By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 13, 2019 | 0 Comments
On April 3, 2019 a Brooklyn jury awarded $10,040,000 to a male pedestrian who tripped and fell on a broken patch of sidewalk measuring eight inches long by four inches wide and two inches deep. It was claimed this sidewalk defect was longstanding and in violation of NYC Administrative Code Sec. ...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 10, 2019 | 0 Comments
The FDA recently revised its warning of a correlation between some breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 03, 2019 | 0 Comments
On April 18, 2019 an appellate court covering Manhattan ruled that a pro se plaintiff's claims of excessive billing, churning and redundant fees to proceed to trial. The law firm sued had been provided a draft
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 20, 2019 | 0 Comments
In an Order dated March 27, 2019, an appellate court sustained the reduction of a Nassau County jury verdict of $9,435,000 to $4,772,614.
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 23, 2019 | 0 Comments
On Tuesday, a Manhattan jury joined the growing ranks of other juries from several States that found a link between long term use of baby powder (talc) and a deadly form of cancer called mesothelioma. The jury awarded $25,000,000 in compensatory damages to plaintiff Donna Olson who claimed that s...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 22, 2019 | 0 Comments
Court finds that attorney had admitted to negligence and causation on loss of property damage claim in letter to client. Attorney's arguments that the underlying case lacked merit rejected.
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 24, 2019 | 0 Comments
On April 12, 2019, a Bronx jury found in favor of a woman who sought help for an asthma attack and within 10 days suffered permanent irreversible brain damage. It was claimed that the doctors at the hospital failed to transfer the patient to a nearby hospital that had a heart-lung machine because...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 31, 2019 | 0 Comments
On May 29, 2019, an appellate court agreed that a client's claim for legal malpractice is no longer the property of the client once they file for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 of the US Bankruptcy Code. In March 2012 the plaintiff/client filed for bankruptcy and 3 years later sued the att...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 21, 2019 | 0 Comments
Last week an appellate court reversed a trial court that had granted summary judgment to a nephrologist (kidney specialist) and vascular surgeon dismissing the malpractice claim brought by the family of a patient who died due to a complications of dialysis treatment. The appellate court explained...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 09, 2019 | 0 Comments
On April 10, 2019 New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation agreed to settle a claim of failing to emergently deliver a baby via cesarean section for $1,750,000.
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