Medical Malpractice Case
N/AOUTCOME: $3.8 Million
$3.8 million to a 68-year-old man who had an improperly performed hip replacement, resulting in infection, the need to remove the prosthesis and resultant limp when ambulating.
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Steven J. Schwartzapfel's Legal Cases (6)
Garden City, NY
Personal injury Lawyer at Garden City, NY
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Slip and Fall Accident ... +2 more
Wrongful Death Case
N/AOUTCOME: $3 Million
$3 million for the wrongful death of a husband and father who developed deep vein thrombophlebitis and a fatal pulmonary embolism following knee surgery.
Brain Damaged Baby
N/AOUTCOME: $5.5 Million
$5.5 million prior to a trial on behalf of an infant brain damaged as a result of failing to timely diagnose fetal distress and terminate the labor in a timely fashion by Cesarean Section. Instead, the ... doctor allowed the labor to progress resulting in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy which caused brain damage to the baby.
Union Laborers
N/AOUTCOME: $6 Million
$6 million at trial for two construction laborers who were hit by a vehicle. One of the construction workers sustained a right leg injury that ultimately required an above-the-knee amputation. The othe ... r client sustained crush injuries to his right foot. We were able to prove at trial, with the use of expert witnesses and video animation, that the driver who claimed a green light, failed to maintain a proper lookout and was liable for this collision.
Erb's Palsy
N/AOUTCOME: $9 Million
Approximately $9 million in future payments to a young girl born with Erb’s palsy as a result of negligence in performing the delivery after shoulder dystocia was encountered. Excessive lateral tract ... ion was exerted on the fetal head, damaging the brachial plexus.
Brain Damaged Baby
N/AOUTCOME: $27 Million
$27 million in a structured settlement to a baby who sustained anoxic brain damage resulting from obstetrical malpractice. The physicians failed to timely diagnose fetal distress and terminate the labo ... r in a timely fashion by cesarean section.