New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog

On February 14, 2022, SPBMCC attorney Mary Anne Walling successfully obtained a $1 million settlement on behalf of a 73-year-old woman who passed away after her doctors failed to diagnose her colon cancer in a timely manner which was curable at the time of the misdiagnosis. Doctors Fail to Diagnose Colon Cancer in Patient  In…

On Oct. 27, 2022, SPBMCC Firm Partner James Wilkens secured an $850,000 settlement for the family of a 32-year-old woman who died as a result of the negligent care of her cardiologist. 32-Year-Old Enters Emergency Room with Shortness of Breath, Chest Pain The decedent presented to an emergency room after experiencing shortness of breath and…

James Wilkens, Esq., obtained a settlement totaling $990,000 following a physician’s negligence in prescribing Levofloxacin which caused bilateral Achilles tendon ruptures. 66-Year Old Man Without History of Needing Ambulatory Assistance Left in Walker  The plaintiff was an active, 66-year-old retired man who had no trouble walking and did not need any assistive devices to ambulate…

In a Nassau courtroom on Jan. 12, 2021, firm partner Eleni Coffinas obtained a settlement totaling $2.1 million for the family of a woman who died after her radiologist failed to diagnose her breast cancer in a timely manner.    A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Delay Led to the Death of a 37-Year-Old Wife and Mother…

On July 21, 2022, SPBMCC Partner Eleni Coffinas successfully obtained a $4.65 million settlement on behalf of a breast cancer patient who received a delayed diagnosis of Stage 3C aggressive breast cancer. 45-Year-Old Brooklyn Woman Suffers Delayed Diagnosis  The plaintiff, a 45-year-old Brooklyn woman, suffered a one-year delay in her breast cancer diagnosis because multiple…