The attorneys at New York trial law firm Leitner Varughese work tirelessly to secure the greatest possible recoveries for each individual client and their families. In just the past few years, the Firm's Partners have facilitated in the recovery of over $50 MILLION alone in verdicts and settlements on behalf of the victims of nursing home neglect and abuse.
Nursing home abuse and neglect comes in many different forms. Some of the signs, symptoms and evidence of abuse and neglect, and injuries, that Leitner Varughese has successfully recovered damages in lawsuits are:
Bed Sores or Pressure Sores (also known as “decubitus ulcers” or “pressure ulcers”)
Falls resulting in fractures or other serious injury
Infection or Sepsis
Head injuries
Injuries of unknown origin
Malnutrition or Dehydration
Medication Errors
Choking
Clogged Breathing Tubes
Physical or Sexual Assault or Abuse
Physical or Chemical Restraints
Burns
Alzheimer's and other dementias
Assaults by staff
RECENT NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE RECOVERIES BY THE NEW YORK ATTORNEYS OF LEITNER VARUGHESE PLLC:
Fall in nursing home with dislodged catheter resulting in death (Bronx County) $1,300,000.00
Surgery error resulting in death (Richmond County)
$775,000.00
Nursing home resident choked resulting in death (Suffolk County)
$750,000.00
83 year old woman fell and developed bedsore (Bronx County)
$600,000.00
83 year old woman developed infection from PEG tube (Kings County)
$595,000.00
81 year old man sustained fracture and developed bedsore (Dutchess County)
$568,000.00
84 year old woman fell at nursing home and developed bedsores (Kings County)
$500,000.00
94 year old woman fell and sustained hip fracture (New York County)
$500,000.00
82 year old man developed bed sore (Kings County)
$500,000.00
84 year old man died and sustained a head injury (Kings County)
$500,000.00
82 year old woman died as a result of asphyxiation (Richmond County)
$500,000.00
94 year old woman fell and sustained hip fracture (New York County)
$500,000.00
85 year old man developed bedsores (Kings County)
$500,000.00
90 year old woman developed bedsores (Richmond County)
$475,000.00
76 year old woman developed bedsores (Kings County)
$450,000.00
88 year old develops heels bedsores (Kings County)
$425,000.00
86 year old man develops bedsores (Bronx County)
$400,000.00
87 year old man fell and sustained neck fracture (Queens County)
$400,000.00
82 year old woman develops bed sore in nursing home (Suffolk)
$392,500.00
85 year old man develops sacral bedsore (Kings County)
$390,000.00
75 year old woman with nerve condition develops bed sores at nursing home (Nassau)
$375,000.00
90 year old woman developed bedsore (Rockland County)
$375,000.00
92 year old woman fell and fractured hip and orbital bone (Queens County)
$375,000.00
91 year old woman fell and sustained hip fracture (Queens County)
$375,000.00
84 year old man developed bedsore (Kings County)
$350,000.00
83 year old woman developed Stage IV bedsore (Kings County)
$350,000.00
82 year old man falls at nursing home and fractures hip with surgery (Orange)
$325,000.00
72 year old woman fractures femur from fall with surgery (Kings County)
$325,000.00
82 year old woman developed bedsore (Kings County)
$325,000.00
82 year old woman fell and sustained tibia and fibula fracture with closed reduction (New York County)
$325,000.00
86 year old man fell at nursing home and fractured his humerus (Richmond County)
$325,000.00
91 year old man developed bedsore (New York County)
$325,000.00
60 year old man fractures femur from fall, full recovery (Kings County)
$325,000.00
73 year old woman develops foot ulcers (Nassau County)
$325,000.00
86 year old woman suffers fracture, no surgery (Queens County)
$300,000.00
82 year old woman developed bed sore (Queens County)
$300,000.00
79 year old woman developed bedsores; Bronx County
$300,000.00
82 year old woman developed bedsore (Queens County)
$300,000.00
87 year old man suffers hip fracture with surgery from fall (Queens County)
$300,000.00
77 year old woman developed bed sore (Bronx County)
$295,000.00
