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All of our medical malpractice cases are carefully and meticulously screened by Blume Goldfaden's medical staff, and often by independent experts, prior to the institution of litigation. Suits are filed only after experts have affirmed that medical negligence caused serious injury or death (Affidavit of Merit). The settlements and verdicts posted on our website represent the culmination of years of effort that established medical negligence likely existed in our clients' care and treatment. Each verdict or settlement arose out of a failure in medical care, and we regret, as do our clients, how many medical errors kill or injure innocent patients. A recent study by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences estimated that as many as 98,000 patients may be killed each year in hospitals alone as a result of medical errors. However, we are proud that we have assisted our clients in holding healthcare providers accountable for their careless and negligent acts or omissions; as that is the best way to give doctors, nurses and hospitals an incentive to avoid such errors in the future.

• $1,665,000. Jury Verdict ~ Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death ~ Failure to Diagnose Allergy - Dennis Donnelly - Summer 2010
• $550,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Nursing Home Negligence - Kenneth W. Elwood - Spring 2010
• $3,715,000 - $9,625,000 Settlement Value In Cerebral Palsy Case - Daryl Zaslow, Esq. - Spring 2010
• $600,000. Settlement - Medical Malpractice - Delay in Diagnosis of Colon Cancer - Kenneth Elwood - Spring 2010
• $1,800,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Birth Injury - Michael B. Zerres - Spring 2010
• $1,175,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Labor & Delivery Negligence ~ Birth Injury ~ Wrongful Death - Mitchell J. Makowicz. Esq. - Spring 2010
• $750,000. Jury Verdict ~ Medical Malpractice/Surgical Negligence ~ Lack of Informed Consent - Carol L. Forte, Esq. - Spring 2010
• $415,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Birth Injury ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - David M. Fried, Esq. - Winter 2010
• $725,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death of a Newborn - Carol L. Forte, Esq. - Winter 2010
• $1,500,000. Recovery for 9 Year Old Boy Who Suffers Developmental Delays ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Birth Injury - Michael B. Zerres - Winter 2010
• $1,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Negligently Performed Sinus Surgery ~ Resulting in Hemorrhaging and Brain Injury - Carol L. Forte, Esq. - Fall 2009
• $500,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Negligently Performed Arthroscopic Meniscus ~ Repair Surgery Resulting in Femoral Nerve Injury - Carol L. Forte, Esq. - Fall 2009
• $650,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Birth Injury ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - Carol L. Forte, Esq. - Fall 2009
• $650,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Birth Injury ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - Carol L. Forte, Esq. - Fall 2009
• $700,000.00 Settlement ~ Late Bypass Surgery Complication - Michael B. Zerres - Spring/Summer 2009
• $700,000.00 and $675,000.00 Settlements ~ Erb’s Palsy Injury to Newborn after Shoulder Dystocia - Michael B. Zerres - Spring/Summer 2009
• $550,000.00 Settlement ~ Loss of a Fetus During Surgery - Michael B. Zerres - Spring/Summer 2009
• $500,000.00 Settlement ~ Late Diagnosis of Developmental Hip Dysplasia (DDH) - Michael B. Zerres - Spring/Summer 2009
• $2,000,000. Settlement in Wrongful Birth/Cystic Fibrosis ~ Case to pay over $4.4 Million - Daryl L. Zaslow - Spring/Summer 2009
• $5.9 Million Recovery in Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Case - John M. Blume, Esq. - Daryl L. Zaslow, Esq. - Spring 2009
• $890,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Wrongful Death ~ (Confidential Settlement) - Kenneth A. Berkowitz, Esq. - Summer 2009
• $1,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Perform a Timely Breast Ultrasound ~ Breast Cancer ~ Carol L. Forte, Esq. ~ Summer 2009
• $3.7 Million Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Spinal Hematoma ~ Confidential Settlement ~ Kenneth A. Berkowitz - Spring 2009
• $5,000,000. Settlement During Trial ~ Nursing/Hospital Negligence ~ Dennis Donnelly - Spring 2009
• $3,250,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice - Paraplegia Caused by Epidural Hematoma - Michael B. Zerres - Spring 2009
• $348,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Negligently Performed Physical Therapy ~ Mitchell J. Makowicz, Jr. ~ Spring 2009
