| Specific Injury | Case Cite | Plaintiff Age | Damage Award | Amount Reviewed | Amount Held |
| Urological diagnoses | Calandrillo v. East Nassau Medical Group, 186 A.D.2d 703 (2d Dept. 1992) | 57 | *Past Pain and Suffering | $700,000 | $500,000 |
| *Loss of Services | $200,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Bilateral avascular necrosis requiring hip replacement | Cooper v. Bronx Cross County Medical Group, 687 N.Y.S.2d 156 (1st Dept. 1999) | 49 | *Past Pain and Suffering | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| *Future Pain and Suffering | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |||
| Gunshot wound | Fernandez v. New York City, 669 N.Y.S.2d 20 (1st Dept. 1998) | 28 | *Past Pain and Suffering | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| *Future Pain and Suffering | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Ostomy bag; catheter in collarbone; gastrostomy; 12 operations; removal of part of bowel; hernia; extensive scarring | Krueger v. Frisenda, 218 A.D.2d 685 (2d Dept. 1995) | 52 | *Past Pain and Suffering | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| *Future Pain and Suffering | $500,000 | $500,000 | |||
| Injury to larynx resulting in permanent speech impairment | Luneberg v. Wenig, 256 A.D.2d 389 (2d Dept. 1998) | 3 | *Past Pain and Suffering (9 Years) | $900,000 | $500,000 |
| *Future Pain and Suffering | $1,100,000 | $900,000 | |||
| Internal injuries, ruptured spleen, pancreas, kidney | Rios v. Smith, 700 N.Y.S.2d 226 (2d Dept. 1999) | 18 | *Past Pain and Suffering | $2,750,000 | $2,000,000 |
| *Future Pain and Suffering | $1,250,000 | $1,000,000 | |||
| Hip replacement surgeries | Stevens v. Bronx Cross County Medical Group, 681 N.Y.S.2d 531 (1st Dept. 1998) | 21 | *Past and Future Pain and Suffering | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Liver injury | Sugrim v. City of New York, 697 N.Y.S.2d 314 (2d Dept. 1999) | 5 | *Past Pain and Suffering | $2,750,000 | $1,500,000 |
| *Future Pain and Suffering | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |||
| Gun shot wounds resulting in reflex sympathetic dystrophy of left arm, necessitating nerve graft and resulting in paralysis and implantation of dorsal column stimulator | Summerville v. City of New York, 257 A.D.2d 566 (2d Dept. 1999) | 30 | *Past Pain and Suffering(5-6 Years) | $1,000,000 | $500,000 |
| *Future Pain and Suffering | $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | |||
| Permanent learning disability; insomnia; severe headaches; cognitive impairment | Taggart v. Levine, 671 N.Y.S.2d 978 (1st Dept. 1998) | 46 | *Past Pain and Suffering | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| *Future Pain and Suffering | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Perforation of common bile duct resulting in (1) hemorrhagic pancreatic (2) plegmon (3) pancreatic abscess (4) acute pancreatitis which caused cancellation of gall bladder surgery. Numerous additional surgeries (1) emergency surgery to remove pancreatic abscess and remove large portion of pancreas (2) Drainage and Debridement surgeries and Ileostomy (3) Surgery to reverse Ileostomy (4) Surgery to repair incisional hernia. Diagnosed as an insulin-requiring diabetic as a result of complete removal or damage to pancreas. | Lieberman v. Maimonides Medical Ctr., 278 A.D.2d 203 (2nd Dep’t. 2000) | 35 | Past Pain & Suffering for 10 years, 2 moths & 22 days. | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Future Pain & Suffering 20 years | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
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