NOTEWORTHY CASES
OF BARTON BARTON & PLOTKIN

  • $26.2 Million Dollar verdict in an automobile accident for the death of a husband and father of three children and serious injuries suffered by his wife.
  • $19.6 Million Dollars verdict in a medical malpractice action where a surgeon failed to properly monitor a female patient following gynecological surgery, resulting in brain damage and visual impairment.
  • $11 Million Dollar settlement against a New York City hospital and obstetrician for failing to properly manage the pre-natal, birth and neonatal period resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy; the infant involved in this case developed hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) immediately following his birth which was not timely diagnosed nor treated causing bleeding in his brain with seizures, brain damage and cerebral palsy.
  • $6.6 Million Dollar verdict in the Court of Claims for a student at Brooklyn College who sustained 2nd and 3rd degree thermal burns over 22% of his body when the clothing he was wearing caught fire while he was using a welding torch during a independent study class.
  • $4.4 million Dollar settlement for a 32 year old male whose leg was amputated below the knee after being run over by a forklift.
  • $3.6 Million Dollar verdict in Supreme Court, New York County for a 27 year old male worker who was injured while working on a defective elevator, resulting in a crush injury to his heel.
  • $3.125 Million Dollar settlement against a New York City hospital for failing to properly monitor a 5 month old baby who was being treated for burns sustained from excessively hot water in his apartment; due to the failure to monitor his condition, the baby became dehydrated and suffered multiple organ failure; he now has a very limited life expectancy.
  • $2.5 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice action for a 25 year old male whose leg was amputated above the knee when his doctor failed to timely diagnose post-operative complications after undergoing calf implant surgery
  • $2.5 Million Dollar settlement reached during the trial of a medical malpractice case in Supreme Court, Rockland County for a male who suffered a fracture of his cribriform plate, a bone located in the head just below the brain, due to an improperly performed deviated nasal septum surgery.
  • $2.2 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice case for a child who suffered brain damage due to the hospital's failure to timely diagnose and treat the infant's medical condition.
  • $2.0 Million Dollar settlement for a medical technician who was accidentally stuck by an improperly disposed of needle that had previously been used on an HIV positive patient; although this medical technician never developed the HIV virus, he suffered an allergic reaction called Stevens Johnson Syndrome to the medication he was required to take to prevent the development of the HIV/AIDS virus ultimately causing him to become legally blind.
  • $2.0 Million Dollar verdict in Supreme Court, Kings County for a 28 year old female who was injured as a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle accident resulting in brain damage and multiple facial lacerations.
  • $1.975 Million Dollar settlement for two children who sustained lead poisoning in a City apartment.
  • $1.9 Million Dollar settlement for the wrongful death of a 9 year old girl who received a blood transfusion in 1984 which was contaminated with the HIV virus-before blood testing for the HIV virus became available.
  • $1.85 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice case for the failure to timely diagnose breast cancer.
  • $1.6 Million Dollar settlement for an asbestos removal worker who fell from a scaffolding during an abatement project resulting in cognitive deficits.
  • $1.5 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice case for the failure to diagnose lung cancer in a 68 year old female.
  • $1.5 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice case for the delay in diagnosing ovarian cancer in a 55 year old female.
  • $1.5 Million Dollar settlement for a 30 year old female who was pinned in a parking garage by a car driven by a parking attendant, resulting in multiple fractures and a pulmonary embolism.
  • $1.25 Million Dollar settlement for the wrongful death of a 57 year old unmarried woman with no children arising out of medical malpractice.
  • $1.25 Million Dollar settlement for a hospital technician who was exposed to lead resulting in lead poisoning.
  • $1.2 Million Dollar verdict in Supreme Court, Bronx County in a medical malpractice case for an infant who suffered burns due to an infiltration of an intravenous needle.
  • $1.2 Million Dollar verdict in an automobile accident for a pedestrian crossing a major roadway and was struck by a motor vehicle.
  • $1.08 Million Dollar verdict in Supreme Court, Bronx County for an infant who suffered burns due to an infiltration of an intravenous needle.
  • $1.05 Million Dollar verdict in Supreme Court, New York County for a warehouse manager who fell from a defective roof while removing snow and ice causing multiple fractures.
  • $1 Million Dollar settlement for a child who sustained lead poisoning in a City apartment.
  • $800,000 Dollar verdict in the Court of Claims for the failure to provide an inmate with proper medical care.
  • $800,000 Dollar settlement for a construction worker who was injured when an oxy-acetylene tank fell on his back.