Case Results
$268,000,000
Medtronic Settlement
Our firm helped lead the litigation while our firm represented hundreds of those affected by the defective leads.
$195,000,000
Defective Internal Cardiac Defibrillators
The firm represented hundreds of clients with defective internal cardiac defibrillators and helped successfully negotiate a settlement on their behalf.
$118,000,000
Defective Internal Cardiac Defibrillators
As part of the Plaintiff's Steering Committee a firm attorney successfully won compensation for thousands implanted with recalled defibrillators.
$58,000,000
Lead Paint Ingested
$21,000,000
Lead Paint Ingested
We recently tried and won a case on behalf of three young siblings who ingested lead-based paint from their apartment, resulting in the diminishment of his or her cognitive functions.
$20,000,000
Dangerous Fall
A Bronx jury awarded $20,000,000.00 to our client, a 10-year-old girl dropped downstairs out of her stroller by a security guard in the building where she lived with her mother. Rheingold, Giuffra, Ruffo & Plotkin LLP LLP, Partner Thomas Giuffra, was trial counsel for the family and obtained the verdict after a three-week trial.
$12,000,000
Brain Damage
Settlement in a medical malpractice action for a child who suffered brain damage at birth.
$11,000,000
Lead Poisoning
A Brooklyn jury awarded our client, a 19-year-old man, $11,000,000.00 for injuries sustained as a result of lead poisoning he sustained when he was an infant. Rheingold, Giuffra, Ruffo & Plotkin LLP, Partner Thomas Giuffra, was trial counsel for the family and obtained the verdict after a lengthy trial.
$9,000,000
Motor Vehicle Accident
The firm obtained a verdict for a traumatic brain injury in a motor vehicle accident.
$9,000,000
Child's Hand Injury
A structured settlement for a child with a hand injury after an improperly treated fracture.
$7,000,000
Negligent Birth Delivery
7,000,000.00 for an infant with a neurological injury from negligent birth delivery.
$6,100,000
Improper Drug Use
Verdict for transmission of Hepatitis C due to improper use of the drug Propofol.
$5,000,000
Viral Illness
Verdict for transmission of Hepatitis C due to improper use of the drug Propofol.
$4,194,000
Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer
Verdict for failure to diagnose lung cancer.
$3,250,000
Failure to Treat MRSA
Verdict for failure to treat MRSA.
$3,000,000
Anesthesia Complications
A young woman suffering complications from anesthesia was able to recover 3,000,000.00.
$3,000,000
Partial Leg Amputation
For a lady with partial leg amputation after failure to diagnose a blood clot.
$2,750,000
Auto Accident
For a survivor of an automobile accident.
$2,500,000
Biopsy Resulting In Blindness
Verdict for failure to properly perform a sphenoid sinus biopsy resulting in blindness in one eye.
$2,500,000
Cancer Misdiagnosis
Cancer misdiagnosis.
$2,500,000
Leg Amputation
Settlement in a medical malpractice action for a young man whose leg was amputated due to a surgeon's negligence.
$2,500,000
Wrongful Death
Settlement for the wrongful death of a 58-year-old woman in a medical malpractice action for failure to timely diagnose and treat breast cancer.
$2,500,000
Failure to Diagnose Blood Clot
Settlement in a medical malpractice action for the failure to timely diagnose the presence of a blood clot in a 50-year-old woman, necessitating the amputation of her right arm.
$2,200,000
Cardiovascular Injury
For a lady sustaining a cardiovascular injury during heart surgery.
$2,100,000
Brain Damage of Infant
Settlement in a medical malpractice action involving a doctor who failed to properly monitor a premature infant resulting in mild brain damage.
$2,032,000
Injury Due To Defective Scaffold
Labor law verdict for a man who was injured at a construction site due to a defective scaffold.
$2,000,000
Wrongful Death at Nursing Home
Verdict for a man left unsupervised in a nursing home, resulting in his exposure to freezing temperatures and leading to wrongful death.
$2,000,000
Unsafe Worksite
Settlement for a labor law action after a man's right tibia was cut through by a saw at an unsafe worksite.
$2,000,000
Floor Polish Burns
For workers burned as a result of improperly labeled floor polish.
$1,975,000
Lead Poisoning
Settlement for two children who sustained brain damage due to lead poisoning.
$1,900,000
Transfusion of AIDS
Settlement for the wrongful death of a 9-year-old girl following the transfusion of AIDS tainted blood.
$1,750,000
Spinal Injury
Verdict for serious spinal injury in a motor vehicle accident.
$1,740,000
Traumatic Amputation
Verdict for traumatic amputation of two fingers as a result of a defective snowblower.
$1,700,000
Cataract Surgery Complication
Verdict for delayed treatment of a complication of cataract surgery resulting in blindness in one eye.
$1,600,000
Fall at Construction Site
Labor law verdict for a man who fell from a ladder at a dangerous construction site resulting in traumatic brain injury.
$1,600,000
Lead Poisoning
Settlement for two children who suffered brain damage as a result of lead poisoning.
$1,600,000
Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer
Settlement for a doctor's failure to timely diagnose lung cancer in a woman.
$1,500,000
Head and Neck Injuries
Verdict for a woman who sustained head and neck injuries while riding Coney Island's iconic Cyclone rollercoaster.
$1,500,000
Visual Disturbance
For a gentleman sustaining visual disturbance after gland surgery.
$1,450,000
Glaucoma Misdiagnosis
Settlement for the failure to timely diagnose glaucoma in a child resulting in diminished vision in one eye.
$1,260,000
Traumatic Brain Injury
Verdict for a pedestrian sustaining a traumatic brain injury in a motor vehicle accident.
$1,175,000
Prostate Cancer
For the estate of an elderly man who lost his battle to untimely diagnosed prostate cancer.
$1,100,000
Slip and Fall
Settlement for a 46-year-old male who suffered a fractured ankle in a trip and fall accident.
$1,080,000
I.V. Infiltration
Verdict for failure to diagnose an I.V. infiltration of an infant.
$1,050,000
Surgery Complications
For an elderly lady with complications after carotid artery surgery.
$1,000,000
Birth Injury
Settlement for an infant who suffered limitation of use of her right arm due to an improperly handled birth resulting in the development of an Erb's Palsy.
$1,000,000
Medical Needle Exposure
Settlement (full policy amount) for a man who was accidentally pricked by an improperly discarded medical needle causing the development of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.