• $250,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Shoulder Dystocia/Erbs Brachial Plexus Palsy ~ Jeffrey J. Zenna ~ Spring 2009
• $250,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Nursing Home Malpractice - Kenneth W. Elwood - Winter 2009
• $670,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Birth Injury ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - David M. Fried, Esq. - Winter 2009
• $1,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Monitor Intraoperatively During Spine Surgery ~ Carol L. Forte, Esq. ~ Winter 2009
• $1,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Wrongful Birth ~ Failure to Discern Medical History ~ Carol L. Forte, Esq. ~ Winter 2009
• $750,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~Misdiagnosis of Uterine Cancer Resulting In Unnecessary Hysterectomy ~ Carol L. Forte, Esq. ~ Winter 2009
• $700,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Perform a Timely Breast Biopsy ~ Breast Cancer ~ Carol L. Forte, Esq. - Winter 2009
• $682,500. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Birth Injury ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - Carol L. Forte, Esq. ~ Winter 2009
• $250,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Timely Diagnose Breast Cancer ~ Mitchell J. Makowicz, Jr. ~ Winter 2009
• $1,500,000. Settlement - Medical Malpractice - Failure to Diagnose Prostate Cancer - Ronald P. Goldfaden - Winter 2009
• $500,000. Settlement - Medical Malpractice - Failure to Treat or Prevent Compartment Syndrome - Jeffrey J. Zenna - Winter 2009
• $950,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Heed Results of Blood Tests, Causing Kidney Damage - Kenneth A. Berkowitz - Fall 2008
• $500,000 Settlement - Failure to Diagnose Esophageal Cancer Resulting in Death - Michael B. Zerres - Fall 2008
• $375,000. Settlement ~ Nursing Home Negligence - Kenneth W. Elwood - Fall 2008
• $1,600,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Timely Treat Lung Cancer ~ Wrongful Death - Cynthia M. Craig - Summer 2008
• $850,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Negligent Postoperative Care & Treatment - Carol L. Forte - Summer 2008
• $1,930,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Birth Injury ~ Cerebral Palsy - Carol L. Forte - Summer 2008
• $1,500,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Death Following Spinal Injury ~ Wrongful Death - Michael B. Zerres - Summer 2008
• $850,000 Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Anesthesiology Negligence ~ Wrongful Death - Daryl L. Zaslow - Summer 2008
• $545,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Timely Diagnose Breast Cancer - Carol L. Forte - Spring 2008
• $7,250,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Diagnose & Treat Pneumothorax - Kenneth Berkowitz - Spring 2008
• $2,750,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Perform a Timely Caesarean Section - Kenneth Berkowitz - Spring 2008
• $700,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Birth Injury Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - Carol L. Forte - Spring 2008
• $2,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer ~ Wrongful Death - Carol L. Forte - Spring 2008
• $1,900,000. Settlement ~ Emergency Room Negligence - Ken Berkowitz - Spring 2008
• $275,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Emergency Room Negligence ~ Testicular Torsion - Mitchell Makowicz - Spring 2008
• $1.25 Million Dollar Recovery for Failure to Timely Diagnose Lung Cancer - Michael B. Zerres - Winter 2008
• $475,000 Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Birth Injury ~ Shoulder Dystocia/Erb's Palsy - David Fried - Winter 2008
• $800,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Shoulder Dystocia ~Brachial Plexus Injury ~ Erbs Palsy - David Fried - Winter 2008
• $8.225 Million Verdi ct In Wrongful Birth/Down Syndrome Case - Daryl L. Zaslow - Winter 2008
• $2,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Negligent Ambulance & Emergency Treatment Wrongful Death - Kenneth Elwood - Winter 2008
• $2 Million Settlement ~ Failure to Timely - Diagnose and Treat Breast Cancer - Carol L. Forte - Winter 2008
• $975,000. Settlement ~Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury ~ Erb’s Palsy ~ Shoulder Dystocia - Carol L. Forte - Fall 2007
• $1,050,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Wrongful Death Failure to Diagnose Diabetes - Ken Berkowitz - Fall 2007
• $2,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Anesthesia Malpractice ~ Wrongful Death - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2007
• $925,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Trauma Care Malpractice - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2007
