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• Medical Malpractice
• $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
• $1,175,000. 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
• $1,800,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Birth Injury - Michael B. Zerres - 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
• $1,000,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Perform a Timely Breast Ultrasound ~ Breast Cancer ~ Carol L. Forte, Esq. ~ Summer 2009
• $890,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Wrongful Death ~ (Confidential Settlement) - Kenneth A. Berkowitz, Esq. - Summer 2009
• $5.9 Million Recovery in Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Caset - John M. Blume, Esq. - Daryl L. Zaslow, Esq. - Spring 2009
• $3.7 Million Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Spinal Hematoma ~ Confidential Settlement ~ Kenneth A. Berkowitz - 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
• $2,000,000. Settlement in Wrongful Birth/Cystic Fibrosis ~ Case to pay over $4.4 Million - Daryl L. Zaslow - Spring/Summer 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
• $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 ~ Negligent Postoperative Care & Treatment - Carol L. Forte - Summer 2008
• $850,000 Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Anesthesiology Negligence ~ Wrongful Death - Daryl L. Zaslow - Summer 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
• $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
• $700,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Birth Injury Shoulder Dystocia ~ Erb’s Palsy - Carol L. Forte - Spring 2008
• $545,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice ~ Failure to Timely Diagnose Breast Cancer - Carol L. Forte - 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 ~ Medi cal Malpractice Shoulder Dystocia ~Brachial Plexus Injury ~ Erbs Palsy - David Fried - Winter 2008
• $8.225 Million Verdict 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
• $500,000. Settlement ~ Shoulder Dystocia Brachial Plexus Birth Injury ~ Erbs Palsy - Ken Berkowitz - Winter 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
• $450,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Failure to Treat Preterm Labor ~ Medication Error - Dennis M. Donnelly - Winter 2007
• $415,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice Prenatal Testing ~ Wrongful Birth - Dennis M. Donnelly - Winter 2007
• $875,000. Settlement ~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
• 1 Million Dollar Settlement - Medical Malpractice ~ Surgical Negligence - Ronald Goldfaden - Winter 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
• $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
• Product Liability
• $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
• $560,000 Settlement ~ Premises Liability - Kenneth A. Berkowitz - Summer 2008
• $1,350,000. Settlement ~ Product Liability Wrongful Death ~ Metabolife - Carol L. Forte - Spring 2008
• $250,000 Settlement ~ Public Beach Drowning ~ Lifegaurd Negligence - David M. Fried - Winter 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
• Automobile Accident
• $790,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident - David M. Fried, Esq. - Spring 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
• $907,000. Combined Settlement and Verdict ~ Automobile Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Harris S. Feldman - 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
• $1,220,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Premises Liability ~ Failure to properly maintain roadway; Icy condition - Jeffrey J. Zenna - Summer 2009
• $2,650,000. Jury Verdict ~ Wrongful Death/Motor Vehicle Case ~ Decedent was Turning Left from a Stop Sign - Daryl L. Zaslow - Summer 2009
• $7,982,298.80 Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Collision with Truck ~ Brain Injury ~ Dennis Donnelly ~ Summer 2009
• $350,000. Settlement ~ Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Truck Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Harris S. Feldman - Summer 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 - Ken 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
• $250,000 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Accident ~ Exacerbation of Prior Injuries - Ronald Goldfaden - Spring 2007
• Defective Roof Design; SUV Rollover ~ Roof Crush - Dennis M. Donnelly - Spring 2007
• $542,000 Settlement - 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 ~ Wrongful Death - Jeffrey Zenna - Spring 2007
• Motor Vehicle Accident - Fractured Hip - Jeffrey Zenna - Spring/Summer 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
• 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
• Construction Accident
• $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 M. Fried - Summer 2008
• $355,000 Settlement ~ Construction Accident - David M. Fried - Summer 2008
• $300,000. Settlement ~ Construction Accident - David Fried - Winter 2008
• $335,000 Settlement - Construction Accident ~ Wrongful Death - Ronald Goldfaden - Winter 2007
• 1.43 Million Dollar Settlement – Construction Site Injury - Kenneth Berkowitz - Spring 2007
• Electrocution at Construction Site/Wrongful Death - David Fried - Winter 2007
• Construction Motor 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
• Appellate Law
• 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
• Premises Liability
• $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
• $300,000. Settlement ~ Premises Liability ~ Slip & Fall on Ice - Kenneth W. Elwood - Winter 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
• $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
• $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
• $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 - Premises Liability ~ Slip & Fall ~ Icy Parking Lot - Ronald Goldfaden - Winter 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
• 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
• 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
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