Debra v. Christopher; NY (Supreme Court, Bronx County; Index # 16765/05)

  • Defense verdict in birth delivery medical malpractice case
  • Plaintiff claimed that labor and delivery was mismanaged in that a C section should have been performed after fetal monitoring strips showed bradychardia
  • Infant was diagnosed at 14 months with an infarction in his left middle cerebral artery and by the time of trial at age 10 with cerebral palsy.

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Back and Coccyx Injuries from Trip and Fall - Appeals Court Orders $1,000,000 Reduction of Pain and Suffering Verdict

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On January 27, 2003, at about 9:45 a.m., Lucille Turuseta was walking into the rear entrance of an office building at 175 Main Street in White Plains where she worked as the office manager for a court... ...

Review of the 10 Largest Pain and Suffering Awards Approved by New York's Appellate Courts in 2011

January 12th, 2012

New York's appellate courts issued decisions in 10 cases in 2011 that approved pain and suffering damages in the sum of $3,500,000 or more. The largest was $12,000,000 for a 24 year old woman who was... ...

Court Rejects Defense Claims that Back Injury Pain and Suffering Awards Excessive

December 21st, 2011

Luis Ramos was sitting in a parked car in the parking lane, on Claremont Parkway in the Bronx on September 24, 2001. He had been waiting for his son when he decided to exit the car. After opening the... ...

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