New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog

Craig M. Silverman, Counsel at Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C. (SPBMCC) in New York City, was appointed to the leadership team representing Plaintiffs in the Exactech multi-district litigation (“MDL”) involving defective knee, hip, and ankle devices. The Order was entered last week by United States District Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Eastern…

There are a number of ways that construction workers may be injured on the job, but one of the most common is falling objects. A dropped tool or piece of building material from any height could strike a worker’s head down below, causing severe or fatal head and brain injuries. If you are injured by…

On Nov. 15, 2022, Personal Injury Partner Mark Apostolos secured a $725,000 settlement for a New York City police officer who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. Police Officer Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident A New York City police officer sustained exacerbation injuries to both his neck and knee during a motor vehicle accident….

On Nov. 10, 2022, SPBMCC Partner Eleni Coffinas successfully obtained a $3 million settlement on behalf of a 66-year-old man who received a delayed diagnosis of prostate cancer.  66-Year-Old Man Suffers Delayed Diagnosis  A 66-year-old married man with two adult children presented to an urgent care facility in July 2017, where he received a blood…

On January 31, 2022, SPBMCC Partners, Nicholas Papain and Deanne Caputo obtained a $2.75 million settlement for the wife of a construction worker who fell from a 26 foot scaffold and died. Construction Worker Falls from 26 Foot Scaffolding On December 26, 2014, a construction worker was working on a scaffolding in Times Square, New…