Archive for 2018
NY HIGH COURT RULES – UTILITY IS NOT IMMUNE FROM SUIT & HURRICANE SANDY LAWSUIT CAN MOVE FORWARD
Queens, NY – Today the New York State Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, handed down a favorable decision allowing dozens of Rockaway residents and business owners to continue their claims against Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and National Grid for property damages sustained during Hurricane Sandy. Despite overwhelming evidence forecasting unprecedented…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Verdict Overview – $26 Million for Negligence
Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C. (SPBMC) won a $26 million medical malpractice negligence verdict last week on behalf of its client for past and future pain and suffering. The plaintiff was a 7-and-a-half-year-old girl who was born deaf, along with other health problems. She was one of two twin girls born in 2010. Symptoms…
Read More$1.87 Million Settlement For a Bricklayers Union Member
Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. acquired a $1,875,000 settlement during the damages trial for a 41-year old member of the Bricklayers Union who was injured while re-pointing the façade of a luxury high-rise building in New York City. The worker was not provided with a scaffold that could be lowered to ground…
Read MoreNew York Will Extend Time to File Medical Malpractice Claims in Cancer Cases
Trust accompanies a visit to a doctor’s office or hospital. However, when a medical provider overlooks or fails to diagnose a serious medical condition, such as cancer, the consequences can be devastating. In cancer cases, a delayed diagnosis due to medical error can often turn curable cancer into a terminal one. To make matters worse,…
Read MoreRemembering Black Sunday Firefighters
Today marks the anniversary of the devastating Black Sunday fires in 2005, which killed or severely injured seven members of the FDNY. First, Brooklyn firefighter Richard Sclafani died when overcome by smoke at a private house fire. On that same day, five firefighters and a lieutenant became trapped in a Bronx apartment that was consumed by flames and were forced…
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