PHILIP RUSSOTTI

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"When I step before a jury to deliver an opening statement on behalf of my client, no one in that courtroom is more prepared, knowledgeable, dedicated or enthusiastic about the case than I am. I believe that every client deserves the best possible presentation of his case, which means that I must have complete knowledge of the factual and technical details of the case combined with the most qualified experts for that case. I am proud that during a medical malpractice trial in New York State Supreme Court, the trial Judge remarked that my cross-examination of the defendant doctor was a textbook example of how to cross-examine a medical expert. This was accomplished with the same hard work and tireless preparation I bring to every case."

Phil has tried every type of civil case including medical malpractice, products liability, construction accidents, premises liability, police brutality and automobile cases. He has been recognized by his peers as a Super Lawyer every year since 2007, and is Board Certified as a Civil Trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. His $6,125,000 verdict in Hawaii in a medical malpractice case is the largest jury verdict ever in a personal injury trial in that state, and his $6,200,000 verdict in a Putnam County medical malpractice case is the largest verdict ever in that county. He brings his wealth of experience and ability to every client he represents.

In 1973, Phil Russotti graduated from St. John's Law School and was an Assistant District Attorney in New York County under Frank Hogan and Robert Morgenthau until 1980. When he left, he was Chief of a Supreme Court Trial Bureau where he supervised and taught trial advocacy to thirty assistant district attorneys who were responsible for trying some of the most serious crimes in the city. He has been in private practice since then, concentrating on representing individuals injured by negligent conduct.

Phil is on the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and a member of the New York State Bar Association, and is a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice. He lectures on trial practice, has the highest rating of AV by Martindale Hubbell, is featured in Who's Who in American Law and is recognized by the LexisNexis as a pre-eminent attorney in personal injury litigation.

Phil is responsible for all the trials in our office, oversees all of the trial attorneys and participates in the strategy and preparation of every trial. This approach ensures that each case receives the firm's utmost effort. Every client is entitled to nothing less.

Read Mr. Russotti's bio at the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Russotti In the News

Videos

• Russotti on CBS News
  - Talks about the household threat against the safety of children.
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• Russotti on FOX News
  - Representing Ms. Weinberg in a medical malpractice case for her husband's death.
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Phil Russotti's Verdicts & Settlements Include:

• Construction Accident:
  Labor Law
  $18 Million Verdict
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• Police Brutality:
  Police Shooting Victim
  $17.5 Million Verdict
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• Construction Accident:
  Traumatic Brain Damage
  $11.1 Million Verdict
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• Medical Malpractice:
  2 Brain Damage Cases
  $16 Million Combined Settlements
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• Emergency Room Malpractice:
  Paralysis
  $10.7 Million Award
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Infant Brain Damage
  $10,200,000 Settlement
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Birth Injury
  $10,000,000 Mediation Settlement
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Stroke Victim
  $8.5 Million Verdict
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• Construction Accident:
  Worker Paralyzed in Fall
  $8.2 Million Settlement
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Spinal Surgery
  $6.6 Million Recovery
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Medical Negligence
  $6,150,000 Verdict
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• Birth Injury:
  Brain Damage
  $6,000,000 Settlement
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Emotional Injuries Caused by Baby’s Death
  $4.5 Million Verdict
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Failure to Diagnose
  $4.5 Million Recovery
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Birth Injury
  $3,900,000 Recovery
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• Automobile Accident:
  Pedestrian
  $2.5 Million Recovery
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Wrongful Death
  $2,050,000 Settlement
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• Car Accident:
  Pedestrian Injury
  $1.75 Million Settlement
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• Construction Accident:
  Fall from External Elevator Hoist
  $1.7 Million Recovery
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Failure to Diagnose Prostate Cancer
  $1.7 Million Recovery
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Liver Failure
  $1.5 Million Verdict
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Wrongful Death
  $1,350,000 Recovery
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer
  $1 Million Recovery
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Failure to Provide Glucose Monitoring
  $900,000 Recovery
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• Medical Malpractice:
  Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer
  $750,000 Recovery
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• September 11th Victims Compensation Case:
  Sole Supporter Killed
  $681,325 Recovery
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• Insurance Bad Faith:
  Allstate Failed to Pay Verdict
  $325,000 Settlement
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ADDITIONAL VERDICTS/SETTLEMENTS, 1985-PRESENT

