Lawyers in New Jersey: Attorney Index

Personal Injury Lawyers

Personal Injury Lawyers

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John Blume	Ronald Goldfaden
Kenneth Berkowitz	Brian E. Mahoney
Dennis Donnelly	Mitchell Makowicz
Kenneth Elwood	John Molinari
Carol Forte	Daryl L. Zaslow
David Fried	Jeffrey Zenna
Norberto A. Garcia	Michael Zerres

$800,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Wrongful Death - Summer 2007
Failure to Diagnose Fetal Distress and Timely Perform a C-Section Delivery - Settlement $2 Million - Fall 2005
1.9 Million Dollar Settlement - Birth Injury - Spring 2004
1 Million Dollar Settlement - Failure to Diagnose Wilson's Disease - Spring 2004
1.2 Million Dollar Settlement for Auto Accident Death and Injuries - Fall/Winter 2003
$975,000.00 Recovery for Family of Worker Killed in Accident - Fall/Winter 2003
1 million dollar settlement for hypoxic brain injury at birth - Fall/Winter 2003
Failure to diagnose, treat hyperbilirubinemia results in $900,000.00 recovery - Summer 2003
Dog bite victim snares $500,000.00 settlement - Summer 2003
Brain damaged accountant receives $5 million settlement - Winter 2002
$500,000.00 Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Kidney Disease - Spring 2002
Settled a medical malpractice for $1 million for permanent disabilities suffered during birth. - Spring 2002
$550,000 settlement for shoulder injury during birth. - Spring 2002
Obtained a $1 million settlement for baby born in 1994. - Spring 2002
1.45 million dollar verdict against nurses for aspiration death - Winter 2001
John Blume Receives McLaughlin Award - Winter 2001
Patient Rendered a Quadriplegic Accepts $1.75 Million Settlement - Winter 2001
$1 million dollar settlement for bilateral hip dysplasia - Fall 2001
$4,125,000 Settlement For Lack Of Security At Shopping Mall, Which Resulted In Rape And Murder Of Mall Shopper, Spring 2000
$3 million Settlement to Elderly Man Who Was Over-medicated ., Fall 1999
$1.8 million settlement for delayed treatment of meningitis, Spring 1999
Jaundice Causes Brain Damage: $4 Million Award, Fall 1998
$3 Million Settlement for Ignoring Signs of Fetal Distress, Fall 1998
Forceps Delivery Damages - Infant's Facial Nerves: $875,000 Settlement, Fall 1998
Backhoe Bucket Injures Foreman: Jury Awards $1 Million, Fall 1998
$1 Million: Improper Delay in Delivery leaves Infant Brain Damaged, Spring 1998
Pediatrician Fails to Diagnose Infant's Bacterial Meningitis, Spring 1998
Anesthesiologist's Malpractice Settled for $ 1 Million, Spring 1998
Anesthesiologist's Malpractice Settled for $ 1 Million - Fall 1997
Brain Damaged Infant Will Receive Maximum Benefit of Physician's Insurance: $ 1 Million - Fall 1997
$1.4 Million Jury Verdict Against Perth Amboy Hospital - Fall 1997
$ 10.5 Million for Wrongful Death Case - Spring 1997
$ 1 Million Partial Settlement for Failure to Recognize Signs of Meningitis in Infant - Spring 1997
Juror Bias in Medical Malpractice Trial, Spring 1997
Teen Awarded $1 Million for Negligence at Birth - Fall 1996
$1 Million for Five Year Old with Cerebral Palsy Caused by Cesarean Section Delay - Spring 1996
Parsippany Lawyer Dies From Ruptured Aneurysm: $680,000 Settlement - Fall 1995
$750,000 Settlement After Surgery Results in Blindness - Fall 1995
Jury Awards $700,000 for Birth Injury: Forceps Misuse Damages Infant's Arm - Fall 1995
Medical Negligence Settles for $1.25 Million - Fall 1995
Surgical Delay Lawsuit Settled for Five Million Dollars: Missing and Misread X-Rays - Spring 1995
$2.2 Million Awarded to Pedestrian Hit by Truck - Spring 1995
$2.9 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement: Pediatrician Delayed Emergency Care - Fall 1994
Infant Medical Malpractice Case Settled for $2.4 Million - Spring 1994
Adult Cerebral Palsy Victim Collects from Birth Doctor - Fall 1993
Ironworker Paralyzed in Job Site Fall - Fall 1993
Delay at Hospital - Spring 1992
Negligence Causes Brain Damage - Spring 1992
Blume Gets $8 Million Verdict - Winter 1989

