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UFA General Counsel Michael Block and TJ McManus lecture at the annual delegate convention
June 1, 2018
UFA General Counsel Michael Block and TJ McManus were proud to lecture at the annual delegate convention this year in...
$580,000 Settlement Obtained For Client Injured After Being Pulled Over By Police
May 18, 2018
Our New York City personal injury attorneys obtained a $580,000 settlement for an insurance salesman that was pulled over by...
Family of Deceased Patient Wins $4.5 Million Settlement After Failure to Diagnose Dengue Fever
May 10, 2018
Our client had a 7-month-old baby and was three months pregnant with her second child when her husband died following...
$3.475 Million Verdict for Construction Worker Injured in Elevator Accident
May 2, 2018
A freight elevator carrying construction workers malfunctioned and plummeted five stories before crashing into the sub-basement of a building under...
$4.55 Million Settlement for a Delay in Delivering an Infant and Inadequate Fetal Monitoring Strips
April 27, 2018
Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. recently obtained a $4.55 million settlement for a delay in delivering an...
Scaffolding Accident Results in $505,000 Settlement
April 25, 2018
A 26-year-old laborer fell approximately 15 feet while dismantling a scaffold. The plank of the scaffold extended approximately one foot...
YOUR CLAIM FOR A MISDIAGNOSIS OF CANCER MAY NOT BE EXPIRED
April 20, 2018
On January 31, 2018, Governor Cuomo signed Lavern’s Law. This law changes the time when the statute of limitations begins...
SPBMC Members Take Part in Knicks 9/11 Stair Climb Honoring Fallen Heroes
April 19, 2018
As part of ongoing philanthropic efforts, representatives from SPBMC took part in the first-ever New York Knicks 9/11 Memorial Stair...
$1 Million Settlement For Infant Injured During Delivery
April 13, 2018
A forceful delivery caused severe and permanent injuries to our 5-year-old client. The mother of this young girl retained our...
$1.2 Million Settlement For Eye Cancer Diagnosis Delay
April 12, 2018
A settlement in the sum of $1.2 million was achieved for our client who needlessly suffered a delay in the...
Dangers of distracted driving in New York
April 4, 2018
In such a busy state as New York, car accidents are all but uncommon. Distracted driving often plays a significant...
Nurse Burnout Can Increase Likelihood of Patient Infection
March 29, 2018
A study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania has confirmed a relatively obvious assumption about healthcare: fewer caregivers provide inferior...