008 Waters v. Chester Pediatrics Westchester Carl D. Weinberg James Wilkens of Duffy, Duffy & Burdo Brain Damaged Infant; Failure to Administer Meningitis Vaccine and Failure to Diagnose Pneumococcal Meningitis Defense Verdict
March 2008 Sedita v. Salvatore Queens David W. Sisskind Mary Ann Walling Negligent Ileo-Cecal Resection Without Ruling Out Chrohn's Disease Defense Verdict
February 2008 Montana v. Westchester Merical Center Westchester Karen P. Ryan Patricia Moro Failure to Monitor Nursing Home Patient; Hip Fracture Defense Verdict
February 2008 Mora v. St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center New York Timothy J. Lenane Bonita Zelman Improper Excision of the Sublingual Nerve Resulting in Lingual Nerve Damage and Damage to the Muscles of the Tongue Settled Prior to Closing Arguments; Co-def Paid $2,300,000; Client Hospital Paid $200,000
             
             
December 2007 Stone v. Chang Putnam Carl D. Weinberg Andrew Humphreys Above-the-Knee Amputation; Failure to Diagnose Compartment Syndrome Following Total Knee Replacement Defense Verdict
October 2007 O'Neill v. St. Vincent's Medical Center Richmond David W. Sisskind Pasquale Vairo Wrongful Death; Post-operative Pulmonary Embolism Plaintiff's Verdict
June 2007 Thomas v. Chin Queens John J. Corgan Paul LeClair Improper Prescription of Dilantin Causing Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Desquamation of Her Skin, Scars and Other Injuries Plaintiff's verdict $1,000,000 below settlement demand
April 2007 Fernandes v. Henoch Bronx Carl D. Weinberg Rhona A. Silverman Wrongful Death; Failure to Diagnose Colon Cancer Defense Verdict
April 2007 Villacara v. Queens Long Island Medical Group Nassau Karen P. Ryan Antoinette Sciretta Cross-Contamination & Infection From Improper Colonoscopy Defense Verdict
March 2007 Vazquez-Rodriguez v. Deli New York John J. Corgan Fink & Platz Mismanagement of Labor and Delivery Resulting in Erb's Palsy in 3 Year Old Infant  
January 2007 Johnson v. Roberts Bronx Carl D. Weinberg Charles Rappaport of Rappaport, Glass, Greene & Levine Erb's Palsy Secondary to Shoulder Dystocia During Delivery Defense Verdict
January 2007 Pugh v. Nyack Hospital Rockland Richard W. Nicholson David Taback

Failure to Diagnose Spontaneous Bilateral Compartment Syndrome

 Discontinued During Trial
November 2006 Lin v. Lin Queens Karen P. Ryan David Gould Sepsis & Neuropathy From Failure to Diagnose & Treat Liver Abscess Defense Verdict
September 2006 Figueroa v. Halstein Bronx Carl D. Weinberg Joseph M. Lichtenstein Failure to Diagnose Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Plaintiff’s Verdict; Set Aside by Trial Court
July 2006 Wright v. Sangeorzan Queens Eric R. Mishara Marvin Salenger Birth Injury: Erb's Palsy Secondary to Vacuum Extractor Assisted Delivery Defense Verdict
June 2006 Blessington v. Amoud Sullivan Timothy J. Lenane Gary Silverstein Failure to Diagnose a Fracture of the Distal Radius and Injury to the Median Nerve $275,000 Verdict settled for $220,000 Post-Trial
May 2006 Pol v. Tabaddor Bronx David W. Sisskind Stephen Donahue

Negligent Surgery on Brain Tumor Leading to Stroke in 28-Year-Old Man

 Plaintiff's Verdict; Trial Court Granted JNOV
May 2006 Till v. Nalbandian New York Richard W. Nicholson Dawn Deweil Left Inguinal Neuropathy Secondary to Hernia Repair Surgery Defense Verdict
April 2006 Williams v. Macharola Kings David W. Sisskind Arnold Goldstein of Goldstein & Goldstein Negligent Intubation Resulting in Hypoxia, Emergency Tracheostomy, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Subsequent Surgery & Scarring Defense Verdict
December 2005 Perillo v. Miller Queens Richard W. Nicholson Gerald Ryan Below the Knee Amputation Due to Failure to Hospitalize Defense Verdict
October 2005 Valdez v. Rao Bronx Carl D. Weinberg Joseph Awad of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos Ilio-Inguinal Neuropathy & Loss of Testicle Secondary to Hernia Repair Surgery Defense Verdict
June 2005 Keschecki v. St.Vincent's Hospital Richmond Tiimothy J. Lenane Robert Sgarlato Failure to Perform Caesarian Section Reulting in Symphisis Pubis Diastasis Defense Verdict
May 2005 Brown v. Kalache Westchester Karen P. Ryan Neva Hoffmaier Frozen Shoulder Secondary to Surgery to Repair Rotator Cuff Defense Verdict
November 2004 Baghdasarov v. Cabrini Medical Center New York Richard W. Nicholson Efrom Gross Compartment Syndrome Due to Failure to Monitor Circulation During Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Defense Verdict
October 2004 Niedzwiecki v. NYCHHC New York Karen P. Ryan Paul Garland Failure to Timely Diagnose & Operate Upon Herniated Discs Defense Verdict
October 2004 Dillon v. Errico New York David W. Sisskind Mark Bernstein Negligent Revision of Hip Replacement Surgery Defense Verdict
October 2004 Lucaciu v. Olichney New York Gerald D. DiEdwards Steven R. Mahler Wrongful Death; Failure to Administer Test Dose & Inadequate Resuscitation After Anaphylactic Reaction Defense Verdict
October 2004 Taylor v. Martorella Rockland Richard W. Nicholson Burns & Harris Brain Damaged Mother from Hemorrhage Following C-Section Plaintiff's Verdict $1.25 Million
October 2004 Amador v. Allendorf, et al Westchester John J. Corgan Michael Krakauer; Failure to Diagnose, Treat Congenital Malformation of Feet