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 March 23, 2021, a multiple-alarm fire led to the deaths of a resident and responding firefighter at Evergreen Court in Spring Valley, New Jersey. As a result of the tragic incident, the three sons of Oliver Hueston— a 79-year-old man who was killed in the fire— seek payment for their father’s death with the…

On March 29, 2022, SPBMCC Partner Mark Apostolos secured a $1.4 million settlement for the wrongful death of a man who was struck and killed in a crosswalk.    Plaintiff Walking Within Crosswalk Struck By Vehicle In March of 2021, a man was walking across the street in Queens, New York, within the crosswalk, when…

SPBMCC’s Eleni Coffinas and James Wilkens represented the husband of a woman who committed suicide after being discharged without a psychiatric evaluation.        Suffolk Woman Commits Suicide After ER Physicians Fail to Properly Evaluate Her    A 55-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency room seeking treatment for suicidal thoughts. She presented to…

Early Saturday morning on October 30th, a fire at a Washington Heights apartment building killed a seven-year-old boy and critically injured his grandmother. Here, our team of New York firefighter law attorneys at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. provide an overview of the tragic event.   Washington Heights Apartment Building Catches Fire…