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View full case report Premises Liability
Award:$7,089,613.00 | Decision-Plaintiff
Case Types:Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition | Damages - Pain and Suffering
Case: Joseph A. Gugliotta, an Infant Under the Age of 14 Years, by His p/n/g Joseph L. Gugliotta and Ellen M. Gugliotta, and Joseph L. Gugliotta and Ellen M. Gugliotta, Individually, v. State of New York
Venue: Court of Claims, Albany
State: NY
Date: November 25, 2002
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: On July 15, 1995, claimant Joseph Gugliotta, 5, was injured when he was struck by a falling tree at defendant the State of New York's North/South Lake Camp Ground, which is located about 35 miles sout...
View full case report Construction
Award:$3,411,000.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff
Case Types:Construction - Labor Law | Construction - Accidents | Construction - Scaffolds and Ladders
Case: "John Doe" and "Jane Doe" v. Phoenix Building Restorers, Inc.
Venue: Kings Supreme
State: NY
Date: December 23, 2002
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: Plaintiff "John Doe," 39, a building superintendent, was standing beneath a spider scaffold outside his place of employment, which was located at 11 W. 81st St. in New York. Doe was identifying the ar...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$680,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Multiple Impact | Motor Vehicle - Passenger
Case: Deborah French v. L.A. Caccioppoli, Jr., Sadiquali Chandrani and Nazim Fnu
Venue: Kings Supreme
State: NY
Date: September 16, 2003
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Dec. 3, 1996, plaintiff Deborah French was riding in a van owned by Phoenix House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center where she worked as a legal liaison. One of the center's residents, L.A. ...
View full case report Construction
Award:$478,965.93 | Verdict-Plaintiff
Case Types:Construction - Labor Law | Construction - Accidents | Construction - Scaffolds and Ladders
Case: Roberto Bravo and Elena M. Bravo v. Insulated Equities Inc.; Robert M. Belson; and Irwin B. Schumer, as Trustee of Peggy Lipper / Insulated Equities Inc., Robert M. Belson, and Irwin B. Schumer, as Trustee of Peggy Lipper v. Fortino General Contracting Corp.
Venue: New York Supreme
State: NY
Date: July 17, 2003
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On June 25, 1998, plaintiff Roberto Bravo, 43, a carpenter, fell off a wheeled Baker scaffold while working on the second floor of a construction site at 1115 Broadway in New York. Bravo claimed that ...
View full case report Construction
Award:$900,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Construction - Labor Law | Construction - Accidents | Construction - Scaffolds and Ladders
Case: Robert C. Hyde & Maria Hyde v. Penquin [sic] Quality French Cleaners Inc.; Herbert & Sheri Seigal; Luciano Construction, Inc; and Richard Luciano
Venue: Suffolk Supreme
State: NY
Date: October 01, 2003
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On April 28, 1999, plaintiff Robert Hyde, 36, a carpenter, was performing repairs at Penguin Quality French Cleaners in Dix Hills. Hyde placed a ladder against one of the building's exterior walls and...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$450,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types: Motor Vehicle | Wrongful Death
Case: Jean Russo, indiv. and Thomas Russo, as Ex. of the Est. of Albert Russo v. Catherine and Joseph Croc
Venue: Westchester Supreme
State: NY
Date: March 12, 2001
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (Manhattan NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: This case settled before jury selection. Decedent was an 83-year-old retired homicide inspector from the New York Police Dept. On 1/8/00 at approximately 2 PM, he was crossing the street at the inte...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$3,425,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Head-On | Motor Vehicle - Center Line | Motor Vehicle - Truck
Case: Michael Bravo, a/k/a Michael Babin, Inft. Under the Age of 18 years, by His m/n/g, Iris Bravo & Iris Bravo, Indiv. v. Levitz Furniture Corp.; Merchants Home Delivery Service, Inc.; Glenn O. Sampol; Glenn O. Sampol Trucking; Board of Education; Bayport-Blue Point U.F.S.D.; Shannon Riggio; Kathleen A. Ferraro; Robert J. Holz; & Pamela L. Mastik
Venue: Suffolk Supreme
State: NY
Date: March 05, 2004
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Jan. 14, 1998, plaintiff Michael Bravo, 15, was severely injured while driving a 1989 Toyota Tercel loaned to him by a fellow student, Shannon Riggio, on Snedecor Avenue, near its intersections wit...
