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.
$642,500
$642,500 settlement in Westchester County for a 44-year-old divorced mother whose car was rear-ended by a commercial van. The plaintiff, who suffered pre-existing cervical and lumbar injuries from an earlier accident, required a surgical fusion of her L4 and L5 levels and two years later underwent a discectomy at C4-5 and C5-6. Her back healed well, but she suffered mild restriction of motion in her neck.
$620,000
$620,000 verdict for a Pakistani immigrant whose arm was trapped in a milling machine, causing a degloving of his forearm and several fractures. Our engineer helped us prove that the machine’s design too easily allowed machine owners to remove the safety devices so it could be run by one operator instead of two and could increase productivity.
$615,000
$615,000 settlement following a 2-truck highway collision in upstate, New York, that left the offending driver dead when his vehicle caught fire following the collision. Our client, 31 years of age, suffered lumbar herniations and required a hemi-laminectomy surgery, thereafter returning to work. Our office moved for summary judgment on the issue of liability, which was decided in our favor and started interest running at 9% per year. Defendants had offered $450,000 prior the decision, but thereafter added another $165,000 to account for future interest.
$615,000
$615,000 settlement at mediation to a limousine driver injured in Rockland County, NY when a drunk driver, using his employer’s vehicle, crossed over into the oncoming lane and struck plaintiff’s vehicle head-on. Plaintiff suffered a concussion, traumatic brain injury symptomology and a posterior tibial tendon rupture of the right foot which was repaired by an arthroscopy/arthrotomy of the right ankle. We argued that punitive damages would apply at trial due to the egregious behavior of the driver.
$600,000
$600,000 collected after a young woman, attending a concert at an overcrowded music hall, sustained a wrist fracture and reflex sympathetic dystrophy when security personnel tried to lift her over a metal barricade to prevent her from being crushed and then dropped her.
$600,000
$600,000 settlement for a 45-year-old Bronx employee of a building supply company who was injured while moving a pallet of formica counter tops which collapsed on him, shattering his ankle and requiring the installation of a plate in his leg. We sued the manufacturer of the countertops as well as the trucking company that transported the countertops. Our expert in industrial packaging and design opined that the countertops were not properly secured with pallet wrap and banding. We also argued that the trucking company was ultimately responsible under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act for insuring the safety and security of the load.
$600,000
$600,000 for a legal malpractice case arising out of a blown statute of limitations by prior legal counsel on a Labor Law case. The 60 year old plaintiff was working at a high school, performing asbestos abatement. As he crawled along the scaffold in a relatively dark area, his knee pushed down onto a nail that was sticking up, forcing him to lurch and fall to his side, where he fell 3 feet and landed on his right side. He injured various body parts and required a knee and shoulder arthroscopy. We proved that Labor Law Sec. 241(6) requires owners and contractors to “provide reasonable and adequate protection and safety” for workers, which includes maintaining all passageways free of debris. We further proved that but for his attorney’s failure to file a complaint within the appropriate time period, his case would have been successfully prosecuted.
595,000
$595,000 paid to the Estate of the deceased, who was run over by an MTA bus, suffering crush injuries and dying later that evening. The defendant was crossing in the middle of the block and the driver argued he never saw her and thus was unable to avoid the accident. An engineer indicated the woman was struck by the front passenger tire of the bus, and should have been see.
$585,000
$585,000 awarded to an infant who suffered a brachial plexus injury during birth due to shoulder dystocia, a complication that occurs during the birthing process when an infant’s shoulder becomes lodged behind the mother’s pubic bone. Plaintiff argued the doctor committed medical malpractice by not acknowledging risk factors which included a large baby (9 lb., 2 oz.), a prolonged labor and a pregnancy of 41 weeks. Opting not to perform a cesarean section could have avoided the unnecessary injury. The child suffered a mild Erb’s palsy injury which led to a slightly dropped shoulder and mild arm weakness.
$585,000
$585,000 at mediation for a 25-year-old garage attendant who sustained a crush injury to his right calf when a computer technician at the corporate office initiated the automated parking system by remote control without first checking on the video camera to make sure the area was clear. The wound became necrotic and required debridement surgery which left tissue and muscle damage.
$565,000
$565,000 settlement at a Bergen County, N.J. pre-trial conference for a 27 year old woman whose vehicle was struck by a power & light truck that ran a stop sign, and caused the plaintiff’s car to veer into a tree. Plaintiff underwent neck and knee surgery and suffered depression as a result.
$550,000
$550,000 to a Massachusetts truck driver that was injured when his 18-Wheeler ran over logs that had fallen off another truck on a New Jersey highway. The force of the truck running over the logs caused the cab’s windows to explode and the driver to be thrown about. The plaintiff suffered compression fractures in his thoracic spine at T10-11-12 and lost several months of work.
$500,000
$500,000 medical malpractice settlement paid to a 90-year-old Westchester woman who, during a hospitalization in Stamford, Connecticut, for a knee injury she sustained in a car accident, she fell from her bed, sustaining a fractured skull. The victim required brain surgery to release the pressure and had an extensive rehabilitation. The plaintiff also recovered the maximum $100,000 policy available in the auto accident that placed her in the hospital.
$500,000
$500,000 verdict against a fast-food restaurant in the Bronx. The plaintiff was a customer eating inside the premises when a robbery ensued. During the course of the robbery, the manager decided to turn the lights off in an attempt to blind the robbers. This ultimately sent the crowd into a panic, and resulted in the plaintiff being stabbed and requiring surgery.
$500,000
$500,000 settlement for a mentally disabled woman who was gang raped on the rooftop of a large residential housing complex. The woman’s assailants, who had disabled the roof alarm, were never arrested, or prosecuted. However, we were able to demonstrate through security experts that the building owners had failed to take appropriate precautions to secure the rooftop such as installing an alarm system that could notify security personnel that the alarm had been disconnected and that people were on the roof.
$500,000
$500,000 settlement (policy limits exhausted) awarded to a 38-year-old father of two, who in 2011 was rollerblading on the east bound Long Island Expressway Service Road in Nassau County and collided with a vehicle traveling southbound at the intersection with Round Swamp Road. The parties each claimed to have had the green light in their favor and each had witnesses to support their positions. The victim was rendered unconscious and sustained multiple injuries, including a left grade III open humerus fracture with open reduction internal fixation; a comminuted fracture of the right femoral shaft with open reduction internal fixation; a fracture of the superior and anterior aspects of the right acetabulum; hearing loss caused by nerve damage in the right inner ear; and a left pneumothorax requiring mechanical ventilation and a thoracostomy.
$500,000
$500,000 received by client who was shot in the chest at a concert hall when security personnel negligently allowed the perpetrator to bring a gun into the facility. Our expert argued that it should have been anticipated that violence might occur at this concert and should have screened for weapons. The plaintiff sustained a pneumothorax and underwent surgery to have the bullet removed and the lung reinflated.
$500,000
$500,000 verdict for a 50-year-old woman who suffered a nasal fracture when she was struck in the face by a bucket of debris that had been left on a scaffold as she entered the lobby of a friend’s building.