Kenneth Berkowitz

Highest Personal Injury Recovery in New Jersey State History - $25 Million - Summer 2003
$1,900,000. Settlement ~ Emergency Room Negligence - Spring 2008
$1,050,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Wrongful Death Failure to Diagnose Diabetes - Fall 2007
$500,000. Settlement ~ Shoulder Dystocia Brachial Plexus Birth Injury ~ Erbs Palsy - Winter 2007
$850,000. Settlement ~ Automobile Accident - Spring/Summer 2007
$950,000. Settlement - Birth Injury Shoulder Dystocia - Erb’s Palsy - Fall 2007
$950,000. Settlement – Medical Malpractice - Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury - Erbs Palsy - Summer 2007
1.43 Million Dollar Settlement – Construction Site Injury - Kenneth Berkowitz - Spring 2007
Medical Malpractice – Medication Error - Spring 2007
1.25 Million Dollar Settlement – Shoulder Dystocia - Brachial Plexus Birth Injury - Spring 2007
Motor Vehicle Accident Involving Commercial Vehicle - settlement $1.765 Million - Winter 2006
$3.13 Million Dollar Settlement - Failure to Diagnose and Treat Kidney Infection - Spring/Summer 2005
$2.5 million Settlement in Failure to Diagnose Malignant Spinal Tumor Case - Fall 2004
$500,000 Settlement in Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer Case - Spring 2004
$800,000 Settlement in Failure to Diagnose Coronary Artery Disease Case - Spring 2004
Misplaced PICC line results in 1.5 million dollar settlement for baby's partial amputation injury - Fall/Winter 2003
$2.75 Million Recovery for Family of Jayson Williams Shooting Victim - Spring 2003
$1.75 million dollar settlement for automobile accident victim - Summer/Fall 2002
$1.75 Million Settlement for Electrocution Injury to Railroad Worker - Summer/Fall 2002
$1.95 million for settlement to a scalded infant. - Spring 2002
Settled a construction site accident case for $2 million. - Spring 2002
1.9 million dollar settlement for burn injury. - Spring 2001
Steelworker Injured on Construction Site: Settlement is $1.05 Million Dollars - Winter 2001
$2M for Back Injury Sustained by Construction Worker On-site - Winter 2001
A $950,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case, in which an emergency room patient with clear signs of pneumonia was given oral antibiotics and sent home, and died the next day., Spring 2000
$1.1 million settlement for baby injured by negligent neonatal care after birth., Fall 1999
Construction Worker Injured in Box Fall: $667,000 Settlement, Fall 1998
$ 1.8 Million Consent Judgement , Spring 1998
$675,000 Settlement, After Defective Overhead Door Injures Worker, Spring 1998
$ 4.8 Million Settlement for Seriously Burned Victim , Spring 1998
$ 4.8 Million Settlement for Seriously Burned Victim - Fall 1997
$1.7 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death Case - Spring 1997
$508,000 Verdict in Machinery Injury - Fall 1995
$675,000 Settlement for Elderly Woman Burned in Shower - Spring 1995
$3.25 Million Settlement Concludes Bicycle Case - Fall 1994
Berkowitz Wins Unsafe Work Practices Cases - Fall 1994
$7 Million Jury Verdict Sends a Loud Message to Bicycle Manufacturers - Spring 1994
Child Burned by Bathwater Gets $5.5 Million - Fall 1993
Suicide Leap Could Have Been Prevented - Spring 1993
Unnecessary Operations - Spring 1992

