Settlements in natural resource damage litigations
On behalf of the State of New Jersey.
On behalf of the State of New Jersey.
Nagel Rice assists DEP in obtaining $225 million pollution settlement between New Jersey and Exxon Mobil Corp. The litigation against Exxon was handled by Kanner & Whiteley of New Orleans and Nagel Rice of Roseland. According to the retainer agreement, they are expected to receive roughly $45 million in fees, on top of reimbursement. For…
Laid the groundwork for ExxonMobil settlement in Nature Resource Damage Litigation on Behalf of the State of New Jersey
Horizon Agrees To Settle Class Action
On Behalf Of New Jersey Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Against major brokerage firm.
Nagel Rice led by Diane Sammons settled three class action for $54 million alleging improper marketing and sales practices. Nagel Rice was appointed co-lead counsel in two class actions and was named to the plaintiff’s steering committee in a third class action.
Against major brokerage firm.
$39 million verdict in motorcycle accident case (settled on appeal)
Commercial disparagement case brought against short-selling hedge funds and related parties.
Jury verdict in urologic malpractice case involving negligent treatment of kidney stones.
$24 million verdict in medical malpractice case
For improper marketing and sales practices
For improper marketing and sales practices
Settlement in urologic malpractice case involving negligent treatment of kidney stones
Involving 155 victims. Firm represented multiple Foreign and American victims’ families
Insurance coverage action, reversed on appeal*
(Settled on appeal)
For the sale of $90 million variable life insurance policy.
Estate Litigation
For improper marketing and sales practices
Settlement in radiology malpractice case involving misdiagnosis of aneurysm
Turnpike accident
Involving trade secrets
Medical malpractice case, reduced by court
Medical malpractice case, Reduced by court***
Reversed on appeal
New York hospital involving brain damage sustained by 7 year old child after surgery
November 2013 – Bruce Nagel and Greg Kohn settled a medical malpractice / wrongful birth action where an amniocentesis was done so that prenatal cytogenetic testing could be performed to determine if the fetus was afflicted with any genetic disorders. The results of this testing were reported as normal and the mother gave birth to a baby-girl afflicted…
Misdiagnosis of Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome
Auto Accident Case
Jury verdict in case involving negligent colonoscopy and misdiagnosis of colon cancer
Settlement in case involving emergency department negligent treatment of cardiac illness leading to death of attorney
The Star-Ledger 11/24/2002
Plaintiff Patricia O’Brien was a 53 year old college graduate employed by Easter Seals of New Jersey. She went to Morristown Medical Center on November 9, 2013 after pulling over to the side of the road with shortness of breath, confusion, and incoherence. She complained of a dull frontal headache and her mental status remained…
Involving development of office building in Newark, New Jersey.
Against major real estate developer Hartz Mountain
After a month trial in New Brunswick, a private school teacher in Martinsville was awarded $4.25 Million by a jury in a medical malpractice claim against several radiologists who failed to detect a facial tumor on a series of MRI’s. Kelly Jordan, a French teacher at the Pingry School, was sent for radiologic studies in 2008 following…
Involving radiologists’ misdiagnosis of salivary gland tumor
Settlement in case involving failure to diagnose hypoplastic heart after ultrasound
Jury verdict in case involving negligent radiologist reading of scans and misdiagnosis of salivary gland tumor
Settlement in case against anesthesiologist involving the death of a schoolteacher during a routine outpatient procedure.
For wrongful birth action involving misread ultrasound. NJ Law Journal 9/16/2002
Involving spinal cord injury leading to paralysis. NJ Law Journal 11/16/2009
Involving failure to diagnose Hepatitis C*
Involving failure to diagnose
Settlement in case involving emergency department negligent misdiagnosis of aneurysm
Commercial lease dispute
Settlement in case involving failure to interpret Tay-Sachs test
involving injuries sustained by an infant injured in a shopping cart accident
Involving injuries sustained by an infant injured in a shopping cart accident
Ungerleider case (wrongful birth- failure to detect Tay-Sachs). Self Magazine 10/2005
Settlement in case involving misdiagnosis of aneurysm leading to death of attorney.
