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Brain Injuries
| Specific Injury |
Case Cite |
Plaintiff Age |
Damage Award |
Amount Reviewed |
Amount Upheld |
| Severe brain injury, edema, cortex bleeding, brain injury |
Dimarco v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., 247 A.D.2d 574 (2d Dept. 1998) |
28 |
*Past Pain and Suffering |
$2,000,000 |
$1.300,000 |
| |
|
|
*Future Pain and Suffering |
$2,500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
| |
|
|
|
|
$1,150,400 |
| |
|
|
*Past Loss of Services (guardian ad litem) |
$1,000,000 |
$500,000 |
| |
|
|
*Future Loss of Services (guardian ad litem) |
$1,000,000 |
$500,000 |
| Cerebral contusions, trauma, neurological damage |
Figueroa v. New York City Housing Authority, 699 N.Y.S.2d 322 (1st dept. 1999) |
39 |
*Future Pain and Suffering |
$300,000 |
$75,000 |
| |
|
|
*Loss of Service |
$125,000 |
$75,000 |
| Nerve and brain damage/Medical malpractice |
Johnson v. Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, 702 N.Y.S.2d 838 (2d Dept. 1998) |
70 |
*Past Pain and Suffering |
$750,000 |
$150,000 |
| Failure to diagnose meningoencephilitis |
Jones v. NYS Health & Hospital, 267 A.D.2d 281 (2d Dept. 1999) |
53 |
*Past Pain and Suffering |
$2,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
| |
|
|
*Future Pain and Suffering |
$1,080,000 |
$1,080,000 |
| Brain Injury |
Regis v. City of New York, 703 N.Y.S.2d 735 (2d Dept. 1998) |
31 |
*False Arrest |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
| |
|
|
*Past Pain and Suffering (7 Years) |
$1,000,000 |
$700,000 |
| |
|
|
*Future pain and Suffering |
$1,500,000 |
$500,000 |
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