A SAMPLING OF CASES

The commanding presence of Steven E. North in achieving optimal results is demonstrated by verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients reflected in the following case results:

$15.7 Million
Vascular Surgery Malpractice
Jury Verdict:
Woman lost her leg due to failure to properly treat arterial obstruction. (Top 10 highest verdicts in the State of New York in 2004. Reported in the New York Law Journal.)

$14.7 Million
Cardiology Malpractice
Jury Verdict:
Man suffered a stroke as a result of improper medical treatment for a heart condition. Wife awarded $5.2 Million for loss of service on her derivative claim.

$26 Million
Obstetrical Malpractice
Jury Verdict:
Newborn suffered brain damage as a result of improperly managed delivery.

$5.9 Million
Medical Malpractice
Judge Award:
The Court found that initial surgery was malpractice, the surgeon removed a portion of plaintiffs stomach not normally removed setting up a host of problems that caused his death.

$750 Thousand
Legal Malpractice
Settlement:
Law firm failed to timely file legal papers.

$2.2 Million
Internal Medicine Malpractice
Jury Verdict:
On behalf of mother and child, involving the death of a man from a heart attack while working out in a gym.

$5.5 Million
Automobile Accident
Settled during Trial:
High school girl suffered brain damage as a result of automobile accident with cement truck.

$1.2 Million
Emergency Medicine Malpractice
Settlement:
On behalf of wife whose husband died as a result of the failure of doctors to appreciate impending heart attack.

$3.2 Million
Neurosurgery Malpractice
Settlement:
Woman was paralyzed following negligently performed brain surgery.

$450 Thousand
Construction Accident
Jury Verdict:
Iron worker injured by displaced beam.

$1.8 Million
Oncology Malpractice
Settlement:
On behalf of husband whose wife died as the result of a failure to timely diagnose and properly treat cancer.

$4.2 Million
Automobile Accident
Jury Verdict:
Man suffered spinal injury when struck by an oncoming car.

$8.1 Million
Products Liability
Settled during Trial:
Garage worker struck in head by exploding hydraulic system.

$3.3 Million
Emergency Medicine Malpractice
Settlement:
Man rendered paraplegic as the result of improperly managed spinal abscess.

$3.4 Million
Pulmonary Medicine Malpractice
Settled during Trial:
Physician died from improperly managed pulmonary disease.

$3 Million
Products Liability
Settlement:
Man suffered spinal cord injury caused by the collapse of improperly maintained machinery.

$3.5 Million
Genetic and Pediatric Malpractice
Settled during Trial:
Child suffered brain injury as the result of improperly managed metabolic disorder.

$1.7 Million
Gynecological Malpractice
Settlement:
Woman died as the result of the failure to timely diagnose breast cancer.

$2 Million
Hospital Negligence
Settlement in Claim:
Woman caught on fire in operating room.

$900 Thousand
Medical Malpractice
Settlement in Claim:
Terminal cancer patient poisoned to death by hospital worker who mistakenly administered ten times the proper dose.

$750 Thousand
Psychiatric Malpractice
Jury Verdict:
Psychiatrist failed to properly assess suicidal tendencies.

$950 Thousand
Gynecological Malpractice
Settlement:
Failure to timely diagnose breast cancer.

$3.2 Million
Pediatric Malpractice
Jury Verdict:
Failure to properly treat hip infection in child.

$2.8 Million
Hospital Negligence
Settled during Trial:
Artist suffered brain damage due to improperly administered medications.

$1.7 Million
Cardiology Malpractice
Jury Verdict:
Man died due to failure to properly diagnose and manage heart condition.

$2.1 Million
Gynecological Malpractice
Settlement:
Woman died as the result of failure to timely diagnose cervical cancer.

$3.1 Million
Ophthalmologic Malpractice
Settlement:
Improperly managed eye condition led to blindness.

$900 Thousand
Orthopedic Malpractice
Settled during Trial:
Improperly performed surgery with hardware failure.

$850 Thousand
Urological Malpractice
Settlement:
Failure to timely diagnose bladder cancer.

$9.5 Million
Automobile Accident
Jury Verdict:
Man suffered back injury as a result of multi-car collision.

$500 Thousand
Hospital Negligence
Settlement:
Woman suffered stroke from improperly placed catheter.

$1.5 Million
Products Liability and Automobile Accident
Settlement:
Man suffered spinal cord injury from automobile accident and defective seat belt.

$1.2 Million
General Surgery
Jury Verdict:
Improperly performed gallbladder surgery.

$750 Thousand
Urology Medicine Malpractice
Settlement:
Doctor failed to appreciate elevated PSA test result.

$3.2 Million
Emergency Medicine and Neurology Malpractice
Settled during Trial:
Doctors failed to timely recognize and treat cauda equina syndrome.

$900 Thousand
Plastic Surgery Malpractice
Settlement:
Doctor performed bogus penis extension procedure causing infection and partial impotence.

$1.7 Million
Rheumotology Medicine Malpractice
Settled during Trial:
Doctor failed to timely recognize and promptly treat Wegner’s granulomatosis.

$900 Thousand
Spinal Surgery Malpractice
Settled during Trial:
Anesthesiologist, pain management physician improperly performed myeloscopic procedure.

$375 Thousand
Premises Liability
Jury Verdict:
Woman fell and suffered Colles fracture as the result of a fall over oil delivery hose that was not properly placed across sidewalk.

$2.4 Million
Obstetrical Malpractice
Settled during Trial:
Doctors failed to timely recognize renal artery aneurysm. Death of mother and baby.

$575 Thousand
Products Liability
Settled during Trial:
Boot manufacturer left nail protruding into boot injuring diabetic causing bone infection.

$750 Thousand
Orthopedic Malpractice
Settled during Trial:
Elective knee surgery on patient with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS) causing exacerbation of condition.

$900 Thousand
Plastic Surgery
Settled during Trial:
Failure to obtain clear margins on a basal cell cancer causing loss of eye.

$300 Thousand
Premises Liability
Jury Verdict:
Woman fell to basement through improperly secured door at restaurant causing head injury.

$850 Thousand
Infectious Disease Malpractice
Settled during Trial:
Man suffered loss of eye due to failure to timely diagnose fungal infection.

$1.2 Million
Surgery and Pulmonary Medicine
Settlement:
Doctors failed to recognize obstruction of pulmonary vessel resulting in the loss of a lung.

$850 Thousand
Family Medicine Malpractice
Settlement:
Family doctor failed to appreciate signs of stomach cancer.

$750 Thousand
Gastroenterology Medicine Malpractice
Settlement:
Family doctor failed to refer symptomatic patient for colonoscopy. Colonoscopy improperly performed.

$350 Thousand
Orthopedic Surgery Malpractice
Settlement in Claim:
Orthopedist performed arthroscopic surgery on the wrong knee.