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.
$480,000
$480,000 to a Connecticut couple in their early 60’s, who were stopped at a red light, when a drunk driver lost control of his car as he left an office party. The husband, who had undergone back surgery 10 years earlier, with a rod installed, alleged that prior symptoms, such as weakness and pain reemerged post-accident. He also developed carpal tunnel syndrome. The wife had soft tissue injuries. The driver was arrested and prosecution begun, but the DA allowed him off with a misdemeanor and a fine.
$470,000
$470,000 paid to a Westchester woman for injuries sustained from a dog bite. Unrelated to the dog attack, the plaintiff suffered a very rare, disabling disease, that left her largely home bound, and unable to travel very far by foot, even with the support of her cane. As a result, she retained a dog walking service to exercise her dog on group walks. She often invited the dog walker in for coffee and allowed the dogs to run around her fenced in yard. One morning, one of the dogs charged her, biting her hand. Typically, the result would have been a few sutures, but in this instance, due to the client’s disability, she had multiple complications that resulted in spasm, surgery and partial loss of the use of her hand, which she needed to hold her cane. We sued the owner, for concealing their dog’s prior erratic bite history of others, and the dog owner, for not properly controlling the animal.
$465,000
$465,000 collected by a 30 year old woman, who slipped and fell on a freshly waxed floor at a Nassau County nursing facility, injuring her leg and developing complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS/RSD) that precluded certain activities. The woman was already on disability for a combination of a prior accident that led to CRPS of an arm, as well as a chronic abdominal disorder. Defendants attempted to dismiss the case, but our office argued that the three individuals waxing the floors, were doing so in a crowded hallway during a business day and neither used signs efficiently or positioned their men to warn people of the slippery floors.
$465,000
$465,000 award for a 34-year-old man who sustained second- and third-degree burns as a result of a faulty boiler. The victim was burned by scalding water while in the shower when the faulty boiler system allowed the water temperature to increase beyond 135 degrees. The plaintiff demonstrated the mixing valves didn’t work properly allowing the water temperature to rise above the standard safe temperature of 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
$450,000
$450,000 for a 56-year-old Connecticut woman struck in the rear of her vehicle by a doctor, who was test driving his friend’s sports car to decide if he should buy it and whose dog was lose in the car and distracted the driver. Our client had soft tissue injuries that kept her from engaging in her athletic regimen and left her with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
$450,000
$450,000 settlement for an airport translator, who slipped and fell at the International Terminal of JFK Airport after a flood several days earlier left water trapped beneath the tiles. As she attempted to meet her clients at their respective gate, some water seeped up from the floor, causing her to slip and land on her side. She suffered a variety of soft tissue injuries, including disc herniations in her neck and back. However, the plaintiff was unwilling to undergo surgery out of fear and instead underwent physical therapy for three years. The award in question was, in part, paid to her for lost wages and medical treatment.
$450,000
$450,000 settlement at mediation for a Labor Law 240(1) case, wherein our 68-year-old client, an electrical contractor in Queens, fell over scattered debris and construction materials that he couldn’t see due to poor lighting. The plaintiff sustained a lateral meniscal tear at his right knee and underwent a right knee arthroscopy to repair a torn medial meniscus and was unable to return to work.
$450,000
$450,000 recovered for a 45 year old man struck by the side-view mirror of a bus that got too close to the sidewalk in midtown Manhattan. Our client suffered a fractured humerus and tendon damage in the elbow that had to be surgically repaired.
$450,000
$450,000 for a 30-year-old unemployed Queens man who was T-boned at an intersection, striking his head against the driver’s side window. He suffered a collapsed right ear drum and a tympanic rupture resulting in complete hearing loss in this right ear. We procured the entire $300,000 insurance policy and negotiated for an additional $150,000 to be paid directly by the defendant driver.
$430,000
$430,000 negotiated at private mediation for a 45 year old Trinidadian woman who slipped in a public stairwell at her apartment building. Although the stairs were in mint condition, our engineer opined that the floor tiles were damp, they failed to have an adequate co-efficient of friction and there was no banister to grab to prevent a fall, allowing us to defeat defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff suffered a tri-malleolar fracture in her right leg, requiring an open reduction with internal fixation repair, and second procedure to remove the hardware and a third surgery to correct an equinus deformity that developed in the ankle.
$430,000
$430,000 for a Queens motorcyclist struck by a private bus who cut off his path, causing the biker to slide more than 60 feet until he struck a curb. He broke his left hip and left hand and was in a rehabilitation facility for two months.
$425,000
$425,000 awarded to a teenager who suffered depression and post-traumatic stress disorder following a sexual assault by a school employee who then threatened to kill her if she told anyone. The employee was arrested and plead guilty to sexual assault. It was argued by the plaintiff that the school failed to do a proper background search and negligently hired the employee to be near children. A background search would have uncovered that the assailant had formerly sold drugs to minors.
$425,000
$425,000 at mediation for a 45-year-old man, who was exiting his car in a Connecticut supermarket parking lot, when a shopping cart attendant attempted to throw a group of keys on a chain to a co-worker, and missed his mark, striking the man in the rear of the head. The plaintiff suffered an occipital nerve injury that caused ongoing pain and headaches, as well as complaints of temporary memory loss.
$400,000
$400,000 awarded at mediation to a boiler repair supervisor who fractured his right elbow in a Queens parking lot, when he slipped on ice and fell while exiting his car. We sued both the plaintiff’s landlord and her neighbor, who owned abutting properties and were responsible for keeping the parking lot free from snow and ice. The defendants argued the plaintiff fell outside of their property line and that he was partly responsible for his own fall. The plaintiff required an initial closed reduction to set the fracture and then three arthroscopies to clean up the elbow, which required various stages of removing cartilage and scar tissue and shaving the bone to prevent rubbing against his humerus.
$400,000
$400,000 resolution for a fractured distal radius requiring surgery after the plaintiff slipped and fell on a broken, ice-covered, sidewalk in downtown Manhattan.
$382,500
$382,500 awarded to an asbestos worker who suffered a fractured calcaneus and two cervical herniations when he fell from a scaffold. Plaintiff contended that the accident could have been avoided had he been provided with the necessary safety equipment. The court granted summary judgment under Section 240 of the Labor Law and a mediator brokered a settlement on the damages.
$375,000
$375,000 awarded at mediation to a 40-year-old man injured in a 2004 accident when his parked car was struck by a truck in New York County. The plaintiff incurred devastating back injuries, requiring several surgeries and has been left with severe limitations including gross urinary and fecal incontinence, erectile dysfunction and massive depression. He will likely need further medical procedures. The plaintiff had a felony record and had a history of prior back problems that predated the accident and led to a pre-accident award of Social Security Disability, both of which limited the value of the case.
$375,000
$375,000 awarded at mediation to a FedEx driver that was ejected from his vehicle after being clipped by another driver and losing control of his vehicle. The offending vehicle left the scene and we proved that our client was entitled to payment from his UM police because a contact had been made. The plaintiff suffered a foot injury and thereafter developed compartment syndrome, which left him with a limp.
$360,000
$360,000 settlement for a Bronx college professor who slipped on an icy sidewalk when the owner shoveled but failed to salt and sand. The plaintiff sustained a bimalleolar fracture which was treated with open reduction and internal fixation.
