Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, LLP published results · page 1

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• $19,600,000 — A verdict for a Queens family: the baby was born with cerebral palsy due to oxygen deprivation and the mother suffered severe injuries during a mishandled delivery.
• $18,000,000 — The #1 largest medical malpractice settlement in New York State on the New York Law Journal's 2015 list.
• $14,000,000 — For a child who sustained neurologic injuries as a result of medical malpractice around the time of birth.
• $14,000,000 — Attorney Judith Livingston secured a settlement for a client who was just 12 years old when a piece of equipment fell on her during her scoliosis surgery, partially paralyzing the child from the chest down.
• $13,000,000 — A verdict for the wrongful death of a 43-year-old New Jersey woman following a routine procedure to remove a benign polyp from her colon. A surgical bowel perforation went undiagnosed for four days, leading to fatal sepsis.
• $13,000,000 — For a three-year-old Brooklyn girl who suffered hypoxic-ischemic brain injury as a result of an endotracheal tube becoming dislodged and resulting in a cardiac arrest.
• $13,000,000 — A four-day delay in treating an infected gallbladder led to catastrophic complications and wrongful death. A Suffolk County jury awarded to the family.
• $12,000,000 — In a Bronx County action for a child who sustained hypoxic injury at the time of birth.
• $11,686,800 — For an infant who sustained brain damage as a result of an ill-fated attempt at a vaginal delivery after a prior cesarean section, during which the mother's uterus ruptured.
• $10,000,000 — For injuries to and death of a man who was killed by a delivery truck in Manhattan.
• $10,000,000 — A Bronx jury awarded to the family of a teenager who drowned during a school-sponsored trip, for inadequate supervision and safety protocols.
• $9,988,000 — For a 15-year-old Brooklyn boy who suffered respiratory and cardiac arrest resulting in hypoxic brain damage following orthopedic surgery.
• $9,932,159 — For injuries and wrongful death of a 38-year-old mother and 20-year-old daughter in a truck/auto crash that forced their vehicle off the highway in Upstate New York.
• $9,500,000 — In a Bronx County action for a man in his 50's who died as a result of failure to diagnose sepsis.
• $9,250,000 — In a Bronx County action for injuries and wrongful death of a 49-year-old man who suffered a ruptured aneurysm and survived for nearly six years with severe neurologic injuries before succumbing to death; he was survived by a wife and three children.
• $9,000,000 — For a 56-year-old woman passenger who sustained multiple fractures when a Long Island Railroad train derailed.
• $9,000,000 — The #4 largest medical malpractice settlement in New York State on the New York Law Journal's 2015 list.
• $9,000,000 — For the injuries to, and wrongful death of, a 33-year-old wife and mother as a result of a failure to timely diagnose and treat a brain abscess.
• $8,900,000 — In a Westchester County action on behalf of a child who sustained anoxic injury at around the time of birth.
• $8,700,000 — For a 3-year-old Bronx boy who sustained brain damage as a result of a failure to provide a heart transplant, resulting in cardiorespiratory arrest, after which there was a failure to timely and properly resuscitate.
• $8,600,000 — In a Rockland County action on behalf of a child who sustained brain injury at around the time of birth.
• $8,300,000 — In this Westchester County action stemming from injuries and wrongful death of a 57-year-old husband and father of one following dental implant surgery.
• $8,000,000 — For a Queens woman who was hit by a car and sustained fractures to her leg.
• $7,407,708 — In a Westchester County action for a child who sustained Erb's palsy and significant delays as a result of medical malpractice around the time of birth.
• $7,141,293 — For a baby who suffered a stroke and was left with impaired vision as a result of medical negligence around the time of birth.
• $7,025,000 — For injuries sustained by a Brooklyn husband and wife who were hit by a police cruiser engaged in a high-speed chase of another vehicle.
• $7,000,000 — A wrongful death verdict for the preventable death of a 34-year-old woman whose pancreatitis was misdiagnosed as ovarian cancer. The trial spanned three and a half weeks.
• $7,000,000 — For the injuries and wrongful death of a Bronx woman who was hit by a delivery truck.
• $7,000,000 — In a Queens County action for the injuries and wrongful death of a 33-year-old husband and father of one as a result of failure to diagnose and treat a post-operative bleed following laparoscopic appendectomy.
• $6,900,000 — For a child who sustained neurologic injuries as a result of medical malpractice around the time of birth.
• $6,600,000 — For a Suffolk County child who sustained neurologic injuries as a result of medical malpractice around the time of his birth.
• $6,400,000 — In a New York County action for a child who sustained neurologic injuries at around the time of birth.
• $5,800,000 — For a 55-year-old married mother of two who developed seizures and bilateral strokes following mitral valve surgery, resulting in quadriplegia and severely impaired vision.
• $5,768,684 — For a Suffolk County child who sustained neurologic injuries as a result of medical malpractice around the time of birth.
• $5,600,000 — In a New York County action for failure to treat a heart condition in a newborn that resulted in neurologic injury.
• $5,472,285 — For a child who sustained neurologic injuries as a result of medical malpractice around the time of birth.
• $5,400,000 — The #12 largest medical malpractice settlement in New York State on the New York Law Journal's 2015 list.
• $5,400,000 — For a 62-year-old woman who underwent elective surgery and woke up quadriplegic.
• $5,218,750 — For a Dutchess County child who sustained neurologic injuries as a result of a delay in performing a cesarean section.
• $5,200,000 — For injuries and wrongful death of a 43-year-old mother of three due to a perforation surgery for diverticulitis that went undiagnosed.
• $4,800,000 — In a Westchester County action for failure to diagnose and treat inflammation of the spinal cord of a 35 year old man.
• $4,600,000 — In a New York County action for injuries and wrongful death of a 5-year-old child as a result of a failure to diagnose and treat meningitis.
• $4,600,000 — An Ulster County jury awarded a widow for the wrongful death of her husband, a local veterinarian, who was essentially ignored by medical staff after admission. The firm calls it the largest wrongful death malpractice verdict in Ulster County history.
• $4,500,000 — In an action in Westchester County for injuries sustained by a 73-year-old woman after laryngectomy for esophageal cancer as a result of a failure to timely suction a mucus plug, resulting in cardiorespiratory arrest and neurological damage.
• $4,400,000 — In a Bronx County action for a 65 year old woman who sustained anoxic brain injury while undergoing surgery and subsequently died, leaving a husband and adult children.
• $3,800,000 — To a 44-year-old Suffolk County woman for a two-year delay in diagnosing breast cancer.
• $3,775,752 — For a Suffolk County child who sustained neurologic injuries as a result of a delay in performing a cesarean section.
• $3,750,000 — For the injuries and wrongful death of a 58-year-old Rockland County woman who was treated with prednisone and Benadryl for a presumed allergic reaction, and the next day had a seizure, respiratory arrest and died.
• $3,750,000 — For injuries and wrongful death of a 65-year-old woman who was misdiagnosed with food poisoning and not properly diagnosed with ischemic colitis.
• $3,700,000 — For the injuries and wrongful death of a 54-year-old Staten Island wife and mother of two as a result of a failure to diagnose and treat sepsis and bacterial meningitis.