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212-524-2899Settlement for a carpenter who was pinning studs above his head while on a six-foot A-frame ladder that kicked out from underneath him, causing him to fall to the ground. We successfully argued that the plaintiff was not given the proper safety equipment for the work he was doing. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement in a wrongful death case on behalf of the adult son of a window washer who died when he fell approximately 12 stories to his death. Our investigation revealed that the harness anchors on this pre-war building had been cut during a gut renovation of a commercial space that was trying to modernize the building. The plaintiff was killed on impact. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement on behalf of a construction worker who suffered back, neck, and head injuries when the scaffold upon which he was working collapsed. The plaintiff required multiple surgeries on his neck and back. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement for a woman who suffered cold-thermal burns from a cryotherapy machine at a popular gym and spa. The cryotherapy machine, which is used to decrease swelling after a workout, was found to have been in an accident only a few days prior, and no inspection was ever conducted. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement in a wrongful death case regarding an opening in the floor of a restricted area of the university’s tallest building on campus. Although the student was found to be intoxicated at the time of her death, we were able to show through our investigation that the college had known for years that students were entering the highly dangerous restricted area and did nothing to protect the students against harm. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement on behalf of a 71-year-old man who fell approximately eight feet down an open hatch door in an aisle of a drug store in Queens. As a result of the fall, the plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury and vertebral fractures. The defendants argued that the plaintiff was warned that the aisle was closed and was not looking where he was walking. We argued that the defendants did not properly cordon off the area around the open hatch door. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement on behalf of an infant who sustained a brachial plexus injury to the left shoulder at birth. It was claimed that the injury was caused by the negligence of the defendant’s obstetrician in applying excess traction to the baby’s head and body during birth. The infant plaintiff subsequently underwent corrective surgery to treat the Erb’s palsy. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Wrongful death settlement on behalf of a man in his 60s arising out of the failure of emergency room physicians to diagnose and treat an acute myocardial infarction in a timely manner. The plaintiff died within hours of his presentation to the emergency room. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement on behalf of a man in his 40s who suffered an injury to his common bile duct during a routine abdominal procedure. The man’s gastrointestinal issues were made worse due to this injury. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a 62-year-old man who presented to his doctor with complaints of what he believed to be painful hemorrhoids. The doctor concluded that the man was suffering from hemorrhoids without physically examining him. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement in a medical malpractice case where a urologist failed to inform the plaintiff of the results of his Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test, which indicated that the plaintiff may have prostate cancer. More than a year after the plaintiff’s prostate test, the plaintiff was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Due to the delay, the plaintiff’s cancer was allowed to metastasize. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement in an Erb’s palsy case in which a baby suffered a severe injury to her arm during birth. A nurse’s note in the chart stated that the doctor rotated the baby’s head to relieve a shoulder dystocia; however, the physician denied that the baby’s head was rotated and claimed she never touched the baby’s head after recognizing the dystocia. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement on behalf of an infant who sustained a severe brachial plexus injury to the left shoulder at birth. The defendants negligently caused the injury by applying excess traction to the baby’s head and neck during birth. As a result of the injury, the infant will never have full use of his right arm. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
On behalf of a 67-year-old man who sustained herniated discs in a boating accident in which his head struck the windshield of the boat when it ran aground on a submerged marsh in the Long Island Sound. Defendants claimed the herniations were pre-existing and hired a bio-mechanical engineer who opined that the plaintiff’s head could not have struck the windshield given his positioning of the boat. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement in a wrongful death action on behalf of a married 73-year-old woman who was struck by a New York City Transit Authority bus. At the time of the crash, the plaintiff was crossing the street in the East Village of Manhattan when the bus made a left turn and struck her. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement in a wrongful death action on behalf of a 27-year-old schoolteacher with no children who was crossing the street when a truck made a left-hand turn into her. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement on behalf of a 67-year-old woman who was struck by an NYPD patrol car that was backing into a parking space. The City of New York argued that our client was crossing in the middle of the block, so there was no time for the police officer to see her. We successfully argued that the police officer never looked before backing up. Our client suffered a bimalleolar fracture to her right ankle, necessitating three surgeries. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Wrongful death settlement on behalf of the husband of a woman who was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by oncoming traffic. Despite the victim’s car running a red light, we were able to prove that an oncoming truck was liable because he was driving above the speed limit. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Wrongful death settlement on behalf of the husband of a woman who was struck with a delivery truck while walking across the street with a walker. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
Settlement in a wrongful death action in which five decedents who were 87, 86, 39, 7, and 3 years old were passengers in a motor vehicle that lost control on the Bronx River Parkway. The vehicle struck the center median, veered across three lanes of traffic, and struck the curb, causing it to launch over an insufficient rail and fall 59 feet to the roadway below. The decedents were killed on impact. Result achieved by James Rubinowitz while employed at a prior law firm.
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