View full case report Construction
Award:$1,500,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Construction - Labor Law | Construction - Accidents
Case: Chateran Roopchan v. 213-99th Avenue Realty Corp and Cody Construction
Venue: Queens Supreme
State: NY
Date: April 01, 2004
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Feb. 7, 2001, plaintiff Chateran Roopchan, 40, a laborer, sustained injuries while in the scope of his employment for JLJ Constructions, at 213-99th Ave. in Queens Village. The site was owned by 21...
View full case report Employment
Award:$255,929.30 | Verdict-Plaintiff
Case Types:Employment - Retaliation
Case: Melvin Caraballo v. GHI
Venue: New York Supreme
State: NY
Date: April 19, 2004
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: In September 1995, plaintiff Melvin Caraballo, 33, was hired by Group Health Inc., a New York-based health-insurance provider. He received annual pay increases and was promoted twice--most recently in...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$2,750,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Motorcycle | Motor Vehicle - Left Turn
Case: Anthony J. Aguanno v. Emanuel Kostopoulos; A.E. Kostopoulos; NILT, Inc.; and Kimberely [sic] Germano
Venue: Nassau Supreme
State: NY
Date: May 19, 2004
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: On Jan. 6, 2002, plaintiff Anthony Aguanno, 47, a Long Island Rail Road employee, was riding his new soft-tail deuce Harley Davidson motorcycle west on Merrick Road in Amityville. Aguanno claimed that...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$19,122.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff
Case Types: Motor Vehicle | Wrongful Death
Case: Zuharia Djonovic, indiv. and as Adm. of the Est. of Rifat Djonovic v. The Robert Plan Corp., John Ti
Venue: Nassau Supreme
State: NY
Date: November 04, 1998
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (Manhattan NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: ...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$950,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Pedestrian
Case: Anne Sautner v. Nettie Spiegel Trucking, Inc. and Altar A. DaSilva
Venue: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
State: NY
Date: February 26, 2004
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On March 6, 2001, plaintiff Anne Sautner, 40, a package delivery person, made a delivery on Broad Street in West Hempstead. Sautner was standing at the rear of her truck, unloading packages, when a tr...
View full case report Construction
Award:$1,000,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Construction - Labor Law | Construction - Accidents
Case: Charles Matthews and Christine Matthews v. City of New York; R.C. Dolner, Inc.; R.C. Dolner; R.C. Dolner LLC; and R.C. Dolner Construction / City of New York and R.C. Dolner, Inc. v. Real Automatic Sprinkler Co.
Venue: New York Supreme
State: NY
Date: June 02, 2004
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2001, plaintiff Charles Matthews, 38, a steamfitter, was installing a sprinkler system at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Matthews was standing on a...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$1,000,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Sideswipe | Motor Vehicle - Sudden Emergency Defense
Case: Shelia Baxter v. Gregor Pobor, and UBVL Auto, Lt.
Venue: Westchester Supreme
State: NY
Date: July 13, 2004
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On May 24, 2001, plaintiff Shelia Baxter, 52, an assistant produce manager, was driving south in the middle lane of the Sprain Brook Parkway, near the entrance to Central Avenue in Westchester County,...
View full case report Construction
Award:$2,500,000.00 | Mediated Settlement
Case Types:Construction - Labor Law | Construction - Accidents
Case: Albino Esteves and Rosa Esteves v. The State of New York
Venue: Court of Claims, Hauppauge
State: NY
Date: March 03, 2004
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Jan. 2, 2002, claimant Albino Esteves, 47, a carpenter, was working at a state-commissioned construction of a highway overpass on the Long Island Expressway, at its intersection with Old Nichols Ro...
View full case report Premises Liability
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types:Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Transportation - Roadways | Motor Vehicle - Road Defect | Government - Municipalities | Wrongful Death - Survival Damages
Case: Rose Lui Admix. of Estate of Mario M. Madonia, Decd. & as Guardian of Vittoria Lui Madonia, Inft. Under 14 Yrs. v. Miguel A. Arias & City N.Y.
Venue: Bronx Supreme
State: NY
Date: August 11, 2004
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: At approximately 12:30 a.m. on June 4, 1988, plaintiff's decedent Mario Madonia, 37, a bakery owner, was driving his Porsche east on Fordham Road, near its entrance to the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx. It w...
