Medical Malpractice- Failure to remove foreign object from foot- Development of Osteomyelitis
Jana Kitt v. Dr. Peter Langan, Dr. Salvatore Scoma, and Dr. Djin Tjole.  4 week trial. Verdict 11/20/92 Post Trial decision 3/93 Judge Edward W. McCarthy, Nassau Supreme Court. 
Verdict: Judgment for plaintiff with a sizable award for past pain and suffering, past lost earnings and past loss of service.

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Ann Diaz v. West 197th St. Realty Corp v. Eileen Lynch. Judge Kenneth L. Thompson, Jr.,  Bronx Supreme Court
Verdict: Judgment for  plaintiff with a sizable award for  pain and suffering, future pain and suffering, for past lost earnings, future lost earnings, and medical expenses (stipulated).

Fall Down- Apartment Building- Door defectively swung out over bottom step- Ruptured Patella Tendon
Jose Raul Perez v. Raphael Castaldo,  Supreme Court Westchester County
Arbitration: Received the maximum award pursuant to a high/low agreement.

Automobile Accident- Two cars collided and one jumped the curb striking the plaintiff
Claire Devlin v. The City of New York and Charge A Ride and Car Company Inc.
Settlement: This action settled for a sizable award for the plaintiff, also establishing new law against the Black Car Industry.

Automobile Accident- Vehicle crashed into back of car while the car was stopped for a school bus
Gerard and Ruth Plante v. Willa Martin Pierce (Barbara Bush's Stepmother)
Settlement: This action settled for a sizable award for the plaintiffs.

Labor Law- Debris on stairs at construction site- Wrist injury requiring radial styloidectomy fractured vertebra
Kehoe v. Rockefeller Group
Settlement: This action settled during trial with a sizable settlement for the plaintiff, plus the waiver of a Workers Compensation lien.

Labor Law- Railroad Construction Site-Exposed Anchor Bolt- Bimalleolar Ankle Fracture-Settlement at Mediation
Vito Acquafredda v. Bombadier, Inc.
Settlement: This action settled at mediation with a sizable settlement for the plaintiff, plus the waiver of a Workers Compensation lien.

Defective Vehicle- Medical Care Blamed for Quadriplegia
Oscar and Vivian Campbell v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.. Ronald Simon, M.D., Pamela Costello, M.D., Noel Nathanson, M.D., and James Goodrigh, M.D./ Oscar and Vivian Campbell v. Isuzu Motors Ltd., American Isuzu Motors, Inc., and Autoland of New Jersey
Settlement: This action was settled with a sizable settlement for the plaintiff. Read the verdict as reported in New York Jury Verdict Reporter: Page 1 | 2 | 3

Letter To The Editor- New York Law Journal
Default Judgment Ruling Was Correct
Published in the New York Law Journal on Thursday, October 31, 2002

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