• $1,750,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Prenatal Testing ~ Wrongful Birth - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2007
• $875,000. Settlem ent ~Medical Malpractice Failure to Diagnose Cervical Cancer - Carol L. Forte - Fall 2007
• $458,000. Settlement ~Medical Malpractice Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer - Carol L. Forte - Fall 2007
• $950,000. Settlement - Birth Injury Shoulder Dystocia - Erb’s Palsy - Ken Berkowitz - Fall 2007
• $2.05 Million Dollar Settlement - Inadequate Anesthesia Care Resulting In Brain Injury and Death - Michael B. Zerres - Fall 2007
• $950,000. Settlement – Medical Malpractice - Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury - Erbs Palsy Ken Berkowitz - Summer 2007
• $2.3 Million Settlement - Medical Malpractice - Failure to Timely Treat Hemorrhaging - David Fried - Summer 2007
• Medical Malpractice ~ Medication Error ~ Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Intracranial Bleed - Mitchell Makowicz, Jr. - Summer 2007
• $385,000. - Settlement - Medical Malpractice - Improper Nursing Care - Mitchell Makowicz, Jr. - Summer 2007
• Improperly Placed Spinal Fusion Screws - Michael B. Zerres - Summer 2007
• $1,000,000. - Settlement - Traumatic Birth Injury - Brain Injury - Carol L. Forte - Spring 2007
• $1,900,000. - Settlement - Medical Malpractice - Sciatic Nerve Injury During Hip Replacement - Carol L. Forte - Spring 2007
• Medical Malpractice ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - David Fried - Spring 2007
• Medical Malpractice ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - David Fried - Spring 2007
• Medical Malpractice – Medication Error - Ken Berkowitz & Mitchell Makowicz, Jr. - Spring 2007
• Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose Spinal Fracture – Contraindicated Medication - Carol L. Forte - Spring 2007
• Medical Malpractice – Birth Injury – Cerebral Palsy - Carol L. Forte - Spring 2007
• Recovery in a “No Shoulder Dystocia” Case - Daryl L. Zaslow - Spring 2007
• 1.25 Million Dollar Settlement – Shoulder Dystocia - Brachial Plexus Birth Injury - Ken Berkowitz - Spring 2007
• $1,275,000. Settlement - Medical Malpractice/Post-procedure Bleeding/Wrongful Death - Winter 2007
• Medical Malpractice ~ Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - David Fried - Winter 2007
• Medical Malpractice ~Failure to Diagnose and Treat Sepsis ~ Wrongful Death - David Fried - Winter 2007
• Medical Malpractice – Shoulder Dystocia – Erbs Palsy - Carol L. Forte - Winter 2007
• Medical Malpractice - Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer - Wrongful Death - David Fried - Winter 2007
• Medical Malpractice – Wrongful Birth - Dennis M. Donnelly - Winter 2007
• $415,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Prenatal Testing ~ Wrongful Birth - Dennis M. Donnelly - Winter 2007
• $450,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Failure to Treat Preterm Labor ~ Medication Error - Dennis M. Donnelly - Winter 2007
• $500,000. Settlement ~ Shoulder Dystocia Brachial Plexus Birth Injury ~ Erbs Palsy - Ken Berkowitz - Winter 2007
• 1 Million Dollar Settlement - Medical Malpractice ~ Surgical Negligence - Ronald Goldfaden - Winter 2007
• $2.0 Million Settlement In Down Syndrome Case - Daryl L. Zaslow - Fall 2006
• Medical Malpractice - Shoulder Dystocia - Erb's Palsy - Jeffrey Zenna - Fall 2006
• $2 Million Dollar Settlement - Failure to Diagnose and Treat Hypoglycemia Caused by Hypopituitarism - Michael B. Zerres - Fall 2006
• Medical Malpractice - Shoulder Dystocia - Erb's Palsy - Jeffrey Zenna - Summer 2006
• Hospital Negligence - Improper Transfer to a Stretcher Resulting in Fall - Jeffrey Zenna - Spring 2006
• Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Asphyxia $1 Million Dollar Settlement - Michael B. Zerres - Summer 2006
• Medical Malpractice – Wrongful Birth - Dennis M. Donnelly - Spring 2006
• Nursing Home Negligence - Fractured Hip - Kenneth Elwood - Spring/Summer 2006
• $5.5 Million Verdict in Erb’s Palsy Case - Daryl L. Zaslow - Spring/Summer 2006
• $2.85 Million Dollar Settlement - Birth Injury - Michael B. Zerres - Spring/Summer 2006
• $750,000.00 Settlement - Failure to Timely Intubate - Michael B. Zerres - Spring/Summer 2006
• $749,000.00 Recovery - Low Back Injury from Motor Vehicle Accident, followed by Seizures from Diagnostic Discography - Michael B. Zerres - Spring/Summer 2006
• $625,000 Recovery – Mismanaged Shoulder Dystocia Resulting in a Brachial Plexus Injury and Erb's Palsy - Michael B. Zerres - Spring/Summer 2006
• $500,000.00 Medical Malpractice Settlement for the Death of 63 year-old patient following a Liver Biopsy - Michael B. Zerres - Spring/Summer 2006
• Failure to Diagnose Bacterial Endocarditis resulting in Stroke - $1 Million Settlement - Kenneth Elwood, Winter 2006
