Mullen, Mitchell L.

Nancy Morgan joined the Finkelstein & Partners law firm in early 1987, after passing the PA and NY Bar. Subsequently she passed the NJ Bar. She took over 45 verdicts during her first four years.

Verdicts, Arbitrations, Mediations and Settlements

Four 1st grade boys were sexually molested by an unsupervised 14 year old student in a bathroom near the principals office. The parents of the boys came to us, and we brought a lawsuit against the perpetrator and the school. The school district asked the judge to dismiss the case, but on November 7, 2011 the judge found that the actions of the school should be evaluated by a jury.

A student at a school for troubled boys was acting out and a teacher grabbed him, causing him to fall and fracture his leg. We recently settled this matter at Mediation for fair compensation for this young boy.

Schools have a mandatory duty to report suspected child abuse. A little girl was being sexually abused by her mother’s boyfriend, and the parent of another student reported it to school officials. The school failed to report it to the proper agency and the abuse continued for 9 more months until the child’s mother discovered it. The administrators of the school were terminated. Finkelstein and Partners brought an action against the school. We are currently preparing a brief for the NY state Appellate Division 2nd Department on this issue.

Poughkeepsie woman delivered a 7 month, stillborn child at the Westchester Hospital. When she asked for the remains, she learned the hospital lost the fetus. The jury awarded her damages for the emotional distress.

44 yr old female was in a head-on motor vehicle collision and suffered bulging lumbar discs in her back. The jury awarded her 150K.

30 yr old plaintiff was stopped and defendant hit rear of his car. He sustained a lumbar bulging disc and treated primarily with chiropractor. The jury awarded him 125K.

Nancy’s husband recently retired from the Army after serving 24 yrs. His service required Nancy to transfer from New York in 1991. During the five years she spent out of the state she worked at:

Colorado Interstate Gas Company (Coastal Corp) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was the senior trial attorney and handled litigation including oil and gas litigation, bankruptcy issues, ad valorum tax matters, libel, slander and employment issues.

Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, Pa. where she developed the national litigation defense for asbestos products used in ship building called Fire Resistant Decorative Micarta.

Nancy returned to New York when her husband was selected as the Special Assistant to the Commandant at West Point in 1996. She returned to Finkelstein & Partners and continued taking verdicts and settling cases.

Nancy traveled to Syracuse to take a verdict on a case that had been tried by another attorney, lost and appealed. This time the jury awarded her client 250K for a thoracic surgery.

Nancy attended an arbitration on a very unique injury that required the removal of a rib and received a decision by the arbitrator of 300K.

900K Settlement during trial-elementary school student was sexually molested while at school

300K Settlement-was negotiated on behalf of a 51 yrold Dutchess County woman who while operating a motor vehicle making a left hand turn, was struck by a vehicle coming from the opposite direction but in an improper lane. As a result of the collision, our client sustained a fractured elbow, a tear to the ligament in her knee and a serious back injury. Case settled for policy limits.

3M awarded-an 83 yr old Orange County woman from Port Jervis Housing Authority for their negligence in not repairing a broken window, which allowed a rapist to harm plaintiff.

2M after jury selection-to a Johnson County woman who was blinded in one eye during a school field event. She was hit with a water balloon that was catapulted from a goal post. The school district agreed to pay 2 million in damages.

285K Arbitration award-a 36 yr old Rensselaer County woman was awarded damages at arbitration for a spinal injury with surgery that resulted from a rear end motor vehicle accident.

275K Settlement-a 36 yr old Orange County woman fell on ice in a parking lot and sustained an injury to her knee requiring surgery.

125K Settlement-from lack of security at an apartment complex. The security guard was given a photo of the individual and a copy of the restraining order against the person who attacked the woman in her apartment.

Confidential Settlement-with ski slope when the lift attendant failed to stop the lift timely and the 35 yr old Dutchess County woman fell, fracturing several bones.