New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog

On April 12, 2023, SPBMCC Member Eleni Coffinas successfully recovered $1.6 million for the family of a man who received improper aftercare following surgery and died. 60-Year-Old Man Receives Improper Aftercare and Dies Following Surgery In 2019, a 60-year-old man presented to the defendant’s New York Presbyterian Allen Hospital with abdominal issues and was correctly…

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…