Dennis Donnelly

$1,700,000. Settlement at Trial ~ Inadequate Hotel Security: Shooting/Wrongful Death - Spring 2008
$2,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Anesthesia Malpractice ~ Wrongful Death - Fall 2007
$925,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Trauma Care Malpractice - Fall 2007
$1,750,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Prenatal Testing ~ Wrongful Birth - Fall 2007
$450,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Failure to Treat Preterm Labor ~ Medication Error - Winter 2007
$415,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Prenatal Testing ~ Wrongful Birth - Winter 2007
$800,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Wrongful Death - Summer 2007
Defective Roof Design; SUV Rollover ~ Roof Crush - Spring 2007
Medical Malpractice – Wrongful Birth - Winter 2007
$1,000,000. Settlement ~ Defective Roof and Seatbelt Design; SUV Rollover ~ Wrongful Death - Fall 2006
Motor Vehicle Accident – Truck Accident - Fall 2006
Defective Roof and Seatbelt Design; SUV Rollover ~ Wrongful Death - Fall 2006
Medical Malpractice – Wrongful Birth - Spring 2006
Unsafe Workplace, Negligent Design and Maintenance at Electrical Substation,
Resulting in Electrocution Death - Winter 2006
Defective Design of Passenger Compartment; Wrongful Death - Winter 2005
Medical Malpractice – Hospital Administration - Winter 2005
$2,000,000 settlement- Partial settlement of wrongful death medical malpractice claims for Negligent hospital administration and surgical malpractice. - Winter 2005
Nursing Home Neglect - $500,000.00 Settlement - Winter 2005
$950,000. Settlement for Defective Seatbelt Design; Ejection - Fall 2005
Motor Vehicle Accident – Truck Accident - Fall 2005
Defective Airbag and Airbag Sensor Design, Unnecessary Deployment of Airbag - Fall 2004
$3.84 Million Dollar Verdict - Parents claimed that doctors did not properly monitor fetus - Summer 2004
$2.25 Million Dollar Verdict - Birth Injury - Summer 2004
$1.25 Million dollar recovery for baby who suffers from Canavan Disease - Summer 2003
$1.225 Million dollar settlement for child with Fragile X Syndrome - Summer 2003
$900,000.00 settlement for 13 year old boy who was born with thalassemia major - Summer 2003
Death of 45 year old man from untreated coronary artery disease nets $600,000.00 recovery - Summer 2003
$530,000.00 settlement for family of child who dies from undetected cardiac condition in newborn - Summer 2003
$4.6 Million Settlement for Railroad Accident - Spring 2003
$1.2 Million Settlement for Birth Defect Injury - Spring 2003
Motor Vehicle - Bus Accident – Wrongful Death - Winter 2002
Medical Malpractice ~ Negligent Postoperative Care ~ Brain Injury - Winter 2002
Received the "Consumers for Civil Justice" (CCJ) Pioneer Award and the Essex County Bar Association's Achievement Award. - Spring 2002
Utilized high-tech presentations to win $5 million and $1.24 million jury verdicts (opens in .pdf) - Spring 2002
Won a cumulative total of $11.175 million in five cases settled for occupants injured in unsafe cars. - Spring 2002
Won $3.4 million by settling three cases of failed prenatal diagnosis of birth defects. - Spring 2002
Diagnostics & Surgical Delay Cause Mother's Death, Estate Receives $1.65M - Winter 2001
Medical Malpractice Causes Cerebral Palsy, $1M Outcome - Winter 2001
$600,000 settlement won in case in which negligent prenatal screening failed to disclose Sickle Cell Anemia in an unborn baby. - Spring 2000
$1.6 million settlement for estates of worker overcome by toxic gases and co-worker who died helping him. , Fall 1999
$1.225 settlement from insurance company for 25-year-old woman seriously injured when her Ford SUV rolled over., Spring 1999
$900,000 settlement for 64-year-old teacher struck by bus when crossing street., Spring 1999
$1.65 Million in Failure to Diagnose Stomach Cancer, Spring 1998
$ 1.25 Million Medical Malpractice, Spring 1998
$1.65 Million in Failure to Diagnosis Stomach Cancer - Dennis Donnelly - Fall 1997
TMJ Surgery Worsens Woman's Condition: $1.75 Million - Fall 1996
Deli Fire Burns Worker's Hands: $500,000 Settlement - Fall 1996
3.5 Million settlement, Theospan - Spring 1996
$4.5 Million in Forceps Delivery Case - Spring 1996
$500,000 in Construction Site Accident - Spring 1996
Auto Accident Injures Mother & Son $695,000 Settlement - Spring 1996
$1 Million Settlement in "Right to Terminate" CASE - Spring 1995
Lack of Scaffolding at Work Site Cited in $500,000 Settlement - Fall 1994
$575,000 Verdict, Child Killed by Intoxicated Driver - Spring 1993
$500,000 Settlement & $2.25 Million Verdict, Chemical Pump Explodes - Winter 1991

Kenneth Elwood

$500,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident; Corporate Defendant in Pending Bankruptcy - Winter 2008
$250,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Winter 2008
$325,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Winter 2008
$2,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Negligent Ambulance & Emergency Treatment Wrongful Death - Winter 2008
$275,000. Settlement ~ Premises Liability Trip and Fall at a Restaurant - Fall 2007
$250,000. - Partial Settlement / Appeal Motor Vehicle Accident - Fall 2007
$1,275,000. Settlement - Medical Malpractice/Post-procedure Bleeding/Wrongful Death - Winter 2007
Motor Vehicle Accident – Jury Verdict - Winter 2007
Premises Liability - Hazardous Condition - Winter 2007
Nursing Home Negligence - Fractured Hip - Spring/Summer 2006
Negligent Delivery of Scissor Lift Machine Dangerous Work Environment - Jury Verdict - $539,000 - Spring/Summer 2006
$1.85 Settlement for Injuries Suffered in a Head on Motor Vehicle Collision - Winter 2006
Multi-vehicle Automobile Accident resulting in Death - $500 Thousand - Winter 2006
Failure to Diagnose Bacterial Endocarditis resulting in Stroke - $1 Million Settlement - Winter 2006
Nursing Home Neglect - $500,000.00 Settlement - Winter 2005
Failure to diagnose cardiac disease nets $450,000.00 settlement - Summer 2003
$890,000.00 Recovery for Construction Site Accident - Spring 2003
$340,000.00 Legal Malpractice Settlement - Spring 2003
$885,000 settlement for construction worker injured on mobile platform - Fall 2002
Elwood named partner. - Spring 2002
$492,500.00 Settlement for Injured Motorcyclist - Winter 2001
$990,000.00 Settlement for Auto Injuries - Winter 2001
$217,000 awarded to estate of 80 year old woman who died from injuries incurred during ambulance ride - Winter 2001
$600,000 settlement from a pathologist who misdiagnosed ovarian tissues as non-cancerous when in fact the cancer cells were present, resulting in a delay in treatment that caused early death for the patient. - Spring 2000
Roller Rink can be Sued - Fall 1996
Hot Coffee Burns Infant: $445,000 Settlement Obtained - Spring 1996
Jury Verdict Doubles Settlement Offer - Fall 1994

