Just after graduating college, the plaintiff, a 22-year-old woman, underwent left knee surgery to repair an ACL tendon and have a meniscal tendon transplant due to wear and tear from years of playing basketball in her youth and during college.
This otherwise healthy and active young woman was shocked when she woke up from surgery to find that she had excruciating pain and numbness of her right...Read More
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 storm surge...Read More
Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & 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 of pre-term labor started when her mother was 21 weeks...Read More
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, some of these patients do not find out about the medical...Read More
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 to jump five stories from a...Read More
Renowned New York injury firm receives highest possible achievements in New York
NEW YORK, NY | November 10, 2017 – Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. (SPBMC), one of New York’s premier plaintiffs’ personal injury law firms, is proud to announce its continued recognition for outstanding work on behalf of personal injury and medical malpractice victims by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®...Read More
Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. (SPBMC) won a $26 million medical 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 of pre-term labor started when her mother was 21 weeks pregnant....Read More
