$500,000 Settlement
Medical Malpractice
Emergency Room Malpractice
$490,000 Debt declared non-dischargeable per 11 U.S.C. § 523
Commercial Law & Litigation
Debt arising from timber trespass found to be non-dischargeable in defendants Chapter 12 bankruptcy case after adversary proceeding filed.
Settled LLC membership dispute for $475,000
Commercial Law & Litigation
Settlement of dispute between partners in a restaurant involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty
Pedestrian struck by a snowmobile resulting in torn ACL requiring surgery and resulting in temporary disability.
$400,000 Settlement
Medical Malpractice
Surgical Error
$375,000
Medical Malpractice
Pre suit settlement of claim against a nursing home for violation of the public health law resulting in a Stage 4 bedsore (decubitus ulcer) requiring surgical treatment.
$375,000 Veterans Administration Malpractice
Medical Malpractice
Successfully litigated a claim in the Northern District of New York under the Federal Tort Claims Act against the Stratton Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany for malpractice involving a failure to diagnose internal bleeding following surgery resulting in death of an elderly patient.
Infant bit by dog on arm while at daycare
$350,000 Settlement During Trial
Trust & Estate Litigation
Successfully represented heirs at law in challenge to a will and trust that left the decedent’s estate to her attorney / draftsperson of the estate plan. Case was favorable resolved after jury selection.
Rear end motor vehicle accident resulting in herniated cervical discs at C4-C5 requiring cervical fusion surgery with hardware.
$120,000 Federal Court Mediated Settlement
Personal Injury
Federal lawsuit seeking to recover for knee damage suffered by a customer who slipped on wet mat in a big-box store
No Jail Time
Criminal Defense
Client was charged with Assault in the Second Degree (Class D Violent Felony), Resisting Arrest, and Obstruction of Governmental Administration (Misdemeanors).
Following a three-week trial, the client was acquitted of the felony charge, and although convicted on the misdemeanor counts did no jail time.