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Settlements, Verdicts and Case Results

Dalli & Marino, LLP has represented people in New York City, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County and Westchester since 1995. Our attorneys have a solid track record of success in litigation against facilities that allow Nursing Home abuse and other cases of abuse, neglect and injury to occur.

See recent, important Case Results, Verdicts and Settlements for Dalli & Marino’s clients below.

A jury awarded $3,000,000 to the estate of an elderly man who confused a chemical cleaner for cranberry juice left out in a kitchen next to his dementia unit at a Brooklyn assisted living facility. He died five days after drinking the cleaner in this case of clear resident neglect by the staff.
A $1 million settlement was given to the family of a 99-year-old Staten Island man who died from injuries he suffered at the hands of health care aides in his home. A hidden camera recorded various acts of negligence by the attendants, including sleeping on the job and ignoring the man’s cries for assistance. The camera also caught disturbing incidents of abuse including a fall that caused broken ribs and instances of the man being thrown to the floor. The verdict highlights the importance of reaching out to a nursing home abuse lawyer when families become suspicious of health care providers.
Mr. Dalli proved at trial that a nursing home failed to provide a 90-year-old elderly woman, who was caused to develop a Stage 4 bedsore while she resided in the nursing home, the proper care and treatment she required, resulting in a violation of her rights as a nursing home resident in the State of New York.
A jury awarded $750,000 to an elderly paralyzed man who suffered from neglect and abuse at a skilled nursing facility in Bronx County. The resident was often left in a wheelchair without being moved as required by his care plan. The chair had improper cushioning, promoting once-closed bedsores to re-open. The jury determined that the staff failed to follow proper protocols around these difficult-to-treat sores, and that the unfortunate incident was indeed nursing home neglect.
A 92-year-old man was compensated $700,000 for suffering severe bedsores caused by a lack of proper care at an understaffed nursing home home in Nassau County. The resident with multiple co-morbidities was not turned and positioned properly at the facility, causing the painful injuries.
A female resident immobile with multiple sclerosis was sexually assaulted at a New York City nursing home by an attendant who had blocked entry to her room with a chair. A nurse on rounds realized she couldn’t enter that resident’s room. By the time she gained entry, the assault had ended. But the resident was able to tell staff what had occurred. Later, another resident came forward to reveal that the same attendant had raped her repeatedly for several months. The unsupervised employee, who had been assaulting patients for six months, went to jail. The initial female resident received $700,000 for suffering this extreme example of patient abuse in a nursing home.
An elderly male patient entered a Nassau County skilled nursing facility for residential care. However, the staff failed to turn and position him properly, allowing painful bedsores to develop. The facility had to pay $550,000 in a clear case of nursing home neglect.
$490,000 was awarded on behalf of the estate of an elderly female resident in a Brooklyn nursing home who suffered from a bedsore and medication error. The staff failed to monitor her medication, causing the patient to have too much of the blood thinner Coumadin in her system. Coumadin must be monitored because too much can cause patients to bleed out. The blood thinner can also be a potentially lethal co-factor if a patient falls then bleeds.
A settlement of $450,000 was given to a former female resident at a Brooklyn skilled nursing facility where staff failed to monitor her levels of Coumadin, a blood thinner. This medication error led to swelling, bleeding and the need for blood transfusions. The case reaffirms that families should contact a nursing home abuse lawyer if they suspect errors or negligence.
$400,000 was awarded to the estate of an elderly woman whose fractured hip was determined to be the result of nursing home neglect and abuse at a Bronx facility. The staff failed to properly assess her as a fall risk when she first arrived and then failed again to sufficiently monitor her during her stay. She later fell, fracturing her hip. Falls are the #1 cause of injuries to senior citizens. Nursing home falls are the result of poor staffing as well as a lack of preventative measures such as protective floor mats, lowered beds and bed alarms. Residents’ falls in these skilled nursing facilities are a common but tragic result of nursing home neglect.
A jury awarded $400,000 to the estate of an elderly Nassau County man who fell three times in his first week at a nursing home. The last fall caused a fractured hip, requiring surgery. Sadly, the frail patient did not survive the surgery for an incident that was caused directly by the type of nursing home negligence that frequently leads to falls.
A Brooklyn nursing home had to pay $350,000 to the estate of an 86-year-old resident who died because of its negligence. The man was supposed to be on a toileting schedule, however no one attended to him regularly due to understaffing at the facility. When he tried to get up on his own, he fell, fracturing his nose and suffering a hematoma to his head. He was taken to the hospital where he died a day later from cardiac arrest.
$350,000 was recovered on behalf of the estate of an elderly woman who was fatally injured from an improper diet in her Bronx County nursing home. The resident was on an all-puree diet due to her swallowing issues. Unfortunately, one day the prescribed diet was not followed, and the resident choked on a piece of meat, dying from the staff’s error. The entire incident was a sad example of nursing home negligence.
A Queens nursing home had to pay $300,000 in punitive damages for having multiple and inconsistent medical records for a patient who had sued because of bedsores. The nursing home had provided records upon request prior to the lawsuit filing. When asked the same request in litigation several years later, the nursing home delivered a set that were different from the original batch. The jury penalized the facility for this attempted deception, underscoring the importance of nursing home abuse lawyers in these types of cases.

