First Admitted: 1997, Florida

Professional Webpage: https://www.naimalaw.com/theodore-a-naima/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, 1997
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1998
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2008
Licensed to practice law in the State of New York, 1998
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1998

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$1,600,000 Settlement- Medical Malpractice- Wrongful Death- Failure to diagnose and treat post operative Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism resulting in the death of a 50 year old patient.
$1,100,000 Settlement- Pedestrian/Motor Vehicle Accident- 29 yr old pedestrian struck by motor vehicle at intersection while crossing against traffic signal resulting in multiple fractures and traumatic brain injury.
$9,000,000 Verdict - Personal Injury - Pedestrian/Motor Vehicle Accident - 21 year old pedestrian struck and run over by cement truck while crossing the street resulting in multiple fractures and above the knee amputation of right leg. Recognized by the New York Law Journal as the Largest Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Accident Jury Verdict in New York State in 2015.
$1,100,000 Verdict- Medical Malpractice- Failure to diagnose avascular necrosis of femoral head resulting in bilateral hip replacements.
$850,000 Settlement- Medical Malpractice- Failure to timely diagnose thyroid cancer from biopsy of thyroid tissue resulting in metastatic disease to the patient's lungs, loss of opportunity for a cure and a reduced life expectancy.
$1,450,000 Settlement- Personal Injury- Construction Accident- Fall from ladder- Lumbar spine herniated disc; Lumbar laminectomy; Fractured calcaneus.
$1,000,000 Settlement- Medical Malpractice- Failure to timely diagnose and treat breast cancer resulting in advancement of cancer, radical mastectomy, loss of opportunity for a cure and a reduced life expectancy.

Honors/Awards:

Since 2015, Ted was awarded the prestigious AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, the company that has long been recognized as setting the gold standard for lawyer ratings, signifying the highest degree of peer recognition and professional excellence., Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating For Ethical Standards and Legal Ability., Martindale-Hubbell, 2015
Ted's Jury Verdict award of $9,000,000 on March 23, 2015, in the Ramos v. Bartis case, involving a pedestrian who was struck and run over by a tractor trailer, was inducted into the New York Law Journal's Verdicts & Settlements Hall of Fame. , New York Verdicts Hall of Fame, New York Law Journal, 2015

Educational Background:

Syracuse University, Bachelors of Science-Finance, 1994

Industry Groups:

Car Accidents
Construction Site Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect
Slip/Trip And Fall Accidents
Wrongful Death.

Theodore A. Naima

Theodore A. Naima

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