Carman, Callahan & Ingham Obtains Favorable Jury Verdict

Carman, Callahan & Ingham Obtains Favorable Jury Verdict

A Bronx County Supreme Court jury rendered a defense verdict for CC&I’s client in the case of Danaher v. Raizada, Supreme Court, Rensselaer County, Index No. 258265/2017. Verdict Date: June 20, 2019. Plaintiff sustained significant injuries to her left knee including an impacted fracture, with a depression of the lateral tibial plateau, a Schatzker Type 6 displaced fracture and a non-displaced fracture of the fibular head and neck of the left knee that resulted in an open reduction, internal fixation with a cadaver graft.. The then submitted to two more surgeries due to complications stemming from the initial surgery. At the conclusion of the trial, Plaintiff’s counsel asked the jury to award the Plaintiff $1,800,000. The jury, relying on the sworn testimony of the Defendants’ experts, limited the award to only $300,000, providing minimal future pain and suffering for this plaintiff, $25,000, with the bulk of the award being rendered for the plaintiff’s past pain and suffering, $225,000, for the three surgical procedures the plaintiff had to endure. An additional $25,000 was awarded on a loss of consortium claim.