Attorney Robert Gilbert Leino's Legal Cases

Employment and labor

F.H. vs. F.D. Employment-FLSA Case, Defense Verdict for Client

Nov 05, 2018

OUTCOME: Defense verdict for client

Workers sued employer, company owners and my client, a manager, for minimum wage and overtime pay, under federal wage and hour statute, FLSA. Split verdict with jury finding in favor of plaintiffs and ... against company and company owners, but not my client. Damages of almost $150,000 awarded, not counting extravagant pre- and post-judgment interest. Effective closing arguments persuaded jury. Venue: US District Court, Southern District of New York.

Medical malpractice

D.Mc. vs. M.S.,MD $600,000 verdict for client NY County Supreme

Mar 31, 2017

OUTCOME: $600,000.00 verdict, settled after defendant appealed.

Medical malpractice case involving female urology. Urologist performed antiquated procedure and shredded client's urethral sphincters. Jury awarded client $30,000 per month in pain and suffering. Effec ... tive use of demonstrative evidence. Conservative venue where plaintiffs have a 1 in 10 chance of winning.

Medical malpractice

M.K. vs. M. Hospital; Medical Malpractice, $2.78 M verdict for client

Oct 01, 1992

OUTCOME: $2,780,000.00 for client

Client overdosed with powerful drug and caused to be in persistent vegetative state. Large emergency-medicine case with issues of medical malpractice, hospital malpractice, ostensible agency, damages a ... nd product liability for defective drug. Nancy Pelosi investigated the drug with Congress. Verdict received front page coverage in media.

Medical malpractice

Michael K. vs. M. Hospital

N/A

OUTCOME: $2,780,000 verdict in favor of client

Multi-million dollar jury verdict in case of medical negligence resulting from excessive medication; complex case involving determination as to liability of drug manufacturer for drug that killed sever ... al people when first introduced; other issues included proof of causation of client’s persistent vegetative state, jury selection in a conservative forum, dealing with a judge that had hospital background, and creation of a day-in-life film to prove significant damages.

Defective and dangerous products

James F. vs. B. Inc.

N/A

OUTCOME: Six-figure settlement in favor of client

Post-trial six-figure settlement for burn injury case against German manufacturer of unsafe industrial product; complex case involving suit versus foreign business and proof to federal jury of design d ... efect, by expert evidence.

Insurance

S.T. Church vs. B. Inc.

N/A

OUTCOME: Six-figure settlement in favor of client

Six-figure settlement in breach-of-contract/fraud case; SDNY action involved insurance coverage issues for errors and omissions policy; loopholes in policy were ripped open to force cash pay-out to cli ... ent.

Employee benefits

Danny O. vs. S.M.C. Ctr.

N/A

OUTCOME: Six-figure settlement recovered, in favor of client

Six-figure settlement in ERISA total disability claim, resulting from spinal injury; federal case in the Southern District of NY involved esoteric issues such as the standard for reviewing an employer’ ... s denial of benefits; legal memoranda were persuasive, led to settling.

Civil rights

Barbara C. vs. City

N/A

OUTCOME: Five-figure settlement recovered, in favor of client

Five-figure settlement for emotional distress resulting from strip search by police department; complex case involving municipal liability which is rarely proven; threatened city with municipal liabili ... ty based on pattern of racial profiling and dropping bomb on citizens, that killed several people.

Intellectual property

T. T. Inc. vs. Tommy M.

N/A

OUTCOME: Large six-figure settlement recovered, in favor of client

Large six-figure settlement against ex-employee for stealing trade secrets from internet advertising business; sued wrongdoer for unjust enrichment and obtained monetary recovery for client in days.

Employee benefits

Robert H. vs. Air ___

N/A

OUTCOME: Plaintiff's verdict in trial court; made law on appeal.

Plaintiff’s verdict in non-jury employee benefit case brought under ERISA; involved what appellate court had identified as a difficult, esoteric issue - severance pay; appellate review expanded the law ... of employee benefits under ERISA; decisions covered by the Wall Street Journal and the Legal Intelligencer.

Robert Gilbert Leino's Legal Cases (12)

F.H. vs. F.D. Employment-FLSA Case, Defense Verdict for Client

D.Mc. vs. M.S.,MD $600,000 verdict for client NY County Supreme

M.K. vs. M. Hospital; Medical Malpractice, $2.78 M verdict for client

Michael K. vs. M. Hospital

James F. vs. B. Inc.

S.T. Church vs. B. Inc.

Danny O. vs. S.M.C. Ctr.

Barbara C. vs. City

T. T. Inc. vs. Tommy M.

Robert H. vs. Air ___