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Were you harmed due to substandard medical care? A malpractice lawyer may be able to help you bring a case.

Medical malpractice is professional negligence by a doctor, nurse, or another healthcare provider, that causes an injury. Sadly, such negligence leads to thousands of deaths every year.

Mistakes in treatment can lead to a lifetime of physical hardship. The Medical Malpractice Unit at our firm is dedicated to holding doctors and other medical professionals accountable for the injuries they cause as a result of medical errors.

We have successfully fought for the victims of medical malpractice, dental malpractice, nursing home negligence and hospital negligence.

In one such victory, our lawyers were able to secure an $8 million settlement for a child who was negligently handled at birth, resulting in neurological deficits.

With this money, the child and his family can seek the kind of care and facilities needed to improve his potential and ensure that he is taken care of for the rest of his life.

Get a free legal review of your potential medical malpractice case when you complete the form below. A representative of our firm will be in touch shortly.

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$53 million verdict — brake mechanic suffering from mesothelioma

$13.5 million verdict — one of the very first Vioxx trial cases

$15 million settlement — man wound up a paraplegic due to negligent hospital care

$37 million verdict — 2 asbestos lung cancer plaintiffs

$47 million verdict — boilermaker who died from mesothelioma

$75 million verdict — historic consolidated trial involving men who had worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the 1940s and 1950s

$12.7 million verdict — iron worker who was injured due to unsafe working conditions

$64.65 million award — 4 asbestos plaintiffs

$17.5 million — consolidated trial of 5 mesothelioma victims

$25 million jury verdict — brake reliner

$5.8 million settlement — failure to perform timely C-Section

$30 million verdict — 7 former power-plant workers suffering from asbestos-related illnesses

$6 million settlement — pediatric malpractice case

$14 million consolidated verdict — 5 asbestos-related cancer suits: shipyards/powerhouses/construction

$8 million settlement — obstetrical malpractice resulted in neurological deficits

$3.5 million — 2 asbestos exposure cases

$600,000 settlement — motor vehicle negligence resulting in serious injury

$44 million verdict — 5 asbestos cases, including $11.6 million awarded to widow of sheet metal worker who died of mesothelioma

$1.6 million settlement — suicide after premature hospital discharge

$2.6 million settlement — ill-fitting prosthesis caused decubitus ulcers

$1.5 million settlement — construction worker fell off elevated train tracks

$750,000 settlement — defective construction equipment resulted in serious injury to worker


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