• Failure to Take a Proper History and Perform Required Colon Cancer Screenings - Settlement: $600 Thousand - Mitchell Makowicz, Jr., Winter 2006
• Failure to Order Appropriate Follow-up after Abnormality Noted on a Mammogram - Settlement $750,000 - Carol L. Forte, Winter 2006
• Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer - Settlement $700,000 - Carol L. Forte , Winter 2006
• $2 Million Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Cancer in a Teen - Michael B. Zerres, Spring 2006
• $850,000 For Failure to Provide Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Group B Strep - Daryl Zaslow, Spring 2006
• $250,000 Settlement - Medication Error in Hospital - Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 2006
• $245,000 Settlement - Negligently Performed LASIK Procedure - Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 2006
• $8 Million Dollar Recovery - Cerebral Palsy -Carol Forte, Fall 2005
• $3.95 Million Dollar Settlement - Birth Injury - Carol Forte, Fall 2005
• $2.2 Million Dollar Recovery During Trial - Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer - Carol Forte, Fall 2005
• Failure to Diagnose Fetal Distress and Timely Perform a C-Section Delivery - Settlement $2 Million - John M. Blume & Carol Forte, Fall 2005
• $ 1.385 Million Settlement - Failure to Diagnose Acute Transverse Myelitis - Michael Zerres, Fall 2005
• $1Million Settlement for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat a Cerebral Aneurysm - Michael Zerres, Winter 2005
• $600,000 Recovery in ERCP "Informed Consent" Case - Daryl Zaslow, Fall 2005
• $500,000.00 Recovery - Failure to Diagnose Eagle-Barrett Syndrome During Pregnancy - Michael Zerres, Fall 2005
• Negligence in Anesthesia Administration During Kidney Transplant - Settlement of $1 Million - David Fried, Spring/Summer 2005
• Negligence in Anesthesia Administration During Shoulder Surgery - Settlement of $750 Thousand - David Fried, Spring/Summer 2005
• Obstetric Negligence During Delivery - Brachial Plexus Injury - Settlement of $350 Thousand - Jeffrey Zenna, Spring/Summer 2005
• Medical Malpractice – Hospital Administration - Dennis M. Donnelly - Winter 2005
• Medical Malpractice ~ Negligent Postoperative Care ~ Brain Injury - Dennis M. Donnelly - Winter 2002

• $850,000. Settlement ~ Product Liability ~ Unsafe Workplace - Jeffrey J. Zenna, Esq. - Winter 2010
• $1,400,000. Settlement ~ Product Liability ~ Eye Care Products ~ Bausch & Lomb Eye Care/Contact Lens Products - Mitchell J. Makowicz, Esq. - Fall 2009
• $2,300,000. Settlement ~ Poorly Designed Airbag - Deploys in Low Impact Collision Causing Brain Injury - Dennis Donnelly - Harris Feldman - Summer 2008
• $1,350,000. Settlement ~ Product Liability Wrongful Death ~ Metabolife - Carol L. Forte - Spring 2008
• $345,000.Settlement ~ Product Liability - Unnecessary Deployment of Automobile Airbag - Jeffrey Zenna - Summer 2007
• Defective Roof Design; SUV Rollover ~ Roof Crush - Dennis M. Donnelly - Spring 2007
• $1,000,000. Settlement ~ Defective Roof and Seatbelt Design; SUV Rollover ~ Wrongful Death - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2006
• Defective Roof and Seatbelt Design; SUV Rollover ~ Wrongful Death - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2006
• Defective Design of Passenger Compartment; Wrongful Death - Dennis M. Donnelly - Winter 2005
• $950,000. Settlement for Defective Seatbelt Design; Ejection - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2005
• $480,000.00 Recovery for Defective Product/Medical Scooter - Mitch Makowicz, Spring/Summer 2005
• $350,000.00 Product Liability Recovery/Defective Loading-Unloading System - Mitch Makowicz, Spring/Summer 2005
• $240,000.00 Defective Product Settlement/Soap Filling Machine - Jeffrey Zenna, Spring/Summer 2005
• Aviation Accident Resulting in Paralysis Injury Settles for $7 Million dollars - David Fried, Spring 2005
• Defective Airbag and Airbag Sensor Design, Unnecessary Deployment of Airbag - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2004
• $885,000 settlement for construction worker injured on mobile platform - Kenneth Elwood - Fall 2002
• $950,000 settlement for toddler injured by fall from defective shopping cart - David Fried, Spring 1999,
• $750,000 settlement - Teenager seriously injured roller blader wearing defective skates. Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 1999
• $ 1.8 Million Consent Judgement - Ken Berkowitz, Spring 1998
• $675,000 Settlement, After Defective Overhead Door Injures Worker - Ken Berkowitz, Spring 1998
• $ 4.8 Million Settlement for Seriously Burned Victim - Ken Berkowitz, Spring 1998
• $ 4.8 Million Settlement for Seriously Burned Victim - Ken Berkowitz, Fall 1997