View full case report Falldown
Award:$805,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types: Falldown
Case: Gregory Hall v. 1523 Central Park Ave. Owners, Inc.; Owen Manderville, Inc.; and Frank Doe
Venue: Westchester Supreme
State: NY
Date: December 22, 1997
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (Manhattan NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: This action settled prior to trial for a structured settlement with a present value of $805,000. Pltf., a 49-year-old dough master at Pizza Hut, claimed that on 8/12/92 he slipped and fell on water i...
View full case report FELA
Award:$1,420,400.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff
Case Types: FELA
Case: Charles Fausak v. Metro North Commuter Railroad
Venue: New York Supreme
State: NY
Date: June 26, 2001
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: Pltf., a 42-year-old locomotive engineer, claimed that he was injured on 11/5/95, while fighting a fire that erupted on a Metro North commuter train that he was operating. Pltf. contended that the tr...
View full case report Construction
Award:$850,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Construction - Labor Law | Construction - Accidents | Construction - Scaffolds and Ladders
Case: Munib Khan Rubina Khan v. The Trustees of the Congregation Shearith Isreal in the City of NY, Bovis Lend Lease Holdings Inc, and Universal Services Group Ltd / Congregation Shearith Israel s/h/a The Trustees of the Congregation Sheartih Isreal in the Ciry of New York & Bovis Lend Lease LMV, Inc. s/h/a Bovis Lend Lease Holdings, Inc. v. Universal Services Group Ltd & Rapid Rental & Supple Corp.
Venue: Queens Supreme
State: NY
Date: April 07, 2005
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Nov. 23, 2001, plaintiff Munib Khan, 56, a laborer, was performing restoration work on the Parsonage Building of Congregation Shearith Israel, which is located at 8 W. 70th St., in Manhattan. Khan ...
View full case report Transportation
Award:$625,000.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff
Case Types:Transportation - Bus
Case: Ana Ramos-German and Rafael German v. N.Y.C.T.A., M.A.B.S.T.O.A. Metropolitan Transit Authority & "John Doe" Said Name Being Fictitious & Used to Designate the Operator of a Certain Motor Vehicle Involved in the Subject Occurrence
Venue: Bronx Supreme
State: NY
Date: February 09, 2005
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: On Oct. 13, 2000, plaintiff Anna Ramos-German, 43, a homemaker, was a passenger on a Metropolitan Transit Authority bus that was traveling on West 228th Street, near its intersection with Broadway, in...
View full case report Transportation
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types:Transportation - Bus
Case: Nelson & Awilda Marroquin v. NYCTA & M.A.B.S.T.O.A.
Venue: Bronx Supreme
State: NY
Date: July 22, 2005
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Feb. 9, 1994, plaintiff Nelson Marroquin, 30, who was registered for a computer science class at Bronx Community College and unemployed, boarded a Route 9 bus at Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concours...
View full case report Falldown
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types: Falldown
Case: Victor Bailly v. Wincaf Properties, Inc. d/b/a East Side Car Wash and Beyond
Venue: New York Supreme
State: NY
Date: June 26, 2001
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: Pltf., a 46-year-old special investigator for the ASPCA, claimed that on 6/7/97 at 7 AM, he slipped and fell on a puddle of soapy water in the driveway of an ASPCA hospital located at 424 E. 92nd St. ...
View full case report Products Liability
Award:$5,042,432.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff
Case Types:Products Liability - Failure to Warn | Products Liability - Marketing Defect
Case: Jean Claude Paul and Rozania Paul v. Phillip Brothers Chemicals Inc., and Enquist Chemical Company, Inc.
Venue: Kings Supreme
State: NY
Date: November 16, 2005
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: On March 13, 1996, plaintiff Jean Claude Paul, 49, an electroplater's helper who worked at C & C Plating Co.'s Manhattan plant, was engaged in the normal course of his work duties. Paul was asked to s...
View full case report Falldown
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types: Falldown
Case: Dennis and Margaret Manning v. Atlas Transit Mix Corp.
Venue: Suffolk Supreme
State: NY
Date: March 27, 1997
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (Manhattan NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: Pltf., a 50-year-old driver safety instructor, brought this action for injuries he suffered on 3/30/92 at Deft.'s premises in Jamaica after teaching a driving course. As he was leaving the building a...
