Giampa Law

A 37-year-old female died after complications that occurred as a result of a transected mesenteric artery which occurred during an exploratory laparotomy and reversal of an ileostomy. The transection led to her losing her entire small intestine; she received a transplanted small intestine but within a year developed graft v. host disease and passed away. She was an executive at a major clothing store at the time of her operation.

Plaintiff, a building porter in a co-op building, was hit in the shoulder and back with a falling brick while loading the building's trash compactor. Plaintiff sustained a shoulder injury requiring arthroscopic surgery and claimed permanent injury and an inability to work. Jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, finding the building owner liable for his physical injuries.

Plaintiff, while working as a carpenter on a major shopping mall construction site, fell through an unmarked hole and sustained a severe broken ankle requiring emergency surgery. Plaintiff claimed permanent injury and an inability to work. A settlement was negotiated prior to the jury verdict.

During an arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn ligament, the defendant podiatrist failed to visualize and avoid the hallucis longus tendon, causing a laceration of the tendon. Plaintiff had preexisting fibromyalgia and diabetes but lost permanent flexion in her left foot as a result of the malpractice.

The plaintiff, a laborer, received soft tissue neck injuries requiring a single level fusion when he was struck by a vehicle while unloading a scaffolding truck along a main roadway. Case settled after partial summary judgment was obtained.

The plaintiff was an unemployed female student who was injured while she was a passenger on a NYC Transit bus. Liability was split between the bus and the private driver. The plaintiff underwent conservative treatment for a herniation in her lumbar spine, eventually had a spinal fusion surgery which was unsuccessful, and later had a subsequent surgery to stabilize her sacroiliac joint. The settlement was agreed upon after the fifth day of jury selection.

In a multi-plaintiff lawsuit, we represented the families of two non-union laborers who died as a result of a gas tank explosion on a residential property. Both were South American male workers in their 50s. A third plaintiff we represented received a settlement for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for witnessing the death of his friends.

Plaintiff, an elevator repairman, was struck in the head by a malfunctioning elevator. Plaintiff claimed permanent head injuries including seizure disorder. Case settled prior to a jury verdict.

We represented the family of a Bronx man who died by suicide in a state prison in upstate New York. Our investigation found that the prison failed to meet its duty of care to prevent his death by ignoring multiple warning signs, failing to place him under supervision, and failing to intervene even when a corrections officer saw him standing on his bed. After the death, his body was secretively buried on the prison grounds and his family was not notified, only finding out two months later when his father called to check on him. The award included for the inmate's conscious pain...

Our client sustained neck and back injuries resulting in surgery in a rear-end accident that was never reported to police. We obtained a settlement of .