(914) 220-1086The estate of a 55 year-old single mother with four children settled a trucking accident case involving a tractor-trailor for $125,000 In Queens County, NY. The plaintiff died instantly after being struck by the tractor-trailer. Plaintiff’s estate claimed that she had completed turning after stopping at a stop sign. The defendant tractor-trailer contended that the […]
Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice And Wrongful Death At Bronx Hospital Yields $4.5 Million Settlement For NY Family
Jacobi Medical Center, a hospital located in Bronx, NY, recently settled a medical malpractice and wrongful death case for $4.5 million. The case involved a 28 year-old woman, Sherille Rankin, who died 10 days after undergoing bariatric surgery. The lawsuit was commenced on behalf of the 28 year-old’s family, including her four young children. Under […]
11 Year-Old Bronx (NYC) Girl Dies In Deadly Car Accident: Driver Believed To Be Under The Influence
Bronx resident, Leandra Rosado, an 11 year-old student at a Public School in Chelsea died in a car accident on the Henry Hudson Parkway last week. The driver, a friend’s mother, was driving seven girls to her home in the Bronx for a sleepover. The mother, 32 year-old Carmen Huertas, has been charged with vehicular […]
Three Families Claim Long Island New York Rehab Facility Failed To Monitor Loved Ones
A lawsuit has been filed in Suffolk County, NY alleging that staff at South Oaks Hospital in Amityville, NY failed to properly monitor three of their patients, resulting in the deaths of all three. The lawsuit further alleges that the Hospital staff doctored patient records in order to cover-up the incidents. For additional information regarding […]
Nursing Home In California Fails to Conduct Daily Blood Tests Resulting in Wrongful Death
La Jolla Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was cited by the California Department of Health Services in January 2009 for failing to follow a physician’s orders regarding the administration of the medication, Coumadin. According to a Department of Health Services report, the nursing home failed to conduct daily blood tests to monitor the resident’s response to […]
