David Rifkin Law Offices

$800,000

Medical Malpractice

David Rifkin brought a medical malpractice action against the decedent’s primary care physician, contending that the doctor deviated from the standard of care for colon cancer screening and acute presentation. The plaintiff’s decedent asserted that the defendant's doctor provided inadequate colon cancer screening. A colonoscopy, according to the plaintiff’s expert, would have revealed the mass in her cecum, and detection at such an early stage would likely have prevented her death (and/or would have given her a substantially improved chance of survival.

$500,000

Premises Liability

A telephone lineman stepped onto a manhole cover which collapsed. The cover was adjacent to a trailer park on state property. Attorney David Rifkin proved that the operator of the trailer park had improperly braced the cover. The injured lineman sustained a herniated neck disc.

$1.5M

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.

$1.9M

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.

$950,000

Auto Accident

The plaintiff was a passenger in a taxi that collided with a commercial truck. The taxi had minimal insurance and was 90% at fault, and the owner died prior to trial. The commercial vehicle was found to be 10% at fault and had the insurance coverage to pay the full verdict.

$2.3M

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.