Archive for October 2021
NY Lawmakers Advocate a $4 Billion Nursing Home Victims Compensation Fund in the Wake of COVID-19 Death Toll
Since March of 2020, over 15,000 nursing home residents have died of COVID-19. In addition to grieving their losses, many of the deceased’s family members were barred from filing wrongful death lawsuits due a granted of immunity to health care facilities. Now, families of COVID-19 victims who resided in nursing homes may have a remedy…
Read MoreCoffinas Recovers $1,200,000 in Breast Cancer Diagnosis Delay Case
The attorneys at Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. are pleased to announce the recovery of $1,200,000 on behalf of a medical malpractice victim whose breast cancer diagnosis was delayed. Plaintiff Undergoes a Mammogram to Detect Signs of Cancer, Never Receives Results A 52-year-old woman had a mammogram in February 2016.…
Read MoreEleni Coffinas Secures $3.6 Million Settlement in Medical Misdiagnosis Case
In a Queens court on September 1st, 2021, top trial attorney Eleni Coffinas secured a $3.6 million settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered an endometrial cancer diagnosis delay. 37-Year-Old Patient Diagnosis with Benign Fibroids, Actually Suffering from Endometrial Cancer An otherwise healthy, 37-year-old flight attendant experienced an eight-month delay in receiving…
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