New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog

In ten days’ time, the New York personal injury lawyers at SPBMC returned three verdicts totaling 37 Million Dollars. Significantly, these verdicts were achieved in venues that are often perceived as unfriendly to plaintiffs- Suffolk, Nassau, and Richmond Counties. On September 25, 2018, after 2 ½ weeks of trial, Jim Wilkens received a unanimous verdict totaling…

The recent controversy involving New York City Housing Authority developments has placed lead paint poisoning back at the forefront of public attention.  However, lead paint exposure is still a prevalent concern for young children living in any older home or apartment. While lead-based paints were banned for use over 35 years ago, leaded paint that…

SPBMC was proud to sponsor the Competition, founded in 1997, which introduces hundreds of middle school students to the judicial system and exposes them to careers in the law. Volunteer lawyers coach the students over the course of four months to prepare them for roles as prosecutors, defense attorneys, witnesses, and jurors. During the competition,…

Thirteen members recognized for outstanding representation in plaintiffs personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability litigation NEW YORK, NY | November 10, 2017 – Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C. (SPBMC) is proud to announce that 13 of its members were selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. One…

For years, the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) has claimed it made required annual inspections of its apartments for lead paint. However, the Department of Investigations charged Tuesday that NYCHA stopped doing all annual inspections from 2012 through 2014 and continuing into 2016 on thousands of apartments. Tenants of these apartments have potentially been exposed to lead paint which…