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Settlements
The following settlements are only a few of Shearer & Essner, LLP's many notable successes.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Birth Injury
We obtained a settlement valued at almost $64,000,000.00 on behalf of a child who suffered injuries to his brain as a result of improper medical care rendered shortly after his birth. The child will receive payments to help care for him for the remainder of his life.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Birth Injury
We obtained a settlement valued at approximately $40,000,000.00 on behalf of a child who suffered brain injuries as a result of improper care rendered to his mother at the time of his birth. The child will receive the payments to assist in his care for the remainder of his life.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Birth Injury
We obtained a settlement valued at more than $23,000,000.00 on behalf of a child who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of improper medical care rendered to his mother at the time of his birth. The child will receive payments to assist in caring for him for the remainder of his life.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Birth Injury
We obtained a settlement valued at more than $8,000,000.00 on behalf of a child who suffered Erbs Palsy as a result of improper medical care rendered during his birth. The child will receive payments for the remainder of his life to assist in his care.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Birth Injury
We obtained a settlement valued at more than $5,000,000.00 on behalf of a child who suffered Erbs Palsy as a result of improper medical care rendered during his birth. The child will receive payments for the remainder of his life to assist in his care.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Eye Injury
We obtained a $5,000,000.00 verdict in favor of a 60 year old Bronx woman who suffered vision loss during a cataract surgery.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Eye Injury
We obtained a $2,500,000.00 verdict on behalf of a 74 year old Nassau County woman who suffered an eye injury following cataract surgery.
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT Facial injuries
We obtained a $1,900,000.00 verdict on behalf of a 24 year old Bronx woman who suffered facial injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Failure to diagnose throat cancer
We obtained a $3,000,000.00 verdict on behalf of a 46 year old Nassau County man whose doctor failed to diagnose throat cancer in a timely manner.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Hip Replacement
We obtained a $8,100,000.00 verdict on behalf of a 50 year old Bronx man who required replacement of both hips as a result of improper administration of steroid medication.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Hearing Loss
We obtained a $575,000.00 settlement for a Bronx child who suffered hearing loss as a result of improperly treated ear infections.
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WORK INJURY
We obtained a $450,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 37 year old Brooklyn man who suffered a knee injury as a result of a fall on a construction site.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Failure to treat a fractured wrist
We obtained a $360,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 26 year old Brooklyn man who suffered an arm injury as a result of an improperly treated fractured wrist.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Foot injury
We obtained a $415,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 55 year old Brooklyn man who suffered injuries to his feet as a result of improperly performed surgery by a podiatrist.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Child Birth
We obtained a $450,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 34 year old Queens woman who suffered an injury to her uterus during child birth.
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MALPRACTICE Birth Injury
We obtained a $525,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 30 year old Westchester woman who suffered some vision loss as a result of an improperly managed child birth.
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT Broken leg
We obtained a $400,000.00 settlement on behalf of an eleven year old Nassau County girl who broke her leg as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Scar
We obtained a $315,000.00 settlement on behalf of an infant who suffered a scar on her foot as a result of a leak from an IV line.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Bowel perforation
We obtained a $210,000.00 settlement for a Queens county woman who suffered a bowel perforation during exploratory surgery.
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT Fractured arm
We obtained a $515,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 53 year old Orange County woman who suffered a fractured arm in a motor vehicle accident.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Jaw fracture
We obtained a $200,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 26 year old New York County woman who suffered a jaw fracture during a tooth extraction.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Memory loss
We obtained a $290,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 78 year old woman who suffered memory loss following heart valve replacement surgery.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Scar
We obtained a $400,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 59 year old Bronx woman who suffered scarring on her leg as a result of an improperly treated fracture of the leg.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Foot pain
We obtained a $212,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 36 year old Bronx woman who suffered foot pain after foot surgery.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Kidney injuries
We obtained a $750,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 61 year old Bronx man who suffered kidney injuries as a result of his doctors failure to properly treat diabetes.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Ruptured Appendix
We obtained a $181,000.00 settlement for an 10 year old boy after a hospital failed to diagnose appendicitis. The boys appendix ruptured and he now has a scar.
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TRIP AND FALL
We obtained a $50,000.00 settlement for a 6 year old boy who suffered a broken arm after he tripped and fell on a defect in a sidewalk.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Removal of a mole
We recovered a $77,500.00 settlement for a 33 year old New York City woman whose doctor removed a mole from her back which resulted in a scar.
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT Shoulder injury
We obtained a $285,000.00 settlement for a Queens county man who injured his shoulder in a motor vehicle accident.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Bowel perforation
We obtained a $210,000.00 settlement for a New York county woman who suffered a bowel perforation during exploratory surgery.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Foot drop
We obtained a $465,000.00 settlement for a Brooklyn county man who suffered a foot drop.
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DOG BITE
We obtained a $275,000.00 settlement on behalf of Kings County child bit by a dog.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Birth Injury
We obtained a settlement valued at almost $50,000,000.00 on behalf of a Rockland County child who suffered brain injuries caused by improper care rendered to his mother at the time of his birth. The child will receive the payments to assist in his care for the remainder of his life.
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MOTOR VEHICLE/MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Paralysis
We obtained a settlement valued at more than $10,000,000.00 on behalf of a Queens County man injured in a motor vehicle accident. He will receive payments for the remainder of his life.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Infection
We obtained a $3,590,000.00 settlement on behalf of a Nassau County man whose doctor failed to treat an infection in a proper manner.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Breast Cancer
We obtained a $2,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of a Suffolk County woman whose doctor failed to diagnose breast cancer.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Breast Cancer
We obtained a $875,000.00 settlement on behalf of a Nassau County woman whose doctor failed to diagnose breast cancer in a timely manner
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Back Surgery
We obtained a $650,000.00 settlement for a New York County man whose doctor failed to perform back surgery properly.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Bladder Injury
We obtained a $600,000.00 settlement on behalf of a Kings County man who suffered a bladder injury during back surgery.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Back Injury
We obtained a $600,000.00 settlement on behalf of a Kings County woman whose doctor failed to diagnose a back injury in a timely manner.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Nerve Injury
We obtained a $500,000.00 settlement for a Queens County man whose nerve injury was not diagnosed in an Emergency Room.
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TRIP AND FALL
We obtained a $480,000.00 settlement for a Kings County woman who suffered a fractured ankle after she tripped and fell on a defective walkway.
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
We obtained a $440,000.00 settlement for a Staten Island couple injured in a motor vehicle accident.
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