Results
Welcome to the Results page of Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss, LLP, where excellence in litigation meets unparalleled client service. Our firm takes pride in not just representing, but championing the causes of those who seek justice. Here, we showcase a selection of our significant settlements and verdicts, illustrating our commitment to securing outstanding outcomes for our clients.
At Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss, LLP, we believe in making a difference—one case at a time. Our legal team combines in-depth legal knowledge, sharp negotiation skills, and a passionate advocacy to ensure that each client’s rights are fully represented. Whether it’s a complex personal injury case, a challenging medical malpractice lawsuit, or any legal battle in between, our track record speaks volumes of our dedication and success.
The cases highlighted on this page are a testament to our strategic approach and our relentless pursuit of justice. Each settlement and verdict represent not just financial compensation, but a closure and a step forward for our clients. We are honored to have been able to make such a significant impact in their lives.
$14.3 Million
$14.3 million settlement, following jury selection, against a large U.S. trucking company, for a 49 year old New York marketing executive, who was visiting her son at school, and attempting to cross the street in Minneapolis, when she was struck by an 18 wheeler, and thrown 42 feet. She suffered a shoulder dislocation, a broken leg that required surgical repair and back and neck injuries. However, her most serious injury was a skull fracture, with intercranial bleeding, that left her with a severe brain injury, unable to work, and requiring full-time care. The trucking company and its driver strongly disputed liability, claiming that our client was crossing outside of a crosswalk and against the light. Our lawyers, with the assistance of local counsel, interviewed police officers, conducted multiple depositions, accessed the truck’s black-box data, and retained numerous additional experts, including a biomechanical engineer and an accident reconstructionist. Collectively, we were able to prove that the driver was texting and distracted, or he would have been able to avoid the accident.
$11 Million
$11 million awarded to two college students run over by a vehicle that suddenly accelerated, despite the driver’s foot being on the brake, due to a product defect with the automobile. One woman sustained multiple fractures and required a below the knee amputation. The other victim sustained brain damage and required long-term care.
$9 Million
$9 million verdict awarded to a 21-year-old Pace University student who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a head-on automobile collision in Westchester County. The impact resulted in the air bags deploying and slamming the victim’s right wrist into her forehead, fracturing the right scaphoid bone and bruising the forehead. Her doctors testified that the impact led to an injury to the right front temporal lobe of the brain, a portion of the brain that when injured can create seizures and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). At trial it was established that the OCD was affecting so much of the victim’s day-to-day existence that she was unable to work or fully function in the real world.
$7.4 Million
$7.4 million verdict, reduced to $4.1 million (after the Appellate Division found the jury awarded the plaintiff to much money), for a woman who slipped and fell on wet, interior stairs in her apartment building, caused by flooding from the roof due to a clogged drain. The client sustained a traumatic brain injury, creating cognitive issues, and personality disorders, and was prevented from fulfilling her career goals.
$6.8 Million
$6.8 million settlement on the eve of trial for a 37 year old husband and father, who suffered severe exposure to lead during the course of his employment. The plaintiff was employed for 5 years by a New York Hospital in the Radiation Oncology Department, with duties that included boiling down lead in a lab and then molding the lead into vests, to be worn by cancer patients to protect organs during radiation. After a full OSHA investigation, the plaintiff sued the hospital and manufactures/suppliers of the lead, arguing that he was never advised that the materials which he handled contained lead, failed to provide protective gear and training, and most significantly installed a faulty ventilation system to remove the lead fumes. Due to the toxicity of the lead, which resulted in removing the iron in his blood, he suffered severe neurological symptoms, which included damage to his sight, smell, hearing, as well as motor skill loss, a lower IQ and impotence.