Mishandled labor and delivery, cerebral palsy
Bar fire case, $890,000 to our clients
Settlement in case involving failure to interpret ultrasound with limb defects
Settlement in case involving failure to interpret ultrasound with limb defects
Involving misread ultrasound
Involving misread ultrasound
Involving failure to properly intubate resulting in comatose patient
Failure to detect Canavan’s Disease, Jury Verdict, Vol. 29, Issue November 2008
Involving eating disorder coverage by Aetna
Involving orthopedic surgery
Involving negligent genetic testing for Trisome 18
Settlement in case involving failure to diagnose Canavan disease
Settlement in case involving failure to diagnose Mobius Syndrome
Wrongful death action
Involving below the knee amputation
On behalf of man struck and killed in auto/truck accident
On behalf of woman struck and killed by truck
Medieval Times litigation
Settlement in case involving failure to diagnose to Tay-Sachs disease (Rhode Island)
Involving negligently performed genetic test
For Fatal Motorcycle Accident
For Lost Eye in Auto Accident
Settlement in failure to diagnose Tay-Sachs disease (New York)
Injured in construction site accident
On behalf of iron worker injured in construction site accident
Struck by a car while crossing the street
On behalf of pedestrian struck by a car while crossing the street
March 23, 2015 – Andrew O’Connor settled a hit pedestrian case for $1.65 million. Ruth Vincent was struck by a car because a street light wasn’t working. Ruth, then 18, suffered closed-head injuries, a broken femur, lacerated femoral artery and bilateral fracture at L5 after she was hit by a car in Union on Oct. 19, 2008. Since…
Involving failure to test for Tay-Sachs
Sharpe case (train derailment). NJ Law Journal 7/3/2006
Plaintiff was over-prescribed methadone
A jury in Newark awarded the widow of a Short Hills man $1.55 million in connection with her husband’s suicide. On August 7, 2008, Betty Movitz sued Dr. Sostowski of Bernardsville and Dr. Del la Torre of Montclair who had treated her husband, Mark Movitz, for his bipolar disorder. The jury found both of these…
Against large NYC firm
Partnership dispute
Involving negligent cataract surgery
Involving negligent anesthesia
Involving high-profile lasik surgeon, Dr. Joseph Dello Russo
Wrongful birth, Spina Bifida
Involving failure to monitor hospital patient resulting in death
Against major New Jersey firm
Sexual assault of a student on school property
Involving sexual assault of a student on school property
Involving negligent anesthesia
Environmental case involving natural resource damages
Environmental litigation on behalf of the State of New Jersey
Against a neurological surgeon
Involving negligent lasik surgery (Dodge). NJ Law Journal 8/11/2008
Involving claims of poor design and faulty workmanship on a condominium complex in Bergen County, New Jersey
Involving high-profile lasik surgeon, Dr. Joseph Dello Russo
Partnership dispute between investors in medical centers
Involving misdiagnosis of cardiac condition resulting in death
Involving failure to diagnose lung cancer
Involving misdiagnosis of cardiac condition
$2.85 Million global settlement of bar fire case, $890,000 to our clients
For car-accident injuries
Decedent Rohan Ryan, a 38 year old married father of two young children, suffered an Achilles injury on March 24, 2014 while exercising on his front lawn. He treated with orthopedist defendant Dr. Bechler on two occasions post-injury. In the days following the second appointment, Ryan began to experience fatigue, coughing and other respiratory issues…
Serious head injuries sustained in a bicycle accident
Case involving serious head injuries sustained in a bicycle accident
Closed head injury to boy who falls from Jeep after prom party, children served alcohol
Wrongful death of police officer on “black ice” in roadway
Involving negligent lasik surgery
A $700,000 settlement has been reached with all but one defendant in this personal injury action involving injuries sustained in an accident where Plaintiff Jonathan Pierantozzi was working on a oil tank that exploded. On June 29, 2016, Mr. Pierantozzi, 23 at the time of the accident, was working for Environmental Management Consultants, Inc. (“EMC”) who was…
Involving failure to perform prenatal genetic test
Involving failure to diagnose breast cancer
Involving loss of vision in one eye in an 85 year old woman following cataract surgery
Radiology mistake, failure to diagnose bone tumor
A wrongful birth action for failure to detect Niemann Pick Disease
On behalf of workmen exposed to toxic chemicals (TCA III) at workplace
Involving an unsafe machine
involving exposure to solvents and cleaning products
On November 22, 2017, Plaintiff Mallory Kliegman, now 31, was a social guest at the home of Defendants Nicholas Cutalo and Gina Rizzo in Morris Plains, New Jersey. When Mallory was leaving the home, she said goodbye to Defendants’ dog who violently lunged at her, biting her in the face and ripping her skin off. Mallory…
Involving exposure to solvents and cleaning products
Involving negligent maintenance of building which burned resulting in death of plaintiffs
On behalf of child who became ill after pediatrician failed to give Prevnar vaccine
Involving burns suffered during gynecological procedure
In which our client suffered orthopedic injuries
Involving failure to diagnose breast cancer
Involving negligent cataract surgery
Mishandled delivery, Shoulder Dystocia
Police officer claimed hostile work environment harassment
When a skeet machine discharged settled his suit on November 30
When a skeet machine discharged settled his suit on November 30