Carol Forte

$700,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Birth Injury Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - Spring 2008
$2,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer ~ Wrongful Death - Spring 2008
$1,350,000. Settlement ~ Product Liability Wrongful Death ~ Metabolife - Spring 2008
$2 Million Settlement ~ Failure to Timely - Diagnose and Treat Breast Cancer - Winter 2008
$975,000. Settlement ~Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury ~ Erb’s Palsy ~ Shoulder Dystocia - Fall 2007
$875,000. Settlement ~Medical Malpractice Failure to Diagnose Cervical Cancer - Fall 2007
$458,000. Settlement ~Medical Malpractice Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer - Fall 2007
$1,000,000. - Settlement - Traumatic Birth Injury - Brain Injury - Spring 2007
$1,900,000. - Settlement - Medical Malpractice - Sciatic Nerve Injury During Hip Replacement - Spring 2007
Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose Spinal Fracture – Contraindicated Medication - Spring 2007
Medical Malpractice – Birth Injury – Cerebral Palsy - Spring 2007
Medical Malpractice – Shoulder Dystocia – Erbs Palsy - Winter 2007
Failure to Order Appropriate Follow-up after Abnormality Noted on a Mammogram - Settlement $750,000 - Winter 2006
Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer - Settlement $700,000 - Winter 2006
$8 Million Dollar Recovery - Cerebral Palsy - Fall 2005
$3.95 Million Dollar Settlement - Birth Injury - Fall 2005
$2.2 Million Dollar Recovery During Trial - Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer - Fall 2005
Failure to Diagnose Fetal Distress and Timely Perform a
C-Section Delivery - Settlement $2 Million - Fall 2005
1.95 Million Dollar Verdict for Birth Injury - Winter 2005
Failure to timely diagnose breast cancer results in $1.85 million dollar settlement - Fall 2004
Failure to diagnose impending stroke - $1.95 million dollar settlement - Fall 2004
1.8 Million Dollar Settlement - Sexual assault at ATM/Inadequate Security - Spring 2004
1.2 Million Dollar Recovery - Death of Man Following Pinky Surgery - Spring 2004
$900,000.00 Settlement for Woman's Death Following D&C - Spring 2004
$4 Million Dollar Settlement - Hypoxic Brain Injury in an Adult; Improper Surgical Clearance - Fall/Winter 2003
$3.5 Million Dollar Recovery - Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer - Fall/Winter 2003
$2.132 Million dollar recovery for negligently performed back surgery - Summer 2003
$1.45 Million dollar settlement for failure to detect heart condition - Summer 2003
Named one of top 50 female litigators in America. - Spring 2002
Settled a aase against a drug company for $5 million. - Spring 2002
Won a $3 million settlement for failure to provide adequate care to a premature baby. - Spring 2002
Received a $2 million settlement for failure to detect a tumor. - Spring 2002
Won a $1.5 million settlement in an undetected birth defect case. - Spring 2002
Obtained a $1.42 million settlement for a delayed Caesarean section, resulting in the baby's subsequent cerebral palsy. - Spring 2002
1.6 million dollar settlement for birth injury. - Spring 2001
Erb's Palsy Settlements: $550,000.00 to $725,000.00 - Spring 2001
Carol Forte Settles Two Birth Injury Cases for $1.9M - Winter 2000
$1.9 million settlement was obtained against an obstetrician whose negligence led to the birth of a child with cerebral palsey. - Spring 2000
$1.5 million jury verdict was won against a gastroenterologist who performed a potentially dangerous procedure known as an ERCP without fully informing the patient of all of the risks of that procedure or alternatives to it. - Spring 2000
$1.25 Million Settlement was obtained for a child's brachial Plexus injury, incurred at birth. - Spring 2000
$1 million settlement for estate of school teacher whose heart attack was misdiagnosed at medi-center., Fall 1999
$12.7 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict: Failure To Report Abnormal Ultrasound Results in injury to twins, Spring 1999
Failure To Test Status of Baby Or Detect Signs Of Fetal Distress Before Delivery Causes Brain Damage To Newborn: $2.15 Million Award, Spring 1999
Cerebral Palsey Caused By Negligence of Mother's Obstetricians And Pediatrician: $1.3 Million Award, Spring 1999
Delayed Birth Causes Child to Suffer Cerebral Palsy and Brain Damage , Fall 1998
Improper Treatment for Respiratory Problems in Recovery Room; $ 1.1 Million Settlement - Spring 1997
$ 1.5 Million Settlement After Ultrasound Reading Fails to Detect Twin - Spring 1997
Doctor Ignores Pregnant Woman's Condition, Jury Awards $1.4 Million - Spring 1996
$3.017 Million Dollar Settlement Approved - Spring 1996
Surgical Delay Lawsuit Settled for Five Million Dollars: Missing and Misread X-Rays - Spring 1995
Medical Malpractice Settlement will Pay Over Five Million Dollars - Fall 1994
Doctor's Oversight in Surgery Leads to $800,000 Settlement - Spring 1994
Doctors Negligent in ERCP case - Fall 1993
Hospital Unprepared for Emergency Caesarean - Spring 1993
Cervical Cancer Undetected - 1 Million Dollar Settlement - Spring 1993