71 year old man developed bedsore (Kings County)
$280,000.00
89 year old woman developed bedsore (Orange County)
$275,000.00
74 year old woman fell and fractured femur - no surgery (Nassau County)
$275,000.00
72 year old woman sustains hip fracture of unknown origin (Bronx County)
$250,000.00
80 year old woman developed bedsore (Monroe County)
$272,500.00
99 year old man develops bedsore (Bronx County)
$250,000.00
89 year old woman suffers fracture from fall, no surgery (Kings County)
$250,000.00
83 year old woman developed bedsore (Rockland County)
$250,000.00
94 year old woman developed bedsore (Rockland County)
$250,000.00
72 year old woman suffers fractured hip of unknown origin (Bronx County)
$250,000.00
81 year old man fell and sustained a subdural hematoma (Queens County)
$240,000.00
81 year old man fell and sustained a subdural hematoma (Queens County)
$240,000.00
80 year old woman developed bedsore (Sullivan County)
$235,000.00
79 year old woman developed bedsore (Nassau County)
$230,000.00
88 year old woman sustains fracture, no surgery (Bronx County)
$225,000.00
91 year old woman sustained bed sore (Nassau County)
$225,000.00
80 year old woman developed bedsore (Sullivan County)
$235,000.00
79 year old woman developed bedsore (Nassau County)
$230,000.00
90 year old man suffers head injury, county defendant (Suffolk County)
$220,000.00
71 year old woman developed bedsore (Dutchess County)
$215,000.00
70 year old female developed bed sore (Kings County)
$200,000.00
79 year old man developed bedsore (Kings County)
$200,000.00
81 year old woman developed sacral bedsore (Bronx County)
$200,000.00
84 year old female sustained bedsore (New York County)
$195,000.00
84 year woman fell and fractured her hip (Bronx County)
$190,000.00
73 year old woman fractured shoulder of unknown origin, no surgery (New York County)
$190,000.00
103 year old woman fell and fractured hip (Queens County)
$190,000.00
75 year old woman developed bed sore (Ulster County)
$190,000.00
87 year old man fell and broke his hip (Nassau County)
$187,500.00
91 year old woman sustained bed sore (Suffolk County)
$180,000.00
87 year old man developed bedsores (Bronx County)
$175,000.00
91 year old man re-fractures hip of unknown origin (Nassau County)
$170,000.00
93 year old woman fell and fractured her hip (Queens County)
$170,000.00
84 year old woman with fracture of unknown origin (New York County)
$164,000.00
76 year old woman develops bedsores (Richmond County)
$150,000.00
93 year old fell and fractured her humerus - no surgery (Kings County)
$150,000.00
70 year old man in vegetative state developed bed sores (Bronx County)
$150,000.00
53 year old man with HIV/AIDS developed bedsore (Bronx County)
$150,000.00
61 year old woman developed bed sore (Nassau County)
$150,000.00
87 year old woman developed bed sore (Bronx County)
$150,000.00
82 year old woman fell and fractured her hip (Rockland County)
$150,000.00
92 year old woman fell and fractured her hip (New York County)
$135,000.00
89 year old woman sustained minor bed sore (Bronx County)
$125,000.00
83 year old man fell and broke his hip (Queens County)
$125,000.00
78 year old woman sustained fecal impaction with septicemia (Richmond County)
$110,000.00
96 year old fell and re-fractured hip (Nassau County)
$100,000.00
84 year old woman sustained compression fracture (Suffolk County)
$90,000.00
75 year old man sustains laceration on fingertip (Nassau County)
$75,000.00
94 year old man fell and broke his nose (Orange County)
$75,000.00
Municipal liability / civil rights violation resulting in death (EDNY)
$7,890,000.00
Trip and fall in pothole on public street (NY County)
$375,000.00
Rear end collision with exacerbation of prior back injury (Nassau County)
$350,000.00
Motor vehicle collision with exacerbation of prior back injury (Suffolk County)
$300,000.00
Motor vehicle collision with shoulder surgery (Nassau County)
$240,000.00
Motor vehicle collision with exacerbation of prior back injury (Nassau County)
$225,000.00
Motor vehicle collision with exacerbation of prior spinal injury (Nassau County)
$220,000.00