View full case report Negligence
Award:$480,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Negligence - Negligent Assembly or Installation | Products Liability - Manufacturing Defect | Products Liability - Design Defect
Case: Robert and Dorian Snyder v. Doe Maintenance, Doe Installer, Doe Manufacturer
Venue: Bergen County Superior Court
State: NJ
Date: January 27, 2006
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Lost Earnings
Summary: In March 2002, plaintiff, Robert Snyder, 48, a truck driver, was making deliveries to Connecticut and New York for his employer, Keebler Kellogg Company in Orangeburg, NY. Snyder drove a straight-jack...
View full case report Negligence
Award:$6,631,000.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff
Case Types:Negligence - Negligent Maintenance
Case: George Cutrone & Loretta Cutrone v. N.Y.C.T.A. & Malvese Equipment Co., Inc.
Venue: Bronx Supreme
State: NY
Date: May 10, 2006
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Oct. 12, 1998, plaintiff George Cutrone, 51, a Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority chassis maintainer, was exiting a foreman's office in the bus depot facility, when he was stru...
View full case report Negligence
Award:$3,250,000.00 | Mediated Settlement
Case Types:Negligence - Negligent Supervision | School | Slips, Trips & Falls - Falldown
Case: Gavirel Elbaim, an Infant Under the Age of 14 Yrs by Frayda Elbaim, Individually and as p/n/g v. Yeshiva Avir Yakov
Venue: Rockland Supreme
State: NY
Date: June 08, 2006
Experts: Leonard Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On April 9, 2002, plaintiff Gavriel Elbaim, 6, attended Yeshiva Avir Yakov, which is located at 766 North Main St., in New Square. At recess, his teacher left the classroom, and the students began pla...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$1,100,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Passenger | Motor Vehicle - Head-On | Motor Vehicle - Alcohol Involvement-Defendant | Motor Vehicle - Multiple Vehicle | Negligence - Negligent Service of Alcohol
Case: Thomas Mulakkal, et al v. V.A.U.L.T., a/ka Vehicle Asset Universal Leasing Trust, et al
Venue: Rockland Supreme
State: NY
Date: July 17, 2006
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economic Analysis
Summary: At about 1 a.m. on June 29, 2003, plaintiffs Sajan Jose, 31, a social worker; Thomas Mulakkal, 55, an in-home health-care aide; Mary Ozhungalil, 55, a homemaker; Phillip Ozhungalil, 59, a factory work...
View full case report Medical Malpractice
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types:Medical Malpractice - Delayed Treatment | Medical Malpractice - Failure to Monitor | Medical Malpractice - Childbirth | Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury
Case: Stephanie Etienne an Infant Under the Age of 14 Years by Her Mother & Natural Guardian, Luvienne Etienne v. Interfaith Medical Center Jean Baptiste Simeon, M.D., Cheryl Barbara Ollivier, R.N., & "John" Brown, M.D., First Name of Defendant Being Unknown and Fictitious
Venue: Kings Supreme
State: NY
Date: October 06, 2006
Experts: Leonard Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: At about 11 p.m. on Dec. 3, 1989, plaintiff Luvienne Etienne presented in active labor to Interfaith Medical Center, in Brooklyn. She was admitted by Dr. Lauren Renee Brown, a second-year obstetrics r...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Pedestrian | Motor Vehicle - Crosswalk | Motor Vehicle - Left Turn | Motor Vehicle - Single Vehicle | Motor Vehicle - Sudden Emergency Defense
Case: Jeok Liew Teoh v. Phoenix Refrigeration Inc., Carnell Rock
Venue: Queens Supreme
State: NY
Date: November 02, 2006
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: At about 4:50 p.m. on Dec. 23, 2003, plaintiff Jeok Liew Teoh, 60, a cashier, was crossing Central Park West, in Manhattan. As she stepped onto the street, Teoh was struck by a van driven by Carnell R...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$4,000,000.00 | Mediated Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Pedestrian | Motor Vehicle - Parking Lot | Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation | Civil Practice - Summary Judgment
Case: Lauren Plaut v. Allright Parking Management, Inc., Central Parking Corporation, Central Parking System of New York, Inc., Edison Parking Management, L.P. & Alexander A. Gyamfi
Venue: Bronx Supreme
State: NY
Date: October 12, 2006
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On March 14, 2003, plaintiff Lauren Plaut, 32, a salesperson, drove into the underground garage of her residence, which was located at 155 E. 31st St., in Manhattan. She parked her vehicle, located th...