David Fried

$475,000 Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Birth Injury ~ Shoulder Dystocia/Erb's Palsy - Winter 2008
$300,000. Settlement ~ Construction Accident - Winter 2008
$800,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Shoulder Dystocia ~Brachial Plexus Injury ~ Erbs Palsy - Winter 2008
$300,000. Settlement ~Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Fall 2007
$450,000. Settlement - Lead Poisoning - Summer 2007
$2.3 Million Settlement - Medical Malpractice - Failure to Timely Treat Hemorrhaging - Summer 2007
Medical Malpractice ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - Spring 2007
Medical Malpractice ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - Spring 2007
Medical Malpractice ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - Winter 2007
Premises Liability ~ Lead Poisoning - Winter 2007
Motor Vehicle Accident - Winter 2007
Medical Malpractice ~Failure to Diagnose and Treat Sepsis ~ Wrongful Death - Winter 2007
Electrocution at Construction Site/Wrongful Death - Winter 2007
Medical Malpractice - Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer - Wrongful Death - Winter 2007
Inadequate Security Resulting in Assault/Gunshot Wound - Paralysis - Summer 2006
Motor Vehicle Accident - Truck Accident - Wrongful Death - Fall 2006
Premises Liability - Lead Poisoning - Summer 2006
Construction Accident - Negligent Operation of a Crane - Summer 2006
$900,000.00 Settlement for Ironworker Death - Fall 2005
$1.52 Million Dollar Settlement for Elevator Accident - Fall 2005
Aviation Accident Resulting in Paralysis Injury Settles for $7 Million dollars - Spring 2005
Negligence in Anesthesia Administration During Kidney Transplant - Settlement of $1 Million - Spring/Summer 2005
Negligence in Anesthesia Administration During Shoulder Surgery - Settlement of $750 Thousand - Spring/Summer 2005
Fatal Blast Suit Settles for 1.37 Million - Winter 2005
Child with Development Delays Recovers $900,000.00 Settlement - Fall/Winter 2003
1.05 million dollar verdict for Erb's Palsy injury - Fall/Winter 2003
Blume Goldfaden Partner, David Fried, speaks to American Airlines Sky Radio on Medical Malpractice Tort Reform - Fall 2003 (audio)
$585,000.00 Settlement for Facial Palsy - Fall 2002
$1.325 million Settlement for Scissor Lift Accident - Fall 2002
$450,000 settlement in medical malpractice case. - Spring 2002
$450,000 settlement in automobile accident case. - Spring 2002
Old Birth Injury Case Can Still be Filed: $475,000 Settlement - Winter 2001
$650,000 Settlement Was Won For Construction Worker Injured By Work-Site Cave-in. - Spring 2000
The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that the defendant doctor had no standing to contest a posthumus adoption of the dead baby, allowing the wrongful death suit against the doctor to proceed. , Fall 1999
$950,000 settlement for toddler injured by fall from defective shopping cart., Spring 1999
Elevator Malfunction Injures Woman's Back - Fall 1995

Norberto A. Garcia

Slip and Fall in Icy Parking Lot - Jury Verdict - Spring 2007
Norberto A. Garcia Becomes Certified. - Spring 2002
$50,000 Settlement for Client who was rear-ended - Winter 2001

