As announced in The New York Times Magazine (October 2, 2011), Mitchell J. Sassower and D. Carl Lustig, III were both selected to New York Super Lawyers for 2011. Attorneys selected to the prestigious New York Super Lawyers list represent only 5% of all lawyers practicing in New York. The rigorous selection process involves peer nominations, independent research and evaluation by a "blue ribbon panel" of lawyers.
D. Carl Lustig, III will be lecturing at the New York City Bar Assn. on September 13th, 2011 in their trial continuing legal education seminar on trials of civil cases. The topics he will be discussing are Direct Examinations and Summations.
Mitchell J. Sassower lectured at the New York State Trial Lawyers Association on March 23, 2011 on the topic of "Making & Defending Motions for Summary Judgment in Labor Law Cases" as part of a seminar on recent developments in the Labor Law.
Here are some of our firm’s recent verdicts and settlements.
2011 CASES:
$400,000.00 settlement for medical malpractice for 29-year old woman who underwent prolonged labor with uterine atony due to delay in performing C-section, with resulting post-Cesarean hemorrhage that required supracervical hysterectomy.
$1.4 million settlement for motor vehicle accident for 49-year old pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle that disobeyed red traffic signal, struck another vehicle and struck our client. Our client suffered injuries to her cervical spine, lumbar spine, knee and ankle, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression.
$4 million settlement for medical malpractice for 47-year old woman who underwent significant, but uneventful abdominal surgery; but she suffered stroke with hemiparesis when hospital incorrectly placed triple-lumen catheter in her carotid artery rather than her jugular vein.
$4 million settlement for construction accident for 30-year old elevator mechanic’s helper who suffered electric shock while working “live” on elevator modernization project, with resulting injuries to his left shoulder, back and neck, as well as neuropsychiatric and emotional disorders.
$725,000.00 settlement for premises liability for 60-year old woman who slipped on slippery, waxed floor in basement of apartment building where she lived, and suffered comminuted fracture of the patella (knee cap) that required surgery. Although the building’s maintenance staff claimed that appropriate warning signs were in place, this was disputed by our client.
$2.7 million settlement for construction accident for 28-year old apprentice electrician who was struck in the head by a cement-filled shovel that was accidentally dropped from a higher floor of the job site. Our client (who thankfully was wearing a hard-hat) suffered neck injuries including a compression fracture of the C-5 vertebra and cervical disc herniations. He also suffered a severe psychiatric reaction, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
$400,000.00 settlement for medical malpractice for 29-year old woman who underwent prolonged labor with uterine atony due to delay in performing C-section, with resulting post-Cesarean hemorrhage that required supracervical hysterectomy.
$1.4 million settlement for motor vehicle accident for 49-year old pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle that disobeyed red traffic signal, struck another vehicle and struck our client. Our client suffered injuries to her cervical spine, lumbar spine, knee and ankle, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression.
$4 million settlement for medical malpractice for 47-year old woman who underwent significant, but uneventful abdominal surgery; but she suffered stroke with hemiparesis when hospital incorrectly placed triple-lumen catheter in her carotid artery rather than her jugular vein.
$4 million settlement for construction accident for 30-year old elevator mechanic's helper who suffered electric shock while working "live" on elevator modernization project, with resulting injuries to his left shoulder, back and neck, as well as neuropsychiatric and emotional disorders.
