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Case Results
In this Medical Malpractice Case the issue was whether failure to diagnose gestational diabetes in the plaintiff was medical malpractice, causing her to have a stroke. This is a case that no attorney at the firm Mr. Chiera was working at wanted to try because of its difficulty but Mr. Chiera asked to try the case. After a trial lasting almost 8 weeks, where the defendant put three medical experts on the stand, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Plaintiff.
$2,000,000 Queens County
$1,840,000
Bronx County
$2,000,000 Queens County
In this Products Liability Case, the allegation was that a defective space heater caused a fire that caused death to an infant. Mr. Chiera assisted in the trial preparation and negotiations in this case, which eventually settled for the Plaintiff.
In this Premises negligence case, carbon monoxide gases leaked from improper venting of a boiler, causing death to some
of the residents. Mr. Chiera’s investigation eliminated difficult causation issues and achieved a favorable settlement.
$1,650,000 Westchester County
Defendants refused to make a settlement offer in this Surgical Malpractice case. Mr. Chiera brought in
experts and tried the case to verdict, achieving this amazing win for the Plaintiff.
$1,240,000 Kings County (Brooklyn)
$825,000 Queens County
In this Construction Site Accident case, a worker fell over debris at a job sustained back and knee injuries. The defendants
argued that there was no defective condition. Mr. Chiera defeated these assertions and achieved this settlement.
$800,000 Bronx County
In the Construction Site Accident case, Mr. Chiera tried this contested case to verdict against three (3) defendants. After a
multi-week trial, the jury returned a verdict for the Plaintiff well in excess of defendants’ offers.
$650,000 Kings County (Brooklyn)
In this Construction Site Accident, plaintiff fell from a ladder causing injury to his arm. After a settlement could not be
reached, Mr. Chiera tried this case to verdict achieving a win for the plaintiff.
$510,000 Dutchess County
In this slip and fall in a major supermarket chain where the plaintiff suffered a knee injury, after negotiation and mediation
the case was resolved successfully.
In this supermarket slip/fall case which was disputed by the Defendant, the matter was settled for more than the client
ever imagined.
(Note that this is only a sample of the many cases that Mr. Chiera has been involved in through his over 30 years as an attorney.
Remember that all cases are different and these results are not indicative of what you might recover in your case.
Some results may have been increased for death interest or reduced for comparative negligence)
In this case involving Defective Construction Machinery, plaintiff was killed when a machine he was operating turned over.
Mr. Chiera assisted in this upstate New York case and after a lengthy multi-day deliberation the jury returned a verdict for
the family of the plaintiff.
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$537,000 (with post death interest) Rensselaer County
In this surgical Medical Malpractice Case, plaintiff had a hip replacement which caused her to have a dropped foot. After
substantial litigation, the case was settled in favor of the Plaintiff.
$450,000 Westchester County
$300,000 Westchester County
In this contested Car Accident Case, Defendants fought both liability as well as the severity of the injuries and offer a small
amount to settle the case. Mr. Chiera tried this case to verdict and obtained this exceptional win.
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