Ronald Goldfaden

$1,392,000. Jury Verdict ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Winter 2008
$542,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Truck Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Winter 2007
$250,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Exacerbation of Prior Injuries - Spring 2007
$750,000 Settlement - Premises Liability ~ Train Accident - Summer 2007
1 Million Dollars Settlement - Medical Malpractice ~ Surgical Negligence - Winter 2007
$335,000 Settlement - Construction Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Winter 2007
$450,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Pedestrian Knockdown - Winter 2007
$300,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Pedestrian Knockdown - Winter 2007
$250,000 Settlement - Premises Liability ~ Slip & Fall ~ Icy Parking Lot - Winter 2007
3.9 Million Dollar Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident/Police Chase – Injures 3 Pedestrians - Spring 2007
$250,000 Settlement - Medication Error in Hospital- - Winter 2006
$245,000 Settlement - Negligently Performed LASIK Procedure - Winter 2006
$1.189 Million Settlement - Motorcyclist killed in crash - Winter 2006
9.6 MILLION JURY VERDICT FOR BRAIN DAMAGED CHILD - Winter 2005
1 Million Settlement - Failure of doctor to recommend colonoscopy - Winter 2005
$1.5 Million Settlement - Injured Pedestrian Settles Suit - Fall 2004
$850,000 Settlement - Recovery for Dog Bite Injury - Summer 2004
$1.5 Million Settlement - Family Tragedy Following Lethal Injection -Spring 2003
$750,000 Settlement - Auto accident settlement - Winter 2002
$4.625 Million Settlement - Wrongful Death Settlement - Summer 2001
$1.225 Million Settlement - Throat Obstruction Case - Winter 2001
Attorney Ron Goldfaden, a Blume Goldfaden partner, in January 2001 obtained significant settlements for his four clients who were killed or injured in the Seton Hall University dorm fire of January 19, 2000. - Spring 2001
2.2 Million Settlement - Transit passenger injured in a fall from a train. - Spring 2000.
$1.05 Million Settlement - Monmouth County man injured in a traffic accident in 1994. - Spring 2000
$750,000 Settlement - Teenager seriously injured roller blader wearing defective skates., Spring 1999
$650,000 Settlement - 69-year-old man injured in auto collision., Spring 1999
$200,000 Settlement - Podiatrist Negligence Delays Cancer Diagnosis: $200,000 Settlement - Fall 1996
$355,000 Settlement - Construction Worker Injured when Stairs Collapsed - Fall 1996
$556,500 Settlement - Motorcycle Collision - Spring 1996
$800,000 Settlement - "Degloving" Injury - Spring 1995
$450,000 Settlement - Back Surgery Follow-up was Negligent - Fall 1994
$210,000 Jury Verdict - Blume Goldfaden Represents Attorney in Drunk Driving Accident - Spring 1994

Brian E. Mahoney

$300,000 Recovery in an Employer's "Intentional Wrong" Setting
$386,000 Recovery for Factory Worker Injured by Industrial Shear - Spring 2003
$375,000 Recovery for Worker Who Fell from Aircraft Cargo Loader - Winter 2002
$325,000 Recovery in an Industrial Blender Case - Summer/Fall 1999
$200,000 Recovery for Miter Saw Victim Following Trial and Appeal - Summer 1999
$550,000 Recovery for Unlicensed Electrician - Summer 1998
$1.9 Million for Apartment Fire Victim - Spring 1999
$1.9 Million Verdict for Toxic Tort Victims - Spring/Summer 1996

Mitchell Makowicz

$275,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Emergency Room Negligence ~ Testicular Torsion - Mitchell Makowicz - Spring 2008
$395,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Winter 2008
Fall at Football Facility - Summer 2007
$385,000. - Settlement - Medical Malpractice - Improper Nursing Care - Summer 2007
Fall at Mall Parking Lot - Summer 2007
Medical Malpractice ~ Medication Error ~ Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Intracranial Bleed - Summer 2007
Medical Malpractice – Medication Error - Spring 2007
Motor Vehicle Accident/Police Chase – Injures 3 Pedestrians - Spring 2007
Failure to Take a Proper History and Perform Required Colon Cancer Screenings - Settlement: $600 Thousand - Winter 2006
Motor Vehicle Accident - Back Injury Aggravating a Pre-existing Back Condition - Settlement for $275,000 - Winter 2006
Fall From a Balcony - Spinal Fractures Requiring Surgery Appellate Division Affirms Jury Award - Winter 2006
$620,000.00 Settlement - Medical Malpractice Following Auto Accident -Spring/Summer 2005
$480,000.00 Recovery for Defective Product/Medical Scooter -Spring/Summer 2005
$350,000.00 Product Liability Recovery/Defective Loading-Unloading System -Spring/Summer 2005
$299,000.00 Medical Malpractice Verdict - Ear Surgery -Spring/Summer 2005
$274,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement - Emergency Room Negligence/Necrotizing Fasciitis -Spring/Summer 2005
46.7 Million Dollar Verdict - Toxic Exposure - Spring 2005
9.6 MILLION JURY VERDICT FOR BRAIN DAMAGED CHILD - Winter 2005
$825,000.00 Verdict - Fall from Second Floor of Apartment Complex - Winter 2004
$310,000 settlement for automobile accident injuries - Summer/Fall 2002
$541,000 settlement for automobile accident case. - Spring 2002
$240,000 Settlement won by Truck Driver - Winter 2001
$475,000 settlement won from obstetrician alleged to have failed to do proper prenatal testing and to have delayed delivery of baby, resulting in permanent injuries to the child. - Spring 2000
$781,000 Settlement for Slip & Fall Injuries, Fall 1998
Hospital Misses Diagnosis - Spring 1993

