2015 - Page 5 of 13 - The Fitzgerald Law Firm

$1,054,347.83 – Global Developmental Delay, Cerebral Palsy, and Speech delay

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 12th, 2015 in Case Results, Medical Malpractice Results

File No. 06046 Settlement $$1, 054, 347.83 Facts and Claim Liability: The infant plaintiff, JM was born at The Bronx Lebanon Hospital on May 29, 1999 at 39 weeks gestation via vaginal delivery with...

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$350,000.00 – Mild Autism, Speech Delay

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 12th, 2015 in Case Results, Medical Malpractice Results

File No. 09125 Settlement: $ 350,000.00 Facts and Claim of Liability: Infant plaintiff, AK was born on September 16, 2002 at the Defendant Weill Cornell Medical Center at 39 week gestation via vaginal delivery...

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$1,500,000.00 – Cognitive Deficits and Speech Delays

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 12th, 2015 in Case Results, Medical Malpractice Results

File No. 09191 Injury: Cognitive deficits and speech delays. Settlement: $1,500,000.00 Facts and Claim of Liability: Infant Plaintiff, AB was born on November 6, 2004, at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital at 40 weeks gestation...

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Young Woman Killed in Drag Racing Crash

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 6th, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

Recent reports show that a young woman is dead following a drag racing crash. The victim, Alize Jorge, 19, was a passenger in a 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse that crashed. The vehicle was driven by...

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Congratulations to the team of Fitzgerald Lawyers who worked on the publication of the article “ACOG Swings … & Misses – Yet Again”.

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 5th, 2015 in Blog

In March of 2014 the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecologists (ACOG) published a third in a trilogy of consensus opinions, entitled Neonatal Encephalopathy and Neurological Outcome (Second Edition). In each of the trilogy...

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$3,318,181.82 – Developmental Delays in Language and Motor Skills. Neonatal Encephalopathy with Seizures, Low Muscle Tone with Fine and Gross Motor Incoordination. Qualitative Disturbance of Social Interaction.

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 5th, 2015 in Case Results, Medical Malpractice Results, Recent Case Results

File No. 11029 Settlement: $3,318,181.82 Facts and Claim Liability: The infant plaintiff, AK was born on March 10, 2008 at Lenox Hill Hospital at 38 weeks gestation with birth weight of 5 lbs 9...

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New York Not the Strictest on DUI Offenses

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 3rd, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

A recent study reveals that New York State is ranked number 30 out of all 50 states in strictness on DUI offenses. The study reveals that Arizona, Alaska, Connecticut, West Virginia, and Kansas are...

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Two Teens Dead After Driver’s Ed Crash

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on July 29th, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

According to reports, two teenagers are dead following an accident involving a driver’s ed car and a tractor-trailer. The incident occurred around 10:20 a.m. at an intersection that is regulated by a blinking light....

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The Fight Against Elder Abuse Receives More Funding in NYC

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on July 27th, 2015 in Blog

Did you know that more than 120,000 elderly New Yorkers are believed to be suffering from elder abuse? Sadly, this number could be even higher due to the fact that many who suffer abuse...

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Bicyclist Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Brooklyn

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on July 20th, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

According to recent reports, a bicyclist is dead and others injured following a three-vehicle crash near Barclays Center. Police say that an Uber driver, Zack Sharhan, was carrying three passengers in his car when...

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