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obtained substantial awards compensating our clients for injuries sustained as a result of medical malpractice, automobile accidents, defective products and drugs and other wrongs.</span></p> <!-- <p class="MsoBodyText"><span class="MessageHeaderLabel">Sample awards/settlements obtained for our clients are as follows:</span></p><ul> --> <li>$1,650,000 trial settlement in Nassau County Supreme Court for our client who was injured during the course of a surgical procedure involving the reversal of a colostomy.</li> <li>$1,000,000 pre-trial settlement on behalf of a police officer who was injured in an automobile accident involving a New York City Department of Sanitation truck.</li> <li>$1,000,000 on behalf of a child who sustained injuries at birth as a result of obstetrical malpractice.</li> <li>$500,000 settlement during trial in Queens County Supreme Court for our client who sustained injuries due to a hospital&#8217;s failure to diagnose her ectopic pregnancy.</li> <li>$300,000 jury verdict in Supreme Court, New York County for our client who had sustained injuries when a commercial pizza oven exploded in a restaurant at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.&#160; Prior to the jury&#8217;s verdict the defendants&#8217; insurance carrier had only offered $25,000.00 to settle the case.</li> <li>$600,000 pre-trial settlement on behalf of our client who sustained injuries in an automobile accident.</li> <li>$500,000 settlement &#8211; woman suffered injury when plastic surgeon attempted to correct a burn scar.</li> <li>$1,500,000 for the family of a man who died from an over prescription of darvon.</li> <li>$2,800,000 jury verdict against a hospital on behalf of a woman who suffered extensive injuries as a result of an emergency room Physician Assistant s failure to properly treat her.</li> <li>$750,000 settlement for our client who suffered a fractured ankle requiring surgery as a result of a commercial establishment s failure to remove/treat an icy patch in the walkway leading into their store.</li> <li>$275,000 settlement on behalf of a client who suffered an injury as a result of a hospital s failure to timely diagnose appendicitis.</li> <li>$425,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a young child as a result of alleged malpractice by a hospital s emergency room doctor/staff.</li> <li>$310,000 settlement against a podiatrist who failed to properly treat our client with the use of antibiotics.</li> <li>$375,000 settlement on behalf of a client who was injured as a result of the improper administration of chemotherapy (extravasation/infiltration).</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"> With vigorous and dedicated representation these are some of the results that we ve obtained on behalf of our clients to insure that they receive everything to which they are entitled. </p><p></p><br clear="all"> <div id="textnav"> <p> <span class="nobr"><a href="PIHomePage.html" tppabs="http://www.sawyerlaw.com/PIHomePage.html">Home</a></span><span class="nobr"> | <a 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