John Molinari

Motor Vehicle Accident - Wrongful Death - Spring 2007
Pedestrian Trapped by Bus - Spring 2007
Premises Liability – Inadequate Security Resulting in a Stabbing Jury Verdict - $165,000 - Spring/Summer 2006
Construction Site Accident - Crushed Foot/Amputation Settlement - $325,000 - Winter 2006
$350,000. Settlement for Construction Accident - Fall 2005
$450,000.00 Settlement - Cervical Injuries Following Car accident - Spring/Summer 2005
$350,000. Settlement for Department Store Negligence - Spring/Summer 2005
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules in Client's Favor on Uninsured Motorist Claim - Summer 2004
$407,500.00 recovery For Car Accident Injuries Caused By Drunk Driver - Spring 2004
$550,000.00 Auto Death/Leg Injuries Recovery - Fall/Winter 2003
$450,000.00 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Fatality - Fall/Winter 2003
$500,000.00 settlement for death of truck repairman - Summer 2003
Help Obtained for Housebound Teen - Winter 2001
Premises Security Settled for $175,000 - Spring 1996

Daryl L. Zaslow

$8.225 Million Verdict In Wrongful Birth/Down Syndrome Case - Winter 2008
Recovery in a “No Shoulder Dystocia” Case - Spring 2007
$2.0 Million Settlement In Down Syndrome Case - Winter 2007
$5.5 Million Verdict in Erb’s Palsy Case - Spring/Summer 2006
$850,000 For Failure to Provide Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Group B Strep - Winter 2006
$600,000 Recovery in ERCP "Informed Consent" Case - Winter 2005
$550,000 Settlement in Attractive Nuisance Case - Fall 2005
No Settlement Offers, No Problem - Spring/Summer 2005
1 Million Dollar Settlement for Delay in Diagnosing Colon Cancer - Winter 2005
$500,000.00 Settlement - Erb's Palsy - Summer 2004
$500,000.00 Recovery - Failure to timely diagnose prostate cancer - Fall/Winter 2003
$800,000 Settlement for the Estate of a Patron of a Restaurant Who Died From a Food Allergy - Fall/Winter 2003
$650,000.00 recovery for neurologic injury, death of infant from septic shock - Summer 2003
$125,000.00 Settlement for Nursing Home Fall - Spring 2003
$275,000.00 Settlement for Child's Eye Injury Caused by Dart Gun - Spring 2003
$500,000.00 settlement for rectal vaginal fistula injury following surgery for Bartholin duct cyst - Winter 2002
Daryl Zaslow, recently tried two cases in court successfully. - Winter 2001
$165,000.00 recovery for newborn death - Spring 2002
$125,000.00 settlement for trip and fall accident - Spring 2002

Jeffrey Zenna

$700,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Fall 2007
$250,000. Settlement - Burns Suffered in Fire - Summer 2007
Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Spring 2007
Motor Vehicle Accident - Fractured Hip - Spring/Summer 2007
Motor Vehicle Accident - Pedestrian Knockdown - Winter 2007
Construction Motor Vehicle Accident - Wrongful Death - Winter 2007
Medical Malpractice - Shoulder Dystocia - Erb's Palsy - Winter 2007
Motor Vehicle Accident - Fall 2006
Medical Malpractice - Shoulder Dystocia - Erb's Palsy - Summer 2006
Motor Vehicle Accident - Head on Collision - Summer 2006
Motor Vehicle Accident - Head on Collision - Spring 2006
Hospital Negligence - Improper Transfer to a Stretcher Resulting in Fall - Spring 2006
Obstetric Negligence During Delivery - Brachial Plexus Injury - Settlement of $350 Thousand - Spring/Summer 2005
$275,000.00 Settlement - Construction Site Injury - Spring/Summer 2005
$240,000.00 Defective Product Settlement/Soap Filling Machine - Spring/Summer 2005
$175,000.00 Recovery - Fall at Restaurant - Spring/Summer 2005
Radial nerve injury results in $550,000.00 recovery - Fall 2004
$495,000.00 settlement for osteomyelitis - Fall 2004
$395,000.00 Settlement - Osteomyelitis - Spring 2004
$270,000.00 Settlement for Postal Worker - Spring 2003
$150,000.00 Recovery for Ski Accident - Spring 2003