View full case report Premises Liability
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types:Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Railroad - Subway Accident
Case: Renee Tostaine Santana v. The New York City Transit Authority
Venue: New York Supreme
State: NY
Date: December 13, 2006
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On March 25, 2004, plaintiff Renee Santana, 34, an events coordinator, was a passenger of the No.4 IRT subway train at the Fulton Street station in Manhattan. Santana's leg was caught between the plat...
View full case report Workplace
Award:$601,000.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff
Case Types:Workplace - Labor Law | Strict Liability
Case: Victor Runner v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and AMEC Construction Management, Inc.
Venue: U.S. District Court, Southern District
State: NY
Date: February 06, 2007
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On February 19, 2004, plaintiff Victor Runner, a 44-year-old journeyman electrician was working as an employee for sub-contractor Albin Gustafson with AMEC Construction Management, Inc. at the New Y...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$1,000,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Stop Sign | Motor Vehicle - Broadside | Motor Vehicle - Intersection | Motor Vehicle - Multiple Vehicle | Premises Liability - Negligent Repair and/or Maintenance | Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Motor Vehicle - Dangerous Condition | Government - Municipalities
Case: Drew N. Boehm v. Area Bus Corp., Rose Garzon, the City of New York
Venue: Queens Supreme
State: NY
Date: November 17, 2006
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On June 11, 1997, plaintiff Drew Boehm, 20, a part-time bookkeeper, was driving in the Bayside section of Queens. As he was proceeding through the intersection of 38th Avenue and Corporal Stone Street...
View full case report Medical Malpractice
Award:$801,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Medical Malpractice - Surgical Error | Medical Malpractice - Neurosurgeon | Medical Malpractice - Neurosurgery
Case: Russell Porter & Kathryn Porter v. Thomas H. Milhorat M.D., Downstate Neurosurgical Services, P.C. Long Island College Hospital
Venue: Kings Supreme
State: NY
Date: January 31, 2007
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On May 18, 1998, plaintiff Russell Porter, 39, a psychiatric nurse, underwent decompression surgery that was performed by Dr. Thomas Milhorat, at Long Island College Hospital, in Brooklyn. A portion o...
View full case report Medical Malpractice
Award:$750,000.00 | Mediated Settlement
Case Types:Medical Malpractice - Misdiagnosis | Medical Malpractice - Infection Control
Case: Luveina Rogers v. The United States of America, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Currently Michael O. Leavitt
Venue: U.S. District Court, Southern District
State: NY
Date: January 31, 2007
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On July 17, 2001, plaintiff Luveina Rogers, 32, an office worker, visited Soundview Health Center in the Bronx, complaining of low grade fever and body aches over the preceding three days. Dr. Aylin K...
View full case report Premises Liability
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types:Premises Liability - Negligent Repair and/or Maintenance | Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition | Premises Liability - Slip and Fall | Premises Liability - Store
Case: Manolito Yapchulay and Mary Jane Yapchulay v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. and Kohl's New York D.C., Inc.
Venue: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
State: NY
Date: May 29, 2007
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Dec. 10, 2004, plaintiff Manolito Yapchulay, 40, a dentist, slipped in the Kohl's department store that is located in the Fresh Meadows section of Queens. He claimed that he fell and sustained inju...
View full case report Medical Malpractice
Award:$2,150,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Medical Malpractice - Delayed Diagnosis | Medical Malpractice - Failure to Treat
Case: Manuel Ricalde and Grace Ricalde v. Dr. Yuan and Dr. Fuss, Dr. McElroy, Dr. Robert Hitchcock, Alan Mechanic, M.D., PA, Colleen Christianson, P. Nowak, M.D., Gerald Brody, M.D., Joseph Tromba, M.D., Dr Khalife, Karen Schiller, R.N., Winthrop University Hospital and John and Jane Doe #1-4"
Venue: Nassau Supreme
State: NY
Date: November 29, 2007
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Dec. 27, 2001, plaintiff Manuel Ricalde, a 62-year-old salesman, underwent a hernia repair under epidural anesthesia. He experienced severe headaches for two to four days after the surgery, and fiv...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$1,000,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Rear-ender | Motor Vehicle - Multiple Vehicle
Case: Kristin Siburn v. Cab East LLC and Jacob B. Block
Venue: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
State: NY
Date: January 23, 2008
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On July 29, 2004, plaintiff Kristin Siburn, 28, an administrative assistant, was driving on Interstate 95, in New Rochelle. While she was stopped in the northbound side of the New Rochelle toll plaza,...