• Deli Fire Burns Worker's Hands: $500,000 Settlement - Dennis Donnelly, Fall 1996
• Hot Coffee Burns Infant: $445,000 Settlement Obtained - Kenneth Elwood, Spring 1996
• Dangerous Theospan - Dennis Donnelly, Spring 1996
• Elevator Malfunction Injures Woman's Back - David Fried, Fall 1995,
• $508,000 Verdict in Machinery Injury - Kenneth Berkowitz, Fall 1995
• $800,000 Settlement - "Degloving" Injury - Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 1995
• Lack of Scaffolding at Work Site Cited in $500,000 Settlement - Dennis Donnelly, Fall 1994
• $3.25 Million Settlement Concludes Bicycle Case - Kenneth Berkowitz, Fall 1994
• Berkowitz Wins Unsafe Work Practices Cases - Kenneth Berkowitz, Fall 1994
• $7 Million Jury Verdict Sends A Loud Message to Bicycle Manufacturers - Kenneth Berkowitz, Spring 1994
• Chemical Pump Explodes - Dennis Donnelly, Winter 1991

• $790,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - David M. Fried, Esq. - Spring 2010
• $907,000. Combined Settlement and Verdict ~ Automobile Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Harris S. Feldman - Winter 2010
• $300,000. Settlement (Full Policy Limit) - Motor Vehicle Accident - Kenneth Elwood - Winter 2010
• $1,650,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - David M. Fried, Esq. - Winter 2010
• $475,000. Settlement ~ Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Accident - Kenneth W. Elwood - Fall 2009
• $340,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Kenneth W. Elwood - Fall 2009
• $650,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Tow Truck/Pedestrian Knock Down ~ Richard J. Villanova, Esq. - Fall 2009
• $2,650,000. Jury Verdict ~ Wrongful Death/Motor Vehicle Case ~ Decedent was Turning Left from a Stop Sign - Daryl L. Zaslow - Summer 2009
• $350,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Truck Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Harris S. Feldman - Summer 2009
• $1,220,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Premises Liability ~ Failure to properly maintain roadway; Icy condition - Jeffrey J. Zenna - Summer 2009
• $7,982,298.80 Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Collision with Truck ~ Brain Injury ~ Dennis Donnelly ~ Summer 2009
• $1,295,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident/Wrongful Death ~ John Molinari - Spring 2009
• $650,000. Jury Verdict ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Jeffrey J. Zenna - Spring 2009
• $4.197 Million Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Jeffrey J. Zenna - Spring 2009
• $2,750,000. Jury Verdict - Pedestrian Knockdown - John E. Molinari - Winter 2009
• $240,000. Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Richard J. Villanova, Esq. - Fall 2008
• $1,200,000 Settlement ~ Automobile Accident - Jeffrey J. Zenna - Summer 2008
• $500,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Kenneth W. Elwood - Summer 2008
• $400,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Cynthia M. Craig - Summer 2008
• $300,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Cynthia M. Craig - Winter 2008
• $500,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident; Corporate Defendant in Pending Bankruptcy - Ken Elwood - Winter 2008
• $250,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Ken Elwood - Winter 2008
• $325,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Ken Elwood - Winter 2008
• $1,392,000. Jury Verdict ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Ronald Goldfaden - Winter 2008
• $395,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - Mitchell J. Makowicz - Winter 2008
• $300,000. Settlement ~Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Wrongful Death - David Fried - Fall 2007
• $250,000. - Partial Settlement / Appeal Motor Vehicle Accident - Ken Elwood - Fall 2007
• $700,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Jeffrey Zenna - Fall 2007
• $800,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Wrongful Death - John M. Blume & Dennis M. Donnelly - Summer 2007
• $850,000. Settlement ~ Automobile Accident - Ken Berkowitz - Spring/Summer 2007
• $200,000. Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Richard J. Villanova, Esq. - Spring/Summer 2007
• Motor Vehicle Accident - Fractured Hip - Jeffrey Zenna - Spring/Summer 2007
• $250,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicl e Accident ~ Exacerbation of Prior Injuries - Ronald Goldfaden - Spring 2007
• Defective Roof Design; SUV Rollover ~ Roof Crush - Dennis M. Donnelly - Spring 2007
• Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Jeffrey Zenna - Spring 2007
• Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Harris Feldman - Spring 2007
• Motor Vehicle Accident - Wrongful Death - John Molinari - Spring 2007