Michael Zerres

$1.25 Million Dollar Recovery for Failure to Timely Diagnose Lung Cancer - Winter 2008
$1.95 Million Dollar Settlement - Inadequate Anesthesia Care Resulting In Brain Injury and Death - Fall 2007
Improperly Placed Spinal Fusion Screws - Summer 2007
Ice Hockey Accident Results in Paraplegia Injury and $2.85 Million Dollar Settlement - Fall 2006
$2 Million Dollar Settlement - Failure to Diagnose and Treat Hypoglycemia Caused by Hypopituitarism - Fall 2006
Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Asphyxia $1 Million Dollar Settlement - Summer 2006
$2.85 Million Dollar Settlement - Birth Injury - Spring/Summer 2006
$750,000.00 Settlement - Failure to Timely Intubate - Spring/Summer 2006
$749,000.00 Recovery - Low Back Injury from Motor Vehicle Accident, followed by Seizures from Diagnostic Discography - Spring/Summer 2006
$625,000 Recovery – Mismanaged Shoulder Dystocia Resulting in a Brachial Plexus Injury and Erb's Palsy - Spring/Summer 2006
$500,000.00 Medical Malpractice Settlement for the Death of 63 year-old patient following a Liver Biopsy - Spring/Summer 2006
$2 Million Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Cancer in a Teen - Winter 2006
$1Million Settlement for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat a Cerebral Aneurysm - Winter 2006
$ 1.385 Million Settlement - Failure to Diagnose Acute Transverse Myelitis - Fall 2005
$500,000.00 Recovery - Failure to Diagnose Eagle-Barrett Syndrome During Pregnancy - Fall 2005
$675,000.00 Erb's Palsy Recovery
$630,000.00 Erb's Palsy Recovery - Spring/Summer 2005
$535,000.00 Pediatric Malpractice Settlement - Failure to Diagnose Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in an Infant - Spring/Summer 2005
1.25 Million Dollar Recovery for Birth Injury - Winter 2005
$990,000.00 Settlement for Partial Loss of Vision in One Eye - Winter 2005
Patient's Death Results in New Law - Fall 2004
3.2 Million Dollar Verdict - Birth Injury - Spring 2004
1.15 Million Dollar Settlement - Neurosurgeon Causes Death of Patient - Spring 2004
$800,000 Settlement - Death from Pre-eclampsia - Spring 2004
$575,000.00 Mississippi Recovery - Erb' s Palsy - Spring 2004
$4 Million Dollar Verdict - Birth Injury - Fall/Winter 2003
$800,000.00 settlement for infant with developmental/language delay due to misuse of Pitocin - Summer 2003
$950,000 settlement for failure to diagnose chest wall cancer - Winter 2002
$750,000.00 recovery for failure to diagnose lung cancer - Winter 2002
$2.5 million settlement for medication error in child with urea cycle disorder - Fall 2002
$500,000.00 Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Kidney Disease - Spring 2002
$500,000 settlement for death of newborn - Spring 2002
$475,000.00 settlement for shortened toes - Winter 2001
$1.2 Million Dollar Verdict for Unnecessary Thyroid Surgery - Summer 2001
$950,000.00 settlement for wrongful birth injury. - Spring 2001
$425,000.00 Verdict for Delay in Death Notification. - Spring 2001
A patient was told he had lung cancer, but actually did not. Resulted in unnecessary surgery, decrease in pulmonary function, settlement of $450,000. - Fall 2000.
$4 million settlement was recently won for inadequate resuscitation at birth which resulted in a child's cerebral palsy. - Spring 2000
$1 Million Settlement For Misdiagnosis of Cancerous Ovarian Cyst Tissue By Pathologist,
Resulting in Young Woman Being Unable to Have Children. Spring 2000
The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that in a wrongful death case the jury may consider a "bottom-line figure" for economic damages., Fall 1999
$1 Million Settlement for Brain Hemorrhage Misdiagnosed in Woman, Spring 1998
$ 2.025 Million Jury Verdict in Missed Diagnosis of Heart Condition - Spring 1997
Gun Control and Racial Discrimination Issues Won on Appeal - Spring 1997
Doctor Gives Diet Pills for Heart Problem: $450,000 Settlement to Estate - Fall 1996
Delay in Reporting Fetal Abnormality: $1.5 Million Settlement - Fall 1996
Undetected Breech Position Delays Infant's Delivery - Fall 1995
Jury Awards $725,000 for Unnecessary Foot Surgery - Spring 1994
Large Verdict for Auto Injuries - Fall 1993

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