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.
$730,000
$730,000 paid to a 65-year-old retired woman who, while on a bus returning from Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut was violently thrown to the floor and propelled up the aisle and into the dashboard headfirst, when the bus driver slammed on his brakes for no reason. As a result, the plaintiff suffered multiple injuries, the most serious of which was cervical injuries, including a cervical fracture, two herniated discs, and severe cord compression, resulting in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery. She also sustained tears of her left shoulder and left knee, resulting in steroid injections, and post-concussion syndrome with PTSD.
$725,000
$725,000 received by two Manhattan siblings who suffered lead paint poisoning in their apartment of six years. The landlord argued he was unaware that children lived in the apartment. We demonstrated that the lease requested window guards, which are necessary in Manhattan apartments for people with young children and that the superintendent, an agent for the landlord, lived in the building and constantly saw the children.
$700,000
$700,000 for a 55 year old Queens man, whose foot got caught in a sidewalk pothole, resulting in him falling and striking his head on the concrete. Thereafter, the plaintiff began to suffer traumatic brain injury symptomology, along with alleged seizures. Defense argued that the plaintiff had a cyst removed from his brain in his teens, which created similar symptoms, and that it was a recurrence of the cyst, not the fall that caused the conditions. We brought in a non-party witness to the accident who described seizure like symptoms immediately following the fall, and not before the fall.
$650,000
$650,000 settlement at mediation awarded to a 66-year-old patient who contracted hepatitis during surgery at a Long Island hospital. During the patient’s open-heart surgery, his surgeon cut his finger, resulting in the surgeon’s blood mixing with the plaintiffs. We proffered evidence that the hospital was aware of the surgeon’s history of passing hepatitis on to his patients and failed to inform the plaintiff.
$650,000
$650,000 collected from the Archdiocese by a 22-year-old man who a priest sexually assaulted after questioning his own sexuality during counseling. The plaintiff thereafter became depressed and attempted suicide. The priest, who had a dubious history, including allegations he had solicited sex from an undercover police officer, was not authorized to conduct one-on-one counseling.
$650,000
$650,000 settlement during jury selection for a 54-year-old woman injured in a Suffolk County residential neighborhood, when a drunk 20-year-old woman ran a stop sign and sent the plaintiff’s vehicle onto a residential lawn at 25 mph. The young defendant was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and pled guilty. The impact resulted in the plaintiff aggravating an 8-year-old cervical injury, to wit: C2-3 disc protrusion, cervical stenosis at C5-6-7 with cord compression; and C5-6 radiculopathy. Following therapy and injections, the plaintiff underwent a posterior cervical fusion with local bone graft, and a posterior laminectomy at C-5, C-6 and C-7.
$650,000
$650,000 on the eve of trial, awarded to a Nassau County mother and her two sons, who were T-boned on Sunrise Highway when a tow truck ran a red light. The mother suffered a blow-out orbital fracture, with an associated prolapse of the medial rectus muscle, and facial scarring. One of the sons suffered a scalp laceration requiring sutures and the other suffered a concussion. When the defendant alleged he had the right of way, we used witness testimony, video feed from a local gas station and a bio-mechanical engineer to prove otherwise.
