New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog

On Sept. 2, 2022, SPBMCC Partner Liza Milgrim secured a $440,000 settlement for a woman who slipped and fell on ice outside a senior center.  93-Year-Old Woman Suffers Injury After Slipping on Ice In February 2022, a few days following a large snowfall, a 93-year-old woman was in a van owned by the senior center….

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…

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…

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…

Millions of car accidents occur each year in the U.S. as a result of negligence, meaning one or more drivers behaved in such a careless manner behind the wheel that it led to a crash. One of the biggest causes of motor vehicle accidents is a lack of awareness of one’s surroundings and a lack…