Archive for January 2018
Commuters Sustain More Injuries During MTA’s ‘Summer of Hell
Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C. represents victims of train crashes, derailments and various railroad and subway accident cases. A trash fire at a 145th Street subway station in Harlem yesterday affected tens of thousands of commuters on the A, B, C, and D lines. Nine people were taken to area hospitals for…
Read MoreMan Injures Self And Passengers After Alleged DWI Crash Into Franklin Square Businesses
A Franklin Square resident was arrested for driving while intoxicated, among other offenses, after allegedly crashing his car into a Franklin Avenue bar and neighboring storefront early Saturday morning. The crash injured the driver and his passengers and also caused substantial property damage. Local news outlets indicated that 23-year-old driver Michele Masci injured his shoulder and two…
Read More$4 Million Verdict – Wrongful Deaths Caused By Doctor’s Negligence
Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C. (SPBMC) won a $4 million verdict last week on behalf of its client for emotional distress due to the loss of her five-month-old fetuses. At the time of the wrongful deaths, the plaintiff was five months pregnant with twins when a sonogram showed signs of an increased…
Read MoreCar Plows Into Times Square Crowd, Kills 1 and Injures 22
A car traveling in Manhattan late Thursday morning fatally struck an 18-year-old tourist and injured 22 pedestrians, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred at the heart of Times Square – 44th Street and Seventh Avenue – when the driver of a Honda sped the wrong way up a Seventh Avenue sidewalk and mowed over pedestrians. The…
Read MoreSubstantial Settlement for Family of Bladder Cancer Patient
Even after a cancer is initially diagnosed or treated, medical negligence can still follow. Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C. represented a plaintiff whose doctors failed to properly assess his post-surgical condition and negligently dismissed his subsequent claims of extreme pain. Our client, “Jim” was a 50-year-old father of four who was diagnosed…
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