• Salinas v. Briarwood Associates, $18 million verdict.
  (Construction accident- fractured calcaneus, herniated disc, impotence- Supreme Court, Kings County)
• Campos v. City of the New York, $17.5 million verdict
  (police brutality, paraplegia Supreme Court, New York County)
• Natoo v. City of New York, $11 .2 million verdict
  (construction accident, adult brain damage- Supreme Court, Queens County)
• Galindo v. Westchester County Health Care Corp., et aI., $10.2 settlement
  (pediatric malpractice - failure to diagnose herpes infection 10 day old baby, causing cerebral palsy - Supreme Court, Westchester County)
• Alvarez v. Arden Hill Hospital, $10 million settlement
  (obstetric and nursing malpractice -improper interpretation of fetal heart tracings - Supreme Court, Orange County)
• Tolve v. D'Angelo, $8.5 million verdict
  (vascular surgery malpractice- improper preparation for test resulting in stroke- Supreme Court Westchester County)
• Rivera v. CSPN Paliuras Contracting, et aI., $8 .2 million settlement
  (construction accident resulting in paraplegia - Supreme Court, Queens County)
• Hochberg v. Montefiore Medical Center, $6.6 million settlement
  (neurological malpractice, failure to properly perform spinal fusion surgery- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Young v. Passick, $6.2 million verdict
  (orthopedic malpractice, failure to diagnose sarcoma, above-the-knee amputation, Supreme Court, Monroe County)
• Ray v. Kapiolani, $6.15 million verdict
  (pediatric rheumatology malpractice - improper dosage of steroids - First District Court - Honolulu, Hawaii)
• Civgin-Gulkan v. St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, $6 million dollar settlement
  (obstetrical malpractice, improper VBAC, brain damage - Supreme Court, New York County)
• Jones v. Crossman, $5.9 million settlement
  (nursing malpractice, failure to treat airway closure, brain damage- Supreme Court, Monroe County)
• Santella v. St. Luke's, Roosevelt Hospital, $5.5 million settlement
  (neonatology malpractice- failure to properly resuscitate infant- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Medina v. Bronx Lebanon Hospital, $5.5 million settlement
  (obstetrical malpractice, failure to timely deliver and resuscitate baby- Supreme Court, Bronx County)
• Rios v. Beth Israel Medical Center, $5 million dollar settlement
  (neonatology malpractice, failure to properly treat infection, brain damage - Supreme Court, Bronx County)
• Malave v. Tambasco, $4.9 million settlement
  (automobile accident, crush injury to leg, Supreme Court, Queens County)
• Keever v. Albany Medical Center, $4.75 million settlement
  (obstetrical malpractice, delay in delivery of baby- brain damage, Supreme Court, Albany County)
• Golombek v. Cabrini Medical Center, $4.75 million verdict
  (emergency medical service malpractice- emotional damages to mother, wrongful death of infant - Supreme Court, New York County)
• Bressler v. Sklaroff, M.D., $4.6 million settlement
  (urologic malpractice, failure to diagnose bladder cancer, removal of bladder - Supreme Court, New York)
• Lim v. Berkey, et aI., $4.5 million settlement
  (surgical internal medicine and gastroenterology malpractice- failure to diagnose appendicitis- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Dans v. Rappaport, $3.9 million settlement
  (obstetrical and anesthesia malpracticefailure to timely deliver baby- Supreme Court, Rockland County)
• Jones v. Morales, $3.75 million settlement
  (surgical malpractice, premature ' discharge from hospital causing respiratory failure- Supreme Court, Kings County)
• Seitz v. Mendelowitz, M.D., $3 million dollar settlement
  (obstetrical malpractice, failure to interpret fetal monitor strips, brain damage - Supreme Court, Westchester County)
• Kremsner v. Mt. Sinai Hospital, $2.65 settlement
  (anesthesia malpractice, perforation of esophagus during transesophageal echocardiogram resulting in esophojectomy Supreme Court, Kings County)
• Argus v. Ahmed, $2.25 million settlement
  (automobile accident, roll over, nerve damage to leg, bladder damage to infant - Supreme Court, Kings County)
• Weinberg v. Russo, $2.5 million settlement
  (automobile accident- Supreme Court, Rockland County)
• Abbate v. Rosenthal, $2.25 million settlement
  (construction accident- brain damage, Supreme Court Kings County)
• Borzacchiello v. Forest Hills Hospital, $2.05 million settlement
  (anesthesia malpractice - wrongful death - failure to set anesthesia, Supreme Court, Queens County)
• Roth, Shaindy an infant by her mother and natural guardian v. Klein, et al. - $2 million settlement
  (bus accident - multiple surgeries and scarring on legs, Supreme Court, Kings County)
• Agro v. Gambardella, et ano., $1 .75 million settlement
  (automobile accident, resulting in cervical and lumbar fusion - Supreme Court, Queens County)
• Solon v. Montefiore, $1 .75 million settlement
  (neurosurgical malpractice- improper spinal surgery- Supreme Court, Bronx County)
• Beauchesne v. The City of New York, $1 .7 million verdict
  (construction accident- brain damage- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Smith v. Atlantic Hyedt, $1 .7 million settlement
  (construction accident, fractured hip and femur- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Colino v. Roth, $1 .7 million settlement
  (internist malpractice, failure to report urologic for elevated PSA, prostate cancer- Supreme Court, Suffolk County)
• Armstrong. v. Markham, $1 .5 million settlement
  (internist malpractice, failure to maintain liver function, resulting in liver transplant- Supreme Court, Bronx county)
• Daley v. Frye, $1 .5 million settlement
