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2013

TOP VERDICTS NY

Medical Malpractice: Surgical Error

AMOUNT
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL

$4,000,000
Goldhaber v. Marin
Oct 08
Kings Supreme
Surgeon's technique punctured patient's Judith A. Livingston, New York, NY of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore
aorta, suit alleged

$1,475,000
Doe v. Tolia
Jun 25
Bronx Supreme
Circumcision's effect impairs penis's Andrew W. Siegel, New York, NY of Siegel & Coonerty, LLP
functioning, man claimed

$1,325,000
Erosa v. Coomaraswamy
May 07
Bronx Supreme
Incomplete appendectomy led to Andrew S. Targum, New York, NY of Targum & Britton, LLP
infection, patient claimed

$1,280,000
Thebold v. Allam
Oct 22
Suffolk Supreme
Surgeon didn't recheck tenuous repair, Steven L. Hess, New York, NY of Simonson Hess Leibowitz & Goodman, P.C.
plaintiff claimed

$800,000
Padilla v. Montefiore Medical Cntr
Feb 13
Bronx Supreme
Surgeon's deep cut caused injury, patient John A. Howard-Algarin, New York, NY of Bamundo, Zwal & Schermerhorn,
alleged
LLP
$525,000
Popa v. Filsoufi
Apr 29
Queens Supreme
Untested surgery couldn't have succeeded, Simcha D. Schonfeld, New York, NY of Koss & Schonfeld, LLP;

patient claimed
Jacob J. Schindelheim, New York, NY of Koss & Schonfeld, LLP
$480,000
Vega v. Soskin
May 22
Bronx Supreme
Patient's ureter damaged during Mark A. Eskenazi, Bronx, NY of Law Offices Mark A. Eskenazi, LLC
hysterectomy, suit alleged

$225,000
Hoch v. Rohan
Jul 03
Dutchess Surgeon's bad cut necessitated removal of Paul J. Goldstein, Poughkeepsie, NY of Goldstein & Goldstein, LLP
Supreme
lung, patient claimed

$200,000
Talbot v. Kaleida Health
Sep 30
Erie Supreme
Unnecessary Procedure: Doc's haste caused Boyd L. Earl, Buffalo, NY of Law Offices of Eugene C. Tenney
injury of bowel, patient claimed

$125,000
Klein v. Staten Island University Hospital
Nov 07
Richmond Mother's bladder punctured during Arthur G. Nevins, Jr., New York, NY
Supreme
Caesarean delivery

$100,000
Franklin v. Cattani
Jun 14
New York Surgeon's mistakes led to scarring of face, Andrew C. Laufer, New York, NY of Law Office of Andrew C. Laufer PLLC
Supreme
patient claimed

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