Page 44 - Verdicts and Settlements Hall of Fame: Medical Malpractice

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
VERDICT & SETTLEMENTS
HALL OF FAME

FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE

Category

Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Type
Plaintif Law Firm

1
1/10/2014
Verdict- 62,000,000
Galette v. Byrne
Failure to Sanford A. Rubenstein, Brooklyn,

Plaintif
Communicate
NY, of Rubenstein & Rynecki and
Ira M. Newman of Sanocki,

Newman & Turret, LLP

2
11/15/2013
Verdict- 24,813,260
Sence v. Failure to homas A. More, New York, NY,
Plaintif
Atoynatan
Communicate
Kramer, Dillof, Livingston &

Moore

3
10/9/2009
Verdict- 4,194,000
Leone v. Byrnes
Failure to homas P. Giufra, New York, NY
Plaintif
Communicate
of Barton Barton & Plotkin, LLP

4
5/6/2011
Settlement
4,000,000
Perazzo v. Failure to Michael M. Bast, New York, NY of

Maimonides Communicate
Silverstein & Bast
Medical Center

5
9/25/2013
Verdict- 3,609,000
Best v. Ryndin
Failure to Cliford S. Argintar, New York, NY

Plaintif
Communicate
of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath
& Cannavo P.C.

6
5/26/2009
Settlement
1,900,000
Sandler v. Kigel
Failure to Michael W. Gunzburg, New York,

Communicate
NY of Michael Gunzburg, P.C.

6
5/26/2009
Settlement
1,900,000
Sandler v. Kigel
Failure to Joseph A. Ruta, New York, NY of
Communicate
Ruta & Soulios LLP, trial counsel,
Michael Gunzburg, P.C.

7
4/22/2013
Settlement
1,100,000
Schultz v. Failure to Nicholas A. Wise and Allan

Queens-Long Communicate
Zelikovic, New York, NY of Weitz
Isalnd Medical & Luxenberg P.C.

Group, P.C.

INFECTION CONTROL

Category
Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Case Name
Case Type
Plaintif Law Firm

Total

1
3/4/2010
Settlement
7,400,000
Chapins v. Marmur
Infection Richard Gurfein, New York, NY
Control
of Gurfein Douglas LLP

2
11/21/2011
Verdict- 3,250,000
Kremer v. Liefrig
Infection homas P. Giufra, New York, NY

Plaintif
Control
of Rheingold, Valet & Rheingold,
P.C.

3
8/4/2014
Verdict- 2,352,000
Antonucci v. Infection Evan M. Goldberg, New York, NY
Mixed
Advanced Control
of Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman,

Odrthopedics & P.C.
Sports Medicine,

PLLC

4
3/6/2012
Settlement
2,000,000
Narvaez v. Stewart
Infection Eric K. Schwartz, New York, NY
Control
of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath

& Cannavo P.C.

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