  (urologic malpractice - failure to diagnose urethral carcinoma- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Paulie v. Imbarato, $1 .5 million settlement
  (internist malpractice, failure to diagnose stomach cancer, gastrectonomy- Supreme Court, Orange County)
• Weinberg v. Westchester Medical Center, $1.45 million settlement
  (nursing malpracticeimproper feeding into drainage tube- Supreme Court, Westchester County)
• Williams v. HIP, $1 .35 million settlement
  (internal medical malpractice- failure to diagnose base of tongue cancer- Supreme Court, Bronx County)
• Anderson v. Shebany, $1.25 million settlement
  (anesthesia and nursing medical malpractice- inappropriate anesthesia insufficient monitoring- wrongful death- Supreme Court, New York)
• Marks v. NYU Medical Center, $1.25 million settlement
  (internal medicine malpracticefailure to diagnose arterial occlusion resulting in leg amputation- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Breiger v. New York University Medical Center, $1.25 million settlement
  (emergency room malpractice- failure to properly treat stroke- Supreme Court, Queens County)
• Testa v. Bilsky, MD., $1 million settlement
  (neurosurgical malpractice - improper placement of spinal rods, Supreme Court, New York County)
• Segura v. Pennsylvania Hotel, $900,000 settlement
  (product liability, defectively designed roof hazard handle, herniated discs - Supreme Court, New York County)
• Kautz v. Mid Island Hospital, $800,000 settlement
  (surgical malpractice, improper administration of medication resulting in toxic megacolon- Supreme Court, Nassau County)
• Ericksmoen v. St. Luke's Hospital, $750,000 pre-litigation settlement
  (breast surgeon malpractice, improper pathologic practice, unnecessary lumpectomy)
• Hamilton v. Southampton Hospital, $750,000 settlement
  (emergency room malpractice, failure to read x-ray report of lung mass, wrongful death - Supreme Court, Suffolk County)
• Brattis v. Hospital for Special Surgery, $750,000
  (radiologic malpractice and failure to properly monitor patient; administered dye resulting in brain damage- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Gonzalez v. Clirkat Donuts, $700,000 verdict
  (premises liability- failure to have properly designed kitchen resulting in 3rd degree burns- Supreme Court, Bronx County)
• Graham v. Columbia Presbyterian, $600,000 settlement
  (surgical malpractice- failure to diagnose prostate bleed- wrongful death- Supreme Court, Bronx County)
• Philbert vs. Anonymous, $600,000 settlement
  (racial discrimination- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Bouton v. NYU, $600,000 settlement
  (anesthesia malpractice, improper administration of scalene block, muscle paralysis- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Wingate v. Present, $570,000 verdict
  (surgical malpractice- failure to diagnose colon perforation following colonoscopy- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Balsam v. Surur, MD., $500,000 settlement
  (surgical malpractice, failure to diagnose perforated uterus- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Cosares v. Methodist Hospital, $500,000 settlement
  (internist malpractice, failure to diagnose bowel obstruction, wrongful death- Supreme Court, Kings County)
• Barksdale v. St. Vincent's Hospital, $500,000 settlement
  (emergency room malpractice, improper administration of Tegretol- Supreme Court, Bronx County)
  DeBello v. Town of Babylon, $450,000 settlement (automobile accident, negligent operation of ambulance- Supreme Court, Suffolk County)
• Gorman v. Hyster, $450,000 settlement
  (product's liability- defective forklift- U.S. District Court of New Jersey)
• Campbell v. Atlantic Towers, $400,000 settlement
  (lack of security, sexual assault, Supreme Court, Kings County)
• Belle v. Colletta, $350,000 verdict
  (automobile, seven car collision- Supreme Court, Kings County)
• Pinto v. Allstate Insurance Company, $350,000 settlement
  (insurance company- bad faith action- Southern District of New York)
• Rosas v. City of New York, $300,000
  (slip and fall and orthopedic medical malpractice, Supreme Court Kings County)
• Gerardi v. Hospital for Joint Disease, $300,000
  (medical malpractice, failure to treat foot drop- Supreme Court, Kings County)
• Claps v. The City of New York, $250,000 verdict
  (defective sidewalk fractured hip, Supreme Court, Bronx County)
• Capraro v. Cohen, $250,000 settlement
  (medical malpractice, failure to properly perform prostectomy, incontinence- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Musso v. Jacobi Hospital, $250,000 settlement
  (negligence in supervision of IV, immitrate burn- Supreme Court, Bronx County)
• Granese v. Akerman, $200,000 verdict
  (medical malpractice, failure to diagnose knee infection- Supreme Court, Kings County)
• Flowers v. Southampton Hospital or Van Dyne, $210,000 verdict
  (radiologic malpractice failure to diagnose breast cancer- Supreme Court, Suffolk County)
• Clymer v. St. Luke's Hospital, $195,000 settlement
  (nursing malpractice, failure to properly restrain patient, fractured hip, Supreme Court, New York County)
• Hopkins v. NYU, $175,000 settlement
  (premises liability, sexual assault- Supreme Court, New York County)
• Tarallo v. Winthrop Hospital, $125,000 settlement
  (medical malpractice, foreign object, Supreme Court, Nassau County)
• Gerbezer v. Long Island Jewish Hospital, $125,000 verdict
  (medical malpractice, failure to treat infection- Supreme Court, Queens County)
• Harrison v. Rodman, $100,000 settlement
  (negligence in maintenance of porch- Supreme Court, Kings County)

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