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 meningoencephalitis	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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