Pro Bono Representation of Families of WTC Tragedy of
Sept. 11, 2001
Leonard J. Birbrower represented two families who lost loved ones on Sept. 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center tragedy. One family was awarded $2,858,761.18 after a hearing, and a 13-year-old sole surviving child received an award where she will receive potential lifetime benefits of $7,123,171.39.

$3,500,000 Settlement for Brain Injuries
Steven H. Beldock settled this case in Federal Court for a pedestrian struck by a wheel that came off a tour bus due to inadequate maintenance.

$2,220,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice
Leonard J. Birbrower represented the newborn and his mother for a birth trauma resulting in cerebral palsy settling their case at jury selection with an immediate lump sum payment to the family and monthly life annuity payments that project a total of $5,736,000. The doctors, the hospital and client were all from Rockland County.

$2,000,000 Settlement for Multiple Fractures
Multiple fractures caused by a garbage truck that crossed the double yellow line. Steven H. Beldock and Jeffrey B. Saunders settled this case shortly before trial in Orange County.

$1,482,000 Settlement for Tire Rim Explosion
Leonard J. Birbrower and his associates finalized this products case involving the death of a 21-year-old Rockland County man. His fiancee gave birth to his daughter six months after his death and accident.

$1,300,000 Settlement Following Verdict on Liability
A 31-year-old pharmacist slipped and fell on ice sustaining a shoulder dislocation requiring surgery and developed complex regional pain syndrome (RSD). Steven H. Beldock settled the case after 1 1/2 weeks at the damage trial.

$1,242,000 Settlement for Explosion
A gas grill exploded causing a Rockland county woman to be severely burned requiring multiple skin grafts. An inspection of the grill showed the design to be faulty and cause of the explosion. Leonard J. Birbrower and associates were successful in obtaining the settlement after all discovery of the evidence was completed.

$1,240,000 Settlement for Multiple Fractures
A head-on collision caused a teacher to sustain fractures of the legs and arm requiring several operations with pins and rods. The settlement was completed on the day Leonard J. Birbrower was scheduled to select the jury in Rockland County.

$1,191,000 Settlement for Loss of Finger
A 14-year-old Rockland county high school student lost her little finger when her ring caught on a hook of a folding bleacher stand. Leonard J. Birbrower obtained a lifetime structured settlement with guaranteed payments providing for a college fund, monthly income for life with a twenty year certainty and deferred cash payments at ages 25, 30, 35, 40, 45.

$1,000,000 Settlement for Two Pedestrians Following Verdicts on Liability
After a successful 100% liability verdict obtained by Leonard J. Birbrower in Rockland County, a settlement of his two clients' cases for $850,000 and $150,000 respectively was reached. One client had sustained multiple leg fractures and the other a carpal tunnel injury.

$987,500 Verdict for Fractured Elbow with Surgical Repair
Steven H. Beldock took this verdict in Brooklyn, NY, which was affirmed on appeal, for a 67-year-old woman who fell as a result of a roadway defect.

$900,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice
Failure to diagnose rectal cancer - this case was tried by Steven H. Beldock and settled after 7 hours of jury deliberation in Orange County.

$867,485 Verdict for Infant Birth Injury
Steven H. Beldock obtained this verdict in Orange County for a child who suffered mild to moderate Erbs Palsy at birth.

$687,500 Settlement for Arm Fractures
A 12-year-old girl suffered arm fractures, requiring surgical repair, resulting in some loss of motion. This case pending in New York County Supreme Court was settled less than a year after the accident.

$650,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice
Gall bladder surgery resulting in the death of a woman in her late 40's. Steven H. Beldock settled this case shortly before trial in Supreme Court in Rockland County.

$525,000 Settlement for Motor Vehicle Operator
Jeffrey B. Saunders handled this neck and back injury case from the beginning for a 50-year-old woman hit in the rear by a tractor trailer. Her disc herniations were disputed as being from a pre-existing condition. Her case was settled for $325,000. The result avoided a long and expensive trial. Her sister was a passenger and reinjured a previous hernia requiring surgery and her case was also settled by Jeffrey B. Saunders for $200,000. Total settlement of this case was $525,000.

$500,000 Settlement for Burn Injuries
Two brothers, three and ten, walked through discarded charcoal from a grill being used at a church fair. The boys sustained burns to their feet and ankle. Structured settlements with guaranteed payments totalling $1,500,000 was arrived prior to jury selection by Leonard J. Birbrower in Rockland County.

$475,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice
56-year-old husband discharged from a Rockland County hospital after sustaining a heart attack returned two days later to the same hospital and was re-admitted. However, he was not placed on heart monitors or given the appropriate medication. He died before being seen by his physician. The family was represented by Leonard J. Birbrower and settlement was reached during jury selection.

$459,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice
A general practitioner's failure to diagnose and properly treat a kidney condition know as glomerulonephritis in a ten-year-old Rockland County boy results in lifetime monthly payments, including additional payments of $225,000 in four guaranteed lump sums. Payments are still continuing at the rate of $1,500 per month. The boy was represented by Leonard J. Birbrower, the settlement was entered into during jury selection.

$450,000 Settlement During Trial for Medical Malpractice
A failure to diagnose hyperparathyroidism caused the death of a retired executive. After the defendant doctor testified at trial on cross examination, the case was settled by Steven H. Beldock in Dutchess County.

$440,000 Settlement for a Senior Citizen
A senior citizen fell on a dimly lit escalator at a casino in Atlantic City and suffered a fractured knee requiring a knee replacement. Steven H. Beldock handled this Federal Court case.

$400,000 Verdict for Fall on Sidewalk
Forty-seven-year-old security guard slipped and fell during a snow storm on a sidewalk defect covered with falling snow and suffered a bimalleolar fracture. Steven H. Beldock tried this case to a verdict in Kings County.