Archive for November 2021
SPBMCC Attorneys Coffinas and Wilkens Obtain $1.3 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death Victim’s Husband
SPBMCC’s Eleni Coffinas and James Wilkens represented the husband of a woman who committed suicide after being discharged without a psychiatric evaluation. Suffolk Woman Commits Suicide After ER Physicians Fail to Properly Evaluate Her A 55-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency room seeking treatment for suicidal thoughts. She presented to…
Read MoreApostolos Secures $825,000 Settlement For Two-Time Motor Vehicle Accident Victim
On November 17th in Kings County Supreme Court, SPBMCC Partner Mark A. Apostolos recovered $825,000 on behalf of a man who suffered back injuries from two motor vehicle accidents within a two-month time span. Plaintiff Involved in Two Car Accidents in Less Than Two Months Suffers Severe Back Injuries On March…
Read MoreTop Trial Attorney Eleni Coffinas Recovers $1,500,000 in Kings County Medical Malpractice Case
In a Kings County court on September 30th, 2021, firm Partner and top trial attorney Eleni Coffinas obtained a settlement amounting to $1,500,000 for a woman whose breast cancer metastasized after a six-month delay in her radiation treatment. Surgical Injury Delays Plaintiff’s Radiation Therapy By Six Weeks, Cancer Recurs The plaintiff…
Read MoreHarlem Blaze Destroys Row of Stores, One Firefighter Injured
Early in the morning on Wednesday, November 3rd, a massive fire destroyed a row of stores on Lenox Avenue in Harlem. The five-alarm fire began just after 3 am before spreading to other stores. The blaze continued for nine hours before firefighters on the scene brought the fire under control. It took more than…
Read MoreSPBMCC Partner Glenn W. Nick Secures $1.6 Million Settlement on Behalf of New York City Firefighter and His Wife
On November 3, 2021 in New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. Partner Glenn W. Nick recovered a $1.6 million settlement on behalf of a New York City firefighter and his wife. Firefighter Uses Scuttle Ladder to Access Building Fire On March 6, 2018, our…
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