• Pedestrian Trapped by Bus - John Molinari - Spring 2007
• Motor Vehicle Accident/Police Chase – Injures 3 Pedestrians - Ronald P. Goldfaden & Mitchell J. Makowicz - Spring 2007
• Motor Vehicle Accident - David M. Fried - Winter 2007
• Motor Vehicle Accident – Jury Verdict - Ken Elwood - Winter 2007
• Motor Vehicle Accident - Pedestrian Knockdown - Jeffrey Zenna - Winter 2007
• $542,000 Settlem ent - Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Truck Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Ronald Goldfaden - Winter 2007
• $450,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Pedestrian Knockdown - Ronald Goldfaden - Winter 2007
• $300,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Pedestrian Knockdown - Ronald Goldfaden - Winter 2007
• Defective Roof and Seatbelt Design; SUV Rollover ~ Wrongful Death - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2006
• Motor Vehicle Accident – Truck Accident - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2006
• Construction Motor Vehicle Accident - Wrongful Death - Jeffrey Zenna - Fall 2006
• Motor Vehicle Accident - Truck Accident - Wrongful Death - David Fried - Fall 2006
• Motor Vehicle Accident - Jeffrey Zenna - Fall 2006
• Motor Vehicle Accident - Head on Collision - Jeffrey Zenna - Summer 2006
• $300,000. Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident - Richard J. Villanova, Esq. - Spring/Summer 2006
• Motor Vehicle Accident - Head on Collision - Jeffrey Zenna - Spring 2006
• Motor Vehicle Accident - Head on Collision - Richard Villanova - Spring 2006
• $749,000.00 Recovery - Low Back Injury from Motor Vehicle Accident, followed by Seizures from Diagnostic Discography - Michael B. Zerres - Spring/Summer 2006
• $1.85 Settlement for Injuries Suffered in a Head on Motor Vehicle Collision - Kenneth Elwood, Winter 2006
• Multi-vehicle Automobile Accident resulting in Death - $500 Thousand - Kenneth Elwood, Winter 2006
• Motor Vehicle Accident - Back Injury Aggravating a Pre-existing Back Condition - Settlement for $275,000 - Mitch Makowicz, Winter 2006
• $1.189 Million Settlement - Motorcyclist killed in crash - Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 2006
• Motor Vehicle Accident Involving Commercial Vehicle - settlement $1.765 Million - Ken Berkowitz, Spring 2006
• Motor Vehicle Accident – Truck Accident - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2005
• No Settlement Offers, No Problem - Daryl Zaslow, Fall 2005
• $450,000.00 Settlement - Cervical Injuries Following Car accident -John Molinari, Spring 2005
• $200,000.00 Settlement - Policy Limits Paid for Death by Auto - Richard Villanova , Spring/Summer 2005
• Defective Design of Passenger Compartment; Wrongful Death - Dennis M. Donnelly - Winter 2005
• Defective Airbag and Airbag Sensor Design, Unnecessary Deployment of Airbag - Dennis M. Donnelly - Fall 2004
• $1.5 Million Settlement - Injured Pedestrian Settles Suit - Ronald Goldfaden, Fall 2004
• New Jersey Supreme Court Rules in Client's Favor on Uninsured Motorist Claim - John Molinari, Summer 2004
• $407,500.00 recovery For Car Accident Injuries Caused By Drunk Driver - John Molinari, Spring 2004
• 1.2 Million Dollar Settlement for Auto Accident Death and Injuries - John M. Blume, Fall/Winter 2003
• $975,000.00 Recovery for Family of Worker Killed in Accident - John M. Blume, Fall/Winter 2003
• $550,000.00 Auto Death/Leg Injuries Recovery -John Molinari, Fall/Winter 2003
• $450,000.00 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Fatality - John Molinari, Fall/Winter 2003
• $500,000.00 settlement for death of truck repairman - John Molinari, Summer 2003
• Motor Vehicle - Bus Accident – Wrongful Death - Dennis M. Donnelly - Winter 2002
• $750,000 Settlement - Auto accident - Ronald Goldfaden, Winter 2002
• $1.75 million dollar settlement for automobile accident victim - Ken Berkowitz, Fall 2002
• $541,000 settlement for automobile accident case - Mitch Makowicz Spring 2002
• $450,000 settlement in automobile accident case. - Mitch Makowicz Spring 2002
• Won a cumulative total of $11.175 million in five cases settled for occupants injured in unsafe cars. - Dennis Donnelly, Spring 2002
• 492,500.00 Settlement for Injured Motorcyclist - Kenneth Elwood, Winter 2001
• 990,000.00 Settlement for Auto Injuries - Kenneth Elwood, Winter 2001
• $50,000 Settlement for Client who was rear-ended - Norberto Garcia, Winter 2001
• $2.2 million Settlement - obtained for a transit passenger injured in a fall from a train. - Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 2000
• $1,050,000 settlement - Monmouth County man injured in a traffic accident in 1994. - Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 2000
• $1.225 settlement from insurance company for 25-year-old woman seriously injured when her Ford SUV rolled over, Dennis Donnelly, Spring 1999
