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2015
TOP VERDICTS OF NEW YORK
Medical Malpractice: Failure to Test
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Mazzei v. Money Store
12/19
U.S. District Court, SDNY
Lenders charged excessive fees, mortgagors alleged
Moshe Horn and Christopher Van de Kieft of Seeger Weiss LLP, New York, NY; Paul Grobman of Law O ces of Paul Grobman, New York, NY & Neal DeYoung and H. Rajan Sharma of Sharma & DeYoung LLP, New York, NY
$54,800,000
Medical Malpractice: Failure to Transfer
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Estate of Rosas v. Stieg
12/8
Queens Supreme
Failure to Transfer: Doctor's inaction led to patient's death, lawsuit alleged
Anthony T. DiPietro, New York, NY, The DiPietro Law Firm
$2,000,000
Medical Malpractice: Failure to Treat / Delayed Treatment
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Estate of Kirby v. Mleczko
12/21
Nassau Supreme
Failure to Treat: Doc's inaction led to patient's amputation, lawsuit alleged
John S. Kanzler, Mineola, NY, Finz & Finz, P.C.
$1,000,000
2
Estate of Bogucki v. Lawrence Hospital Center
6/3
Westchester Supreme
Failure to Treat: Doc could have prevented fatal embolism, lawsuit alleged
Kostantinos Mallas, Brooklyn, NY, Georgaklis & Mallas PLLC
$770,000
3
Cutrona v. Marciano
11/16
Nassau Supreme
Delay in treating appendicitis caused infertility: plainti
John S. Kanzler, Mineola, NY, Finz & Finz, P.C.
$450,000
Medical Malpractice: Informed Consent
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Doe v. Bar-Zvi
1/30
Queens Supreme
Informed Consent: Doc should have detected tear of patient's rectum, suit alleged
Steven A. DeMaggio, New York, NY, trial counsel, Sanocki, Newman & Turret, LLP
$1,020,000
Medical Malpractice: Oral Surgery
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Morreale v. Front Street Dental Services P.C.
5/1
Nassau Supreme
Oral Surgery: Plainti claimed uvula was injured by dentist's instrument
Theodora A. Marangas, Garden City, NY, Tomao and Marangas
$50,000
Medical Malpractice: Premature Discharge
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Cotter v. Ahsan
9/29
Dutchess Supreme
Premature Discharge: Hospital shouldn't have released suicidal man, lawsuit alleged
Brian M. Brown, New York, NY, Zaremba Brown PLLC
$2,400,000
Medical Malpractice: Surgical Error
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Gray v. Weissberg
5/13
Su olk Supreme
Surgical Error: Surgeon's resection led to tear of shoulder, patient claimed
John D. Coville, New York, NY, Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.
$1,900,000
2
Brennan v. Bernstein
1/29
Rockland Supreme
Surgical Error: Patient claimed podiatric surgery caused deformity of foot
Barry S. Kantrowitz, Chestnut Ridge, NY, Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman, P.C.
$1,391,666
3
Hedtrich v. Wong
12/10
Nassau Supreme
Surgical Error: Cosmetic surgery caused eyelid damage, patient claimed
Steven S. Siegel,, Law O ce of Steven S. Siegel PLLC, Garden City, NY, trial counsel, Drabkin & Margulies, New York, NY
$820,000
4
Tjitradjaja v. Levey
11/10
Queens Supreme
Surgical Error: Patient's ureter injured during hysterectomy
Gary Silverstein, New York, NY, Rosenberg, Minc, Falko & Wol , LLP
$500,000
30 VerdictSearch’s Top New York Verdicts of 2015