David Rifkin Law Offices

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Assault & Battery

Our office received a judgment in which the plaintiff alleged that he had been stabbed, resulting in the eventual loss of his eye. The injury occurred when the plaintiff was trying to break up a fight at a party. The defendant pulled a knife as the plaintiff tried to separate him from another person. The plaintiff was stabbed in the eye, then was stabbed in the hand and neck as he tried to protect himself.

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Motor Vehicle Accident

David Rifkin worked for a local man paralyzed beneath his waist when a tractor-trailer jackknifed and slammed into his truck. After filing suit the case was settled for $3 million through mediation and our diligent efforts.

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Assault & Battery

Our office won a jury trial in Superior Court in which the plaintiff alleged she suffered damages from being raped by the defendant. The jury award with interest exceeded $2.3 million.

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Medical Malpractice

Plaintiff, a resident of Swampscott, MA was prescribed an anti-malarial drug for discoid lupus (a skin rash) by a world-renowned dermatologist. He was to be monitored by an ophthalmologist because of the known complication of retinopathy. Within months the patient indeed developed legal blindness. Attorney Rifkin settled with the defendant dermatologist, the defendant ophthalmologist, and two pharmacies as well the drug manufacturer for a total of $1.85 million.

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Wrongful Death

The estate of a 59-year-old woman brought an action of the wrongful death of a woman who died from a pre-surgery diagnostic test which was performed negligently. The matter settled for $1.5 Million prior to suit being filed.

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Product Liability

The plaintiff high school athlete was paralyzed while running back a kickoff when his helmeted head struck another player. Expert testimony opined that the helmet did not protect the fragile cervical vertebrae in the plaintiff’s neck and that the helmet company had known of this foreseeable risk. The plaintiff, initially completely paralyzed below the neck, regained partial use of his upper body, arms, and thumbs through physical therapy. This case also includes a subsequent settlement for a fracture caused during physical therapy.