...to a HVAC worker who fell through an opening in a roof. The defense argued the opening was obvious and he should have watched where he was going. We proved that the unprotected opening was an OSHA violation and the worker was entitled to a reasonable cover to protect him from an inadvertent slip and fall as required by Federal regualtions. ...to widow and child of a deceased dock builder injured during a pile driving operation. Defendant Developer and General Contractor placed blame on employer of deceased worker who could not be sued because of the Worker Compensation Statute that says you cannot sue your employer. We proved that even though the employer was negligence, the Developer and GC had to primary duty of safety on the job site to protect all workers from the cost cutting unsafe practices of their employers. ...to passenger in a van while on assignment for the U.S. Department of Defense in South Africa was thrown from vehicle in an intersection accident. Defense alleged his catastrophic injuries were due to not wearing seat belt. We contended under the circumstances of this case seat belt useage would have created the likelihood of equal or greater injuries. ...to a middle aged widow suffering spastic quadriplegia, partial blindness and brain injury as a result of the failure to diagnose a pulmonary embolism following a knee replacement procedure. ...to 33 claimants after the collapse of the parking garage under construction at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City. The garage was not designed properly and as a result four workers were killed and 32 others were injured. ...to a 23 year old alleged to have been running across a four lane highway in the middle of a block and against a green light when struck by an oncoming motorist. She suffered brain injury resulting in severe cognitive and motor impairment and a speech defect, leaving her totally disabled and dependant on caregivers. ...to a commercial truck driver who was struck by another truck driver while pulled off on the side of the road, resulting in disabling brain injury. ...to a middle-aged tax preparer injured when a New Jersey Transit Bus struck his car in the rear after exiting the Lincoln Tunnel requiring two back surgeries following diagnose of aggravation of pre-existing stenosis and a herniated disc leaving him permanently disabled from his career and in need of Life Care Plan. ...to a diabetic male who suffered significant visual impairment following pancrease transplant surgery. Maggiano argued that the surgery carried substantial risks and was not necessary as the patient would have been served well with an insulin pump and avoided the risks and injury suffered. ...to a gastric bypass patient who suffered serious complications of a gastric leak which was not timely diagnosed. ...to a female truck driver who suffered fibromyalgia following a multi-vehicle accident. ...to an automobile accident victim whose brain injury was undiagnosed by the emergency room physician. Subsequent emergency surgery failed to prevent significant brain damage which required prolonged rehabilitation and cognitive therapy, and requires the assistance of a walker. ...to a young man who in his senior year of high school football, after undergoing a surgical rod repair of a displaced tibia/fibular fracture, was the victim of medical negligence by the late diagnosis of a known complication of the surgery known as compartment syndrome, resulting in the loss of all tendons and muscle of his calf as well as osteomyelitis. ...recovered from the State of New York for a seriously injured passenger in a car that left the roadway and plunged down a 200 foot embankment. ...to the mother and father of an adult female daughter who died following a plane flight of a pulmonary embolism from taking of birth control pills prescribed even though her chart was red flagged against birth control pills. We contended that this needless death, this loss of a young life was a family loss and the result of system errors brought about by failures in the system of the defendant medical practice due to simple management carelessness. This was a serious preventable adverse event. ...to a young woman who in 2000 suffered severe burn injuries when the car she was riding in ignited in flames following a rear end impact caused by a drunk driver. ...in 2003 to a truck driver suffering injuries when he lost his footing climbing from a truck ladder which was defectively designed resulting in multiple injuries precluding him from working as a trucker and suffering life time wage impairment. ...to a self-employed bagel store owner who suffered an aggravation of low back injury requiring surgery, urinary incontinence and post traumatic stress disorder. ...against a wood chipper manufacturer for a defective safety mechanism resulting in loss of a foot to landscape employee in 1994 who used his foot to kick in branches into the mouth of the chipping blades. ...to a 35 year old iron worker who fell from a steel frame building under construction due to the failure of the general contractor to provide a safe workplace which included supervision for the use of safety equipment and guide wires. ...to an electrician who suffered flash burns when he plugged in a meter to read the electric usage of a shopping mall tenant. ...settlement under the New York Labor Law for a fall from a ladder by worker who suffered severe back injury. ...to a married couple, tenants of high rise condominium against a parking garage maintenance company for 1994 sexual assault upon the wife by a trespassing assailant while the plaintiff was walking to her car to go to work. ...to a young single woman who was abducted and raped in a dimly lit, insecure hotel parking lot in 1994 and suffered severe and disabling post traumatic stress disorder. ...to a driver who crashed into the side of a truck that had pulled into his path, resulting in multiple surgeries to his right knee including total knee replacement. ...to a nursing home resident who developed a Stage IV ulcer requiring surgery where the nursing home alleged the resident was non-compliant with recommendations to reduce pressure from excessive wheelchair use. ...for a 23-year old waitress who was when riding as a back seat passenger of a drunken driver. She suffered injuries when her host driver crashed into the rear of a stopped tractor trailer parked on an approach ramp to a bridge due to a flat tire. ...for a 50-year old housewife injured when her car was hit in the rear while stopped a traffic light. ...to two children of a 35 year old woman who suffered cardiac arrest under anesthesia due to failure to diagnose congestive heart failure by her treating physicians and the anesthesiologist, all of whom cleared her for gall stone surgery despite signs pointing to an underlying heart condition. ...for an elderly couple suffering multiple injuries in an auto accident and aggravated by injuries suffered a few months later in a subsequent auto accident. ...for the wrongful death of car accident victim who died while being prepared for emergency surgery. ...to a 54 year old salesman for foot disability due to unnecessary tarsal tunnel surgery by the podiatrist. ...to a 42-year old truck operator and auto mechanic who suffered ulnar neuropathy, bulging lumbar disc, torn meniscus right knee and post traumatic stress disorder when he was struck by a tow truck backing up during a job thereby ending his two occupational careers. ...to a man suffering severe aggravation of Tourette's syndrome and nerve damage when a nurse negligently injected demerol into his radial nerve rather than his deltoid muscle following surgery.