Attorney Eric Edward Rothstein's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

Shoplifting Case Dismissed

Dec 12, 2012

OUTCOME: Shoplifting Case Dismissed

The client, who was arrested at Century 21 for shoplifting (Penal Law § 155.25) and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property (Penal Law § 165.40) is not a U.S. citizen and was scheduled for fly home late ... r this week in order to get engaged to be married. The District Attorney initially offered the client an ACD and community service meaning the case would be adjourned for 6 months and then dismissed and sealed. However, because the case would technically remain open during the 6 month period, Immigration would have the discretion to deny re-entry to the U.S. Mr. Rothstein reached out to a high ranking official in the District Attorney’s Office and then took the client in for a meeting. As a result of the meeting, the District Attorney agreed to dismiss the case in the interests of justice and the client will not have any immigration problems.

Criminal defense

Drugs Suppressed For Client On Lifetime Parole

Nov 05, 2010

OUTCOME: Case Dismissed

Rothstein Law PLLC Drugs Suppressed For Client On Lifetime Parole. Another attorney retained Eric Rothstein to handle a suppression hearing for the client who was arrested for felony drug possession wh ... ile he was on lifetime parole. The police testified that they responded to the client's building in response to an anonymous call of shots... fired at the location. However, during cross-examination, Mr. Rothstein established that the police stayed inside the location, a two-family home, for over three hours before encountering the client despite finding no evidence that any shots had been fired. As a result of, the Judge ruled that because the police cannot act as an occupying army and stay inside a private home for such a long period of time without any basis to do so, the drugs had to be suppressed. This victory saved the client from being returned to jail for possibly life.

Criminal defense

Not Guilty Verdict in Search Warrant Case

Sep 22, 2010

OUTCOME: Not Guilty verdict

The police executed a search warrant at the client's apartment and found 26 zips of cocaine. The client was charged with possessing the drugs with the intention to sell them. Rothstein Law was able to ... demonstrate that someone who had a key to the apartment left the drugs there without the client's knowledge. Critical to our success was documenting the client's whereabouts in the hours just prior to the search and having the person who owned the drugs testify about what he had done.

Personal injury

Kato v. 625 Ownership, LLC

N/A

OUTCOME: $900,000 settlement

A piece of metal fell from the third floor of a commercial office building and struck the client in the head causing her to lose consciousness and suffer scaring. Another attorney referred the case to ... Rothstein Law and after meeting the client we suspected that she suffered a brain injury as a result of the accident, which our experts confirmed. Although the client had minimal treatment and refused to follow our experts' suggestions for future care, we were still able to achieve a $900,000 settlement.

Personal injury

$600,000 Settlement In Loss of Sepulcher Case

N/A

OUTCOME:

The clients’ mother’s casket got struck while being lowered at the cemetery and the employees then treated it roughly while trying to raise it back up, damaging it and causing it to open. As soon as t ... he cemetery filed its Answer, Mr. Rothstein successfully moved for summary judgment on liability thereby starting interest accruing. At the conclusion of depositions, Mr. Rothstein gave the carrier two weeks to pay his settlement demand or he would withdraw it and take a verdict. Faced with a damages only case in Bronx County with interest accruing, the carrier gave in and paid.

Personal injury

Havis v. County of Westchester

N/A

OUTCOME: $1,500,000

The rear doors of an articulated doors closed on the plaintiff has he exited the rear doors of the bus. When the doors failed to re-open, the plaintiff's arm became trapped in the doors causing the bu ... s to drag him before he fell and was run over by the rear tires. As a result, the plaintiff suffered a multiple fractures and underwent numerous surgeries. The bus company claimed that the accident could not have happened as the plaintiff said and that he must have been injured in a head on collision with another vehicle. Eric E. Rothstein hired a biomechanical engineer and flew her in from Pennsylvania to exam the plaintiff. The expert concluded that the plaintiff's injuries were consistent with his being dragged and run over and inconsistent with a head on collision.

Medical malpractice

Anonymous v. Anonymous

N/A

OUTCOME: 730,000

A woman experienced delivery trauma as a result of inadequate anesthesia. Rothstein Law PLLC settled this case in a mediation without the need to file a lawsuit. Several other law firms turned this cas ... e down either because they did not see liability or because they thought the case was too small. Rothstein Law recognized its value and made it a winner.

Eric Edward Rothstein's Legal Cases (17)

Shoplifting Case Dismissed

Drugs Suppressed For Client On Lifetime Parole

Not Guilty Verdict in Search Warrant Case

Kato v. 625 Ownership, LLC

$600,000 Settlement In Loss of Sepulcher Case

Havis v. County of Westchester

Anonymous v. Anonymous