• $900,000 settlement for 64-year-old teacher struck by bus when crossing street., Dennis Donnelly, Spring 1999
• $650,000 Settlement - 69-year-old man injured in auto collision., Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 1999
• $ 10.5 Million for Wrongful Death Case - John Blume, Spring 1997
• $556,500 Settlement - Motorcycle Collision - Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 1996
• Auto Accident Injures Mother & Son $695,000 Settlement - Dennis Donnelly, Spring 1996
• $2.2 Million Awarded to Pedestrian Hit by Truck - John Blume, Spring 1995
• Blume Goldfaden Represents Attorney in Drunk Driving Accident - Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 1994
• Large Verdict for Auto Injuries - Michael Zerres, Fall 1993
• Child Killed by Intoxicated Driver - Dennis Donnelly, Spring 1993

• $1,400,000. Settlement ~ Construction Accident ~ Ironworker Falls from Second Story ~ David M. Fried ~ Spring 2009
• $2,000,000. Settlement - Construction Accident - John E. Molinari - Spring 2009
• $950,000 Settlement ~ Construction Accident - David M. Fried - Fall 2008
• $750,000 Settlement ~ Construction Accident - David M. Fried - Fall 2008
• $550,000 Settlement ~ Construction Accident - David Fried - Summer 2008
• $355,000 Settlement ~ Construction Accident - David Fried - Summer 2008
• $300,000. Settlement ~ Construction Accident - David Fried - Winter 2008
• 1.43 Million Dollar Settlement – Construction Site Injury - Kenneth Berkowitz - Spring 2007
• $335,000 Settlement - Construction Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Ronald Goldfaden - Winter 2007
• Electrocution at Construction Site/Wrongful Death - David Fried - Winter 2007
• Construction Mot or Vehicle Accident - Wrongful Death - Jeffrey Zenna - Fall 2006
• Construction Accident - Negligent Operation of a Crane - David Fried - Summer 2006
• Unsafe Workplace, Negligent Design and Maintenance at Electrical Substation, Resulting in Electrocution Death - Dennis Donnelly - Winter 2006
• Construction Site Accident - Crushed Foot/Amputation Settlement - $325,000 - John E. Molinari, Winter 2006
• $350,000. Settlement for Construction Accident - John Molinari, Fall 2005
• $900,000.00 Settlement for Ironworker Death - David Fried, Fall 2005
• $275,000.00 Settlement - Construction Site Injury - Jeffrey Zenna, Spring/Summer 2005
• Fatal Blast Suit Settles for 1.37 Million - David Fried, Winter 2005
• $4.6 Million Settlement for Railroad Accident - Dennis Donnelly, Spring 2003
• $890,000.00 Recovery for Construction Site Accident - Kenneth Elwood, Spring 2003
• $1.325 million Settlement for Scissor Lift Accident - David Fried, Fall 2002
• $1.75 Million Settlement for Electrocution Injury to Railroad Worker - Kenneth Berkowitz, Summer/Fall 2002
• $885,000 settlement for construction worker injured on mobile platform - Kenneth Elwood - Fall 2002
• Settled a construction site accident case for $2 million - Kenneth Berkowitz, Spring 2002
• Steelworker Injured on Construction Site: Settlement is $1.05 Million Dollars - Kenneth Berkowitz- Winter 2001
• $2M for Back Injury Sustained by Construction Worker On-site - Kenneth Berkowitz- Winter 2001
• $650,000 Settlement Was Won For Construction Worker Injured By Work-Site Cave-in. - David Fried
• Construction Worker Injured in Box Fall: $667,000 Settlement - Ken Berkowitz, Fall 1998
• Backhoe Bucket Injures Foreman: Jury Awards $1 Million - John Blume, Fall 1998
• $355,000 Settlement - Construction Worker Injured when Stairs Collapsed - Ronald Goldfaden, Fall 1996
• $500,000 in Construction Site Accident - Dennis Donnelly, Spring 1996
• Ironworker Paralyzed in Job Site Fall - John Blume, Fall 1993

• Fall From a Balcony - Spinal Fractures Requiring Surgery Appellate Division Affirms Jury Award - Mitch Makowicz, Winter 2006
• The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that in a wrongful death case the jury may consider a "bottom-line figure" for economic damages, Michael Zerres, Fall 1999
• 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, David Fried, Fall 1999
• Gun Control and Racial Discrimination Issues Won on Appeal, Michael Zerres, Spring 1997
• Juror Bias in Medical Malpractice Trial, John Blume, Spring 1997
• Roller Rink can be Sued - Kenneth Elwood, Fall 1996

• $935,000. Settlement ~ Premises Liability ~ Kenneth A. Berkowitz ~ Winter 2010
• $250,000. Settlement ~ Lead Poisoning - Richard J. Villanova - Fall 2009
• $200,000. Settlement ~ Premises Liability ~ Broken Window - Norberto A. Garcia - Summer 2009
• $475,000 Settlement ~ Premises Liability ~ Slip & Fall ~ Mitchell J. Makowicz, Jr. ~ Spring 2009
• $375,000 Settlement ~ Premises Liability ~ Slip & Fall ~ Mitchell J. Makowicz, Jr. ~ Winter 2009
