About Glenn Nick
Glenn W. Nick is a member of the firm who handles maritime accidents, motor vehicle accidents, municipal liability, premises liability, and firefighter-related cases. He joined Sullivan Papain in 2011 and has secured numerous verdicts and settlements for clients ranging from construction workers and firefighters to pedestrians and boat passengers. He holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law (2011) and a B.A. from Duke University (2006). He has been recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers, Top 10 Under 40 by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, and by America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo
These results are credited to Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.
Sullivan Papain was among the firms representing New York State against Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson, and Lorillard, securing a $25 billion recovery through the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement.
Paul Napoli served as court-appointed co-liaison counsel for nearly 10,000 firefighters, police officers, and construction workers who developed respiratory diseases after working at Ground Zero, securing a settlement worth up to $712.5 million against the city and its contractors.
A Bronx jury in February 2016 awarded $183 million to five FDNY firefighters and the families of those killed after the city was found 80% liable for removing personal safety ropes years before a 2005 Bronx tenement fire that forced six firefighters to jump from a fourth-floