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JUDITH A. LIVINGSTON
Senior Partner
Judy Livingston has long been one of the most successful plaintiff’s attorneys in the U.S. Reserved, methodical and precise, Livingston defies the image of the traditional successful trial attorney.
To date, Ms. Livingston has had 30 verdicts and hundreds of settlements in excess of $1,000,000.00, all in personal injury cases. Judy Livingston was the first woman in the United States admitted to the Inner Circle of Advocates and the youngest person invited to be a member.
Ms. Livingston is a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. She was cited by the National Law Journal as one of "40 lawyers who have made their mark in the area of health care law." She has also been listed yearly by New York magazine and Super Lawyer magazine as one of the best lawyers in New York. New York magazine has cited her as one of "The 50 most influential women lawyers in America." In every listing since Law Dragon began recognizing the top 500 lawyers in the United States, Ms. Livingston has been selected as one of the country's top lawyers.
Judy Livingston has the distinction of being named in the "Best Lawyers" magazine for 2011 & 2013 as the New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year." She has participated in lectures and seminars in New York State and nationally on the subjects of the trial of medical malpractice and personal injury cases, as well as programs on women in the courtroom. Ms. Livingston sits on the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association; she is a member of the International Society of Barristers; the Bar Association of the City of New York; the Association of Trial Lawyers in America, and the American Bar Association, where she was appointed a member of the Special Committee on Medical Professional Liability for the years of 1995 and 1996. From 2006-2009, Ms. Livingston was co-president of the Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA) and continues on the JALBCA Board of Directors.
She graduated from The State University of New York, Stony Brook, with high honors, and from Hofstra University School of Law in 1979, where she received a J.D. degree and an Honorary Doctor of Law in 1998.
Relevant Articles
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Summary |
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| Title |
Family of man who died after New York Hospital Queens delayed operation receives $7.6 million |
The family of a 60-year-old Korean immigrant, Nam Lee, was awarded $7.6 million by a Queens jury for his wrongful death.
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| Publication |
Daily News |
| Date |
04-01-2012 |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
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| Title |
The 500 Leading Lawyers in America |
Law Dragon recently named Ms. Livingston a “legal legend,” acknowledging her prowess in medical malpractice and personal-injury cases. The publication highlighted the 500 Leading Lawyers in America and recognized Ms. Livingston as “one of the most sought-after and effective plaintiff-side trial lawyers.”
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| Publication |
Law Dragon |
| Date |
13-09-2011 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
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| Title |
2010 Lawyers of the Year |
Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore received several prominent mentions in the “2010 Lawyers of the Year” listings printed in New York Magazine.
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| Publication |
New York Magazine |
| Date |
21-12-2009 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
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| Title |
Jury Finds Doctors Liable in Death |
A jury in Buffalo, New York awarded $2.2 million to the family of Leah Jones-Kreinheder, who “died of a seizure linked to her mishandled birth.”
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| Publication |
The Buffalo News |
| Date |
10-12-2009 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
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| Title |
Hypoxia Blamed on Pursuit of Phantom Cancer |
A Westchester, New York medical-malpractice case ended with a $7 million verdict in favor of the family of 33-year-old Theresa Capwell.
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| Publication |
New York Law Journal |
| Date |
30-03-2009 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
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| Title |
New York Super Lawyers |
Included in “The top 10” out of 100:
Moore, Thomas A., Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, New York
Included in “the top 50 women”:
Livingston, Judith A., Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, New York
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| Publication |
New York Super Lawyers Metro Edition |
| Date |
01-01-2009 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
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| Title |
Jury Awards Family $7M in Ma's Malpractice Death |
A jury awarded the family of Theresa Capwell $7 million in a Westchester, New York medical-malpractice case. Ms. Capwell died at age 34 of pancreatitis (an inflamed pancreas) because her doctors incorrectly believed she had ovarian cancer.
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| Publication |
Daily News |
| Date |
18-12-2008 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
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| View Full Article |
| Title |
Fire and Oxygen: Thomas Moore and Judith Livingston |
A Super Lawyers Magazine article in September 2008 profiled Thomas Moore and Judith Livingston, presenting them as “one of the most successful couples in legal history at helping victims of medical malpractice.”
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| Publication |
Super Lawyers Magazine |
| Date |
02-09-2008 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
The New York Area's Best Lawyers: The Definitive Guide to Legal Representation in NY |
A full page in New York Magazine’s annual listing of best lawyers celebrated the “extraordinary success” of husband-and-wife team Thomas Moore and Judith Livingston, of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore.
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| Publication |
New York Magazine |
| Date |
01-01-2008 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
The New York Area's Best Lawyers |
A full page in American Lawyer Magazine’s annual listing of best lawyers showcased Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore as a law firm that has “exclusively represented plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death actions stemming from medical malpractice, general negligence, and labor law violations.”
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| Publication |
American Lawyer Magazine |
| Date |
01-01-2007 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
$6.75M Orphan: Hosp Must Pay Girl for Dad's Death |
A lengthy article in the Daily News reported on a Brooklyn jury verdict awarding $6.75 million to the children of Richard McNeil, who died due to severe medical negligence.
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| Publication |
Daily News |
| Date |
01-04-2004 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
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| View Full Article |
| Title |
The Plaintff's HOT LIST |
A National Law Journal article featured Kramer Dillof as one of the “Twenty-Five go-to teams for when the going gets tough.”
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| Publication |
The National Law Journal |
| Date |
21-07-2003 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
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| Title |
Jury Faults Hospital Over Delivery Delay, Awards $7M |
On June 30, 1999, a Bronx jury awarded Ana Millan’s son, Joel, $7.44 million because of a hospital’s negligence.
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| Publication |
The National Law Journal |
| Date |
02-08-1999 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
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| Title |
City Hospitals Agency Settles Suit Over Botched Blood Transfusion |
The family of Ira Medjuck, aged 30 at the time of his death, received a settlement totaling $3.875 million because a hospital made a fatal mistake and gave him the wrong type of blood.
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| Publication |
The New York Times |
| Date |
26-02-1999 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
General Negligence
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
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| View Full Article |
| Title |
Woman Wins Her Way into Elite Lawyers' Club |
Judith Livingston was profiled in this article, which describes her as “now one of the most successful female personal injury lawyers in the country.”
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| Publication |
Reuters Reporter |
| Date |
01-01-1999 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
General Negligence |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
Judith Livingston, Partner at New York's Kramer, Dillof, Tessel, Duffy & Moore |
“Colleagues believe Ms. Livingston just may be the most successful female plaintiffs’ attorney in the United States,” began this profile of Judith Livingston in the National Law Journal.
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| Publication |
The National Law Journal |
| Date |
30-03-1998 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
General Negligence |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
Woman Wins 16M Hosp Suit |
A Brooklyn jury awarded an ice-skating teacher $16 million after she suffered severe and permanent brain damage due to negligent hospital care after a car accident.
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| Publication |
Daily News |
| Date |
18-07-1997 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
General Negligence |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
C-Section Delay Leads to $12.8 Million Award |
A Manhattan jury awarded Louis Acevedo $12.8 million for his severe mental retardation caused by doctors’ errors during his birth.
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| Publication |
The National Law Journal |
| Date |
02-12-1996 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
General Negligence |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
Doctor, Hospital Liable for Delay in Diagnosing Hip |
$7.3 million was awarded by a Brooklyn jury to a girl who suffered permanent injuries due to a misdiagnosis at birth.
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| Publication |
The National Law Journal |
| Date |
05-08-1996 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
General Negligence |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
Notable Verdict, Medical Malpractice Case |
An eight-year-old boy, Geor Munoz, was awarded $6.2 million for severe brain damage blamed on a city hospital resident’s failure to perform an emergency Cesarean section,
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| Publication |
The National Law Journal |
| Date |
18-03-1996 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
General Negligence |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
Brain-Damaged Woman Gets $5M For Docs' Snafu |
A Brooklyn jury awarded $5 million to a woman left brain-damaged by “bungling doctors,” stated the New York Post article, who “sapped her personality.”
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| Publication |
New York Post |
| Date |
13-10-1995 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
General Negligence |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
$21M to Girl Who Never Got to See Mother |
After a three-week-long trial, a Brooklyn jury awarded $21 million to a six-year-old girl, Tasia Roberts, whose mother, Dorothy Roberts, “drowned in her own blood nine hours after she delivered the girl.”
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| Publication |
Daily News |
| Date |
15-07-1995 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
Teen Awarded $1.5M After 15-Year Wait |
A Brooklyn jury awarded Steven Jackson, age 17, $1.5 million for a medical misdiagnosis that resulted in a lifelong handicap.
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| Publication |
Daily News |
| Date |
22-02-1994 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
Jury Hands $3.9M to Kin of Mom Who Died in Hosp |
After only two hours of deliberations, a Brooklyn jury awarded the family of Gloria Garcia $3.9 million after she died from “massive brain damage,” according to the Post article, “just days… after being treated by a medical student and undergoing an unnecessary hysterectomy.”
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| Publication |
New York Post |
| Date |
11-11-1993 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
Hosp Loses Suit: To Pay 1.5M in Cardiac Death |
Michelle Facilla’s daughter, Renee, was awarded $1.5 million by a Queens jury for her mother’s wrongful death.
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| Publication |
Daily News |
| Date |
09-03-1993 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
$16M Awarded Family of Woman Who Died in Childbirth |
The husband and four children of Lorraine Giampino, who died in childbirth, were awarded $16 million by a White Plains jury.
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| Publication |
The Reporter Dispatch |
| Date |
24-12-1992 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
The Lady Is a Champ |
This full-page profile of Judith Livingston began: “In political contests across the country 1992 was hailed as the year of the woman.
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| Publication |
New York Magazine |
| Date |
01-01-1992 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
Hosp Must Pay $8M for Malpractice |
An 11-year-old girl was awarded $8 million by a Brooklyn jury for “severe brain damage after her condition was misdiagnosed.”
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| Publication |
New York Post |
| Date |
15-11-1990 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
803G Given to Widow in MDs' Error |
A Brooklyn jury awarded $803,000 to Rose Marie Corrales, whose husband, William Corrales, died “after doctors four times mis-diagnosed a heart problem as an upset stomach and then altered medical records.”
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| Publication |
Daily News |
| Date |
27-12-1989 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
| View Full Article |
| Title |
Couple Gets 950G in Malpractice Suit |
A Manhattan man and his wife, Alphonse and Josephine Gentile, were awarded $950,000 for his permanent facial paralysis due to malpractice.
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| Publication |
Staten Island Advance |
| Date |
02-11-1989 |
| Case |
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| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death |
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Relevant Verdicts
| Overview |
Summary |
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| Case |
Lee v. New York Hospital Queens |
The family of a 60-year-old Korean immigrant, Nam Lee, was awarded $7.6 million by a Queens jury for his wrongful death. Judith Livingston represented Mr. Lee’s family during the two-month-long trial that ended two days before Christmas. |
| Date |
23-12-2011 |
| Amount |
$7,579,560 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Capwell v. Dr. Muslim, Westchester County Healthcare Corporation, et al. |
A 34-year-old wife and mother of three daughters died after a misdiagnosis of cancer. |
| Date |
12-12-2008 |
| Amount |
$7,000,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Kreinheder v. Dr. Leitch and Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, et al. |
A seven-year-old girl died due to injuries suffered at her mishandled birth. |
| Date |
12-12-2008 |
| Amount |
$2,300,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Malouf v. Dr. Rosenberg and Murray Hill OB/GYN LLP |
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| Date |
01-04-2005 |
| Amount |
$11,800,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
McNeil v. The Brooklyn Hospital Center |
A 45-year-old building superintendent and single father died after grossly negligent medical care. |
| Date |
18-12-2002 |
| Amount |
$6,778,300 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Lara v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and E. Stein, CNM |
Medical malpractice caused a baby's brain damage. |
| Date |
01-04-2000 |
| Amount |
$10,000,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Milan v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation |
The delayed delivery of a baby boy led to his brain damage. |
| Date |
01-06-1999 |
| Amount |
$7,439,784 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Bailer v. Guttman Breast Diagnostic Institute |
There was a six-month delay in the diagnosis of breast cancer in a 54-year-old married woman. |
| Date |
01-12-1997 |
| Amount |
$1,325,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
S****** |
The mutilation of the vaginal area of an 18-year-old woman during surgery resulted in permanent sexual dysfunction. |
| Date |
01-02-1997 |
| Amount |
$4,000,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Acevado v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation |
A boy was born with severe mental retardation due to numerous doctor errors during his birth.
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| Date |
01-10-1996 |
| Amount |
$12,800,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Stephens v. Victoria Memorial Hospital |
A girl suffered permanent hip damage as a result of a misdiagnosis at birth.
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| Date |
01-06-1996 |
| Amount |
$7,356,488 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Munoz v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation |
Failure to perform a Cesarean section led to a baby's brain injury.
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| Date |
01-02-1996 |
| Amount |
$6,282,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Thomas v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation |
A 50-year-old man was paralyzed after a biopsy needle was improperly inserted into his spinal cord. |
| Date |
01-12-1995 |
| Amount |
$3,000,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Dong v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation |
Doctors failed to diagnose a brain infection in 22-year-old woman, leaving her brain-damaged.
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| Date |
01-10-1995 |
| Amount |
$5,240,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Bryant v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. |
Doctors failed to diagnose a pulmonary embolism in a 22-year-old woman, and she died after giving birth.
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| Date |
01-07-1995 |
| Amount |
$21,150,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Reiss v. Brookdale Hospital Medical Center |
A baby was born brain-damaged due to an improper delivery.
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| Date |
01-03-1995 |
| Amount |
$2,227,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Jackson v. Hip & Flatbush Medical Center |
Failure to diagnose and treat Leggs-Calve Perthes disease in a two-year-old boy resulted in a lifelong handicap.
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| Date |
01-02-1994 |
| Amount |
$1,525,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Aponte v. Boro Medical, P.C. |
During a routine withdrawal of blood, a 63-year-old woman suffered permanent nerve damage and paralysis. |
| Date |
01-12-1993 |
| Amount |
$1,225,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Garcia v.NYCH&H |
A 42-year-old housewife died of massive brain damage after undergoing an unnecessary hysterectomy. The anesthesiologist inserted oxygen in her stomach instead of her lungs. |
| Date |
01-11-1993 |
| Amount |
$3,700,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Weiner v. Berezin |
A dislocated hip was misdiagnosed and resulted in permanent injury.
Settled for $1,000,000. |
| Date |
01-07-1993 |
| Amount |
$1,550,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Facilla v. NYCH&H |
A woman died after a heart condition was misdiagnosed and mistreated as asthma. |
| Date |
01-03-1993 |
| Amount |
$1,547,600 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Holtzberg v. Brookdale Hospital |
Medical malpractice led to a case of Erb's Palsy. |
| Date |
01-01-1993 |
| Amount |
$3,250,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Giampino v. Ricci |
A 36-year-old mother of four died due to numerous medical errors during childbirth. |
| Date |
01-12-1992 |
| Amount |
$16,250,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Thomas v. Brookdale Hospital |
A 38-year-old man died during a cardiac catheterization process. |
| Date |
01-10-1992 |
| Amount |
$1,250,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Chang v. Brookdale Hospital |
Several misdiagnoses led to severe brain damage in an infant girl.
Settled for $5,200,000. |
| Date |
01-11-1990 |
| Amount |
$7,791,011 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Stackhouse v. NYCH & H |
Medical malpractice led to a case of Erb's Palsy.
Reduced to $1,850,000. by Trial Court and affirmed on appeal.
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| Date |
01-06-1990 |
| Amount |
$2,800,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Skinner v. NYCH & H |
Retrial of damages only for the pain and suffering portion of a brain damaged baby case.
Entire verdict paid. |
| Date |
01-09-1989 |
| Amount |
$3,000,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Fleisig v. Tanz |
Erbs Palsy |
| Date |
01-12-1987 |
| Amount |
$2,000,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Vargas v. Laguardia Hospital |
An operation resulted in kidney injury and a second operation was required. |
| Date |
01-11-1987 |
| Amount |
$1,000,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Medical Malpractice
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| Case |
Weber v. New York Hospital |
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| Date |
01-03-1985 |
| Amount |
$1,203,000 |
| Practice Area(s) |
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
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