• $605,000. Settlement/Appellate Division Decision - Premises Liability - Unsafe Work Environment - Explosion - Jeffrey J. Zenna - Winter 2009
• $300,000. Settlement ~ Premises Liability ~ Slip & Fall on Ice - Kenneth W. Elwood - Winter 2009
• $2,975,000. Settlement ~ Premises Liability ~ Hazardous Condition of a Raquetball Court - Carol L. Forte - Fall 2008
• $775,000. Settlement - Premises Liability - Propane Explosion - Mitchell J. Makowicz, Jr. - Fall 2008
• $295,000. Settlement - Premises Liability - Dog Bite - Kenneth W. Elwood - Fall 2008
• $270,000. Settlement - Premises Liability - Slip & Fall on Ice - Kenneth W. Elwood - Fall 2008
• $235,000. Settlement - Premises Liability - Environmental Exposure - Aspergilis - Mitchell J. Makowicz, Jr. - Fall 2008
• $225,000. Settlement - Premises Liability - Lead Poisoning - Richard J. Villanova, Esq. - Fall 2008
• $560,000 Settlement ~ Premises Liability - Kenneth A. Berkowitz - Summer 2008
• $1,000,000 Settlement ~ Wrongful Death ~ Drowning Negligent Supervision During Scuba Diving - Daryl L. Zaslow - Summer 2008
• $1,700,000. Settlement at Trial ~ Inadequate Hotel Security: Shooting/Wrongful Death - Dennis M. Donnelly - Spring 2008
• $250,000 Settlement ~ Public Beach Drowning ~ Lifeguard Negligence - David M. Fried - Winter 2008
• $275,000. Settlement ~ Premises Liability Trip and Fall at a Restaurant - Ken Elwood - Fall 2007
• $450,000. Settlement - Lead Poisoning - David Fried - Summer 2007
• $750,000 Settlement - Premises Liability ~ Train Accident - Ronald Goldfaden - Summer 2007
• $250,000 Settlement - Burns Suffered in Fire - Jeffrey Zenna - Summer 2007
• Fall at Football Facility - Mitch Makowicz - Summer 2007
• Fall at Mall Parking Lot - Mitch Makowicz - Summer 2007
• $829,000. Jury Verdict - Slip and Fall in Icy Parking Lot - Norberto Garcia - Spring 2007
• Premises Liability ~ Lead Poisoning - David Fried - Winter 2007
• Premises Liability - Hazardous Condition - Ken Elwood - Winter 2007
• $250,000 Settlement - Premises Liability ~ Slip & Fall ~ Icy Parking Lot - Ronald Goldfaden - Winter 2007
• Ice Hockey Accident Results in Paraplegia Injury and $2.85 Million Dollar Settlement - Michael B. Zerres - Fall 2006
• Inadequate Security Resulting in Assault/Gunshot Wound - Paralysis - David Fried - Summer 2006
• Premises Liability - Lead Poisoning - David Fried - Summer 2006
• Negligent Delivery of Scissor Lift Machine Dangerous Work Environment - Jury Verdict - $539,000 - Ken Elwood - Spring/Summer 2006
• Premises Liability – Inadequate Security Resulting in a Stabbing Jury Verdict - $165,000 - John E. Molinari - Spring/Summer 2006
• $1.52 Million Dollar Settlement for Elevator Accident - David Fried, Fall 2005
• $550,000 Settlement in Attractive Nuisance Case - Daryl Zaslow, Fall 2005
• $350,000. Settlement for Department Store Negligence - John Molinari, Spring/Summer 2005
• $175,000.00 Recovery - Fall at Restaurant - Jeffrey Zenna, Spring/Summer 2005
• 46.7 Million Dollar Verdict - Toxic Exposure - Mitch Makowicz, Spring 2005
• $825,000.00 Verdict - Fall from Second Floor of Apartment Complex - Mitch Makowicz, Winter 2004
• $850,000 Settlement - Recovery for Dog Bite Injury - Ronald Goldfaden, Summer 2004
• 1.8 Million Dollar Settlement - Sexual assault at ATM/Inadequate Security - Carol Forte, Spring 2004
• $800,000 Settlement for the Estate of a Patron of a Restaurant Who Died From a Food Allergy - Daryl Zaslow, Fall/Winter 2003
• Dog bite victim snares $500,000.00 settlement - Kenneth Berkowitz, Summer 2003
• Record $25M in Personal Injury Case Settlement - Kenneth Berkowitz, Summer 2003
• $2.75 Million Recovery for Family of Jayson Williams Shooting Victim - Kenneth Berkowitz, Spring 2003
• $1.95 million for settlement to a scalded infant - Kenneth Berkowitz, Spring 2002
• 1.9 Million Dollar Settlement for Burn Injury - Kenneth Berkowitz, Spring 2001
• Help Obtained for Housebound Teen - John Molinari, Winter 2001
• $240,000 Settlement won by Truck Driver - Mitch Makowicz, 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. - Ronald Goldfaden, Spring 2001
• $4,125,000 Settlement For Lack Of Security At Shopping Mall, Which Resulted In Rape And Murder Of Mall Shopper - John Blume, Spring 2000
• $1.6 million settlement for estates of worker overcome by toxic gases and co-worker who died helping him , Dennis Donnelly, Fall 1999
• $1.9 Million for Apartment Fire Victim - Brian Mahoney, Spring 1999
• $781,000 Settlement for Slip & Fall Injuries - Mitchell Makowicz, Fall 1998
• $550,000 Recovery for Unlicensed Electrician - Brian Mahoney, Summer 1998
• Premises Security Settled for $175,000 - John Molinari, Spring 1996
• $1.9 Million Verdict for Toxic Tort Victims - Brian Mahoney, Spring/Summer 1996