View full case report Construction
Award:$2,500,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Construction - Labor Law | Slips, Trips & Falls - Fall from Height | Civil Practice - Summary Judgment
Case: Max Lopez and Jacqueline Lopez v. Boston Properties Inc., No. 5 Times Square Development LLC, Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP, 42nd St. Development Project, Inc, AMEC Construction Management, Inc., Morse Diesel International, Inc. and Lehr Construction Corp.
Venue: New York Supreme
State: NY
Date: April 07, 2008
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Sept. 11, 2000, plaintiff Max Lopez, 31, an ironworker, worked on the seventh floor of a building that was located at 5 Times Square, in Manhattan. Lopez and other workers were constructing a steel...
View full case report Medical Malpractice
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types:Medical Malpractice - Negligent Treatment | Medical Malpractice - Chiropractor | Medical Malpractice - Unnecessary Procedure | Medical Malpractice - Informed Consent | Medical Malpractice - Neurologist | Medical Malpractice - Neurosurgeon | Medical Malpractice - Neurosurgery
Case: Linda & Valentinus Brinkman v. Anthony V. Spezzano, D.C. Sampson Mebrathu, M.D., Raphael Davis, M.D.
Venue: Suffolk Supreme
State: NY
Date: June 20, 2008
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: In August 1994, plaintiff Linda Brinkman, an office manager in her late 30s, underwent evaluation and treatment of symptoms that stemmed from a whiplash-induced injury that produced a herniation of he...
View full case report Construction
Award:n/a | Decision-Defendant
Case Types:Construction - Labor Law | Construction - Accidents | Slips, Trips & Falls - Falldown
Case: Lorenzo Lopez v. Tri M Construction Management Corp. & J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Venue: Bronx Supreme
State: NY
Date: June 25, 2008
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On April 24, 2004, plaintiff Lorenzo Lopez, 61, an electrician, worked at a building that was located at 450 W. 33rd St., in Manhattan. Lopez and other electricians were removing cables that were loca...
View full case report Construction
Award:$1,850,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Construction - Labor Law | Construction - Accidents | Slips, Trips & Falls - Fall from Height | Civil Practice - Summary Judgment
Case: Ezra Thompson v. Galaxy General Contracting Corp.; &Essex Gardens LLC
Venue: Kings Supreme
State: NY
Date: June 04, 2008
Experts: Leonard Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On July 19, 2006, plaintiff Ezra Thompson, 39, a carpenter and laborer, worked at a construction site that was located at 784 Shepherd Ave., in the East New York section of Brooklyn. During the course...
View full case report Medical Malpractice
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types:Medical Malpractice - Failure to Treat | Medical Malpractice - Prescription and Medication | Medical Malpractice - OB-GYN | Wrongful Death - Survival Damages
Case: Jean R. Tucker as Administratrix of the Estate of Jasmine A. Clark, & Jean R Tucker, Individually v. New York Methodist Hospital, & Dean Martin M.D., & Rebecca Lisa Shiffman, M.D.
Venue: Kings Supreme
State: NY
Date: November 07, 2008
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Oct. 21, 2003, plaintiff's decedent Jasmine Clarke, 32, a technician who serviced computers, underwent Caesarean delivery of a son.

Clarke's prenatal care was managed by obstetrician/gynecolog...

View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$450,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Rear-ender | Motor Vehicle - Parked Car | Motor Vehicle - Visibility | Motor Vehicle - Work Zone | Motor Vehicle - Dangerous Condition | Motor Vehicle - Multiple Vehicle | Government - Counties
Case: Robert Ferrara and Karen Ferrara v. County of Nassau and Richard Napolitano
Venue: Nassau Supreme
State: NY
Date: September 17, 2008
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On April 17, 2006, plaintiff Robert Ferrara, 53, the owner of a beauty school, was driving on the Long Island Expressway's westbound service road, in Manhasset. As he approached the intersection at Sh...