More Cases

  • 10 Million verdict for a worker injured in a construction accident when he was ejected from a man lift at a construction site in New York City.
  • 5.95 Million recovered for a birth injury due to medical malpractice during delivery.
  • 2.4 Million for a carpenter who was injured in a construction accident when he fell from a ladder in Suffolk County.
  • 2.15 Million recovered for a birth injury to medical malpractice during delivery.
  • 1.875 Million for a woman injured in an auto accident in Staten Island.
  • 1.8 Million for a construction worker who was injured in a car accident at a work site in Staten Island.
  • 1.68 Million for a truck driver injured in a car accident in Queens County.
  • 1.65 Million for a LIPA worker who was injured in a car accident at a work-site in Nassau County.
  • 1.6 Million for a truck driver who was injured in a construction accident in Queens County when he was thrown from a forklift.
  • 1.6 Million for a carpenter who was injured in a construction accident in New York City when he wasn’t given proper safety equipment.
  • 1,175,000.00 for an airport worker who was struck on the head by an overhead door.
  • 1 Million for an elderly woman who was struck by a motor vehicle in Nassau County.
  • 999k for a woman who was injured when a door struck her in Nassau County.
  • 900k for a woman who was the victim of medical malpractice in a Kings County hospital.
  • 875k for a man who was injured in a construction accident in Queens County when his foot was struck by a forklift.
  • 873k jury verdict for a man injured in an auto accident in Queens County.
  • 825k recovered on behalf of a woman who suffered from a slip and fall on ice in the Bronx.
  • 750k jury verdict for a paralyzed man who was a victim of nursing home abuse when he suffered from a bedsore in a Nursing Home in Bronx County.
  • 750k jury verdict for the estate of an elderly woman who was a victim of nursing home abuse when she suffered from a bedsore in a Nursing Home in Queens.
  • 750k for an elderly woman with ulcers in a Brooklyn nursing home.
  • 750k for a man who injured in a car accident at a construction site in Queens County.
  • 398,000.00 for estate of an elderly woman who fell and fractured her hip in a Brooklyn nursing home.
  • 337,500.00 for an elderly man with a bedsore in a Bronx Nursing home.
  • 325,000.00 for the estate of an elderly  woman who had an unexplained fall resulting in a fractured pelvis at a Rockland County nursing home.
  • 325,000.00 for estate of an elderly woman who suffered from bedsores at a Suffolk County nursing home.
  • 325,000.00 for estate of an elderly man who suffered from bedsores at a Brooklyn nursing home.
  • 325,000.00 for an elderly woman who fractured her hip in a Nassau Nursing home.
  • 300,000.00 for estate of an elderly woman who fell and fractured her hip at a Brooklyn nursing home.

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