New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog

SPBMCC Partner and trial attorney Eleni Coffinas secured $3.4 million in a medical malpractice case where the plaintiff’s fetus sustained birth injuries after the defendants failed to deliver a necessary cesarean section.   Physicians Disregard High-Risk Factor for Birth Injury of Patient and Infant   The plaintiff’s physicians were aware that her baby was potentially…

In a Kings County court on September 30th, 2021, firm Partner and top trial attorney Eleni Coffinas obtained a settlement amounting to $1,500,000 for a woman whose breast cancer metastasized after a six-month delay in her radiation treatment.       Surgical Injury Delays Plaintiff’s Radiation Therapy By Six Weeks, Cancer Recurs   The plaintiff…

In a King’s County court on October 26, 2021, firm Partner Elizabeth Montesano successfully obtained a $1,350,000 settlement in a cancer misdiagnosis case.   Radiologist Misreads CT Scan of Patient Suffering From Leiomyosarcoma    SPBMCC’s Elizabeth Montesano represented the daughter of a 59-year-old Brooklyn woman who died from an advanced and terminal stage of cancer…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—a period that recognizes the struggles of breast cancer survivors and raises awareness for annual campaigns organized by breast cancer charities. This October, in light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our firm is raising awareness by acknowledging the severity of a breast cancer misdiagnosis.    Below, our team outlines startling…

Medical devices are beneficial and sometimes even life-saving for individuals suffering from medical conditions—cardiac pacemakers keep the heart pumping when beats turn slow or irregular, hip replacements allow many people to be mobile without chronic pain, and surgical mesh is intended to prevent hernia patients from suffering future recurrences.   While these devices are meant…