View full case report Products Liability
Award:$1,000,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Products Liability - Design Defect | Products Liability - Failure to Warn | Products Liability - Industrial Machinery
Case: Rosa Guevara v. Frymaster, LLC
Venue: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
State: NY
Date: October 08, 2008
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On July 21, 2004, plaintiff Rosa Guevara, 37, a restaurant's manager, was engaged in the normal course of her duties at a White Castle fast-food restaurant that was located in Massapequa. The restaura...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$800,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Dangerous Condition | Motor Vehicle - Head-On | Motor Vehicle - Road Defect | Motor Vehicle - Ice | Motor Vehicle - Center Line | Wrongful Death
Case: Shu-hui Lu, individually and as administratrix ad prosequem and administrator of the Estate of Tieshy Lin v. Jiya Peng and the New Jersey Department of Transportation
Venue: Middlesex County Superior Court
State: NJ
Date: March 02, 2009
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Jan. 19, 2004, plaintiff's decedent, Tieshy Lin, 34, a computer software specialist, was traveling south on Route 35 in Old Bridge, at or about the Morgan Bridge, when he was struck by a vehicle th...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$570,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Speeding | Motor Vehicle - Stop Sign | Motor Vehicle - Center Line | Motor Vehicle - Broadside | Motor Vehicle - Intersection | Motor Vehicle - Multiple Impact | Motor Vehicle - Multiple Vehicle
Case: Caroline Solano v. Steven S. Kaiser Willie Bridges, Jr. and Mukash Nohar / Mukash Nohar v. Steven S. Kaiser and Caroline Solano
Venue: Queens Supreme
State: NY
Date: June 03, 2009
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Sept. 18, 2006, plaintiff Caroline Solano, 27, a pharmacy's assistant manager, was driving on the southbound side of 150th Street, in the Jamaica section of Queens. When she was about 50 feet shy o...
View full case report Premises Liability
Award:n/a | Verdict-Defendant
Case Types:Premises Liability - Negligent Repair and/or Maintenance | Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition | Premises Liability - Slip and Fall | Premises Liability - School | Government - Municipalities
Case: Caren Cussen v. City & Bd of Ed
Venue: Kings Supreme
State: NY
Date: December 18, 2008
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: On Oct. 27, 2003, plaintiff Caren Cussen, 40, a teacher, worked at Public School 346, which is located at 1400 Pennsylvania Ave., in Brooklyn. Cussen claimed that she slipped in the vestibule of the b...
View full case report Premises Liability
Award:$1,650,000.00 | Mediated Settlement
Case Types:Premises Liability - Negligent Repair and/or Maintenance | Premises Liability - Fire | Premises Liability - Apartment Building | Premises Liability - Tenant's Injury | Wrongful Death - Survival Damages
Case: Valerie Bolbirer, and Ann Walton, as Administratrix of the Estate of Lester Walton, Deceased, Individually and on Behalf of Next of Kin v. Lentnek Management, LLC, Grecian Gardens Co., Lentnek Companies, Donald Lentnex, Donald Ambrico as Executor of the Estate of John Ambrico Deceased, and the Estate of John Ambrico
Venue: Kings Supreme
State: NY
Date: July 15, 2009
Experts: Leonard Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: At about 7 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2004, plaintiff's decedent Lester Walton, 67, a retiree, and his wife, plaintiff Ann Walton, 66, also a retiree, awakened to discover that a fire was spreading through thei...
View full case report Motor Vehicle
Award:$5,000,000.00 | Settlement
Case Types:Motor Vehicle - Bicycle | Motor Vehicle - Yield Sign | Government - Municipalities
Case: Mary Elizabeth Kelly a/k/a Mary Beth Kelly, Executrix of the Estate of Carl Henry Nacht v. City of New York and Jean B. Mathurin
Venue: New York Supreme
State: NY
Date: March 06, 2009
Experts: Leonard R. Freifelder (New York NY) Economics
Summary: At about 11:30 p.m. on June 22, 2006, plaintiff Mary Elizabeth Kelly, 55, a psychotherapist, was bicycling with her husband, Carl Henry Nacht, 56, a physician, northbound on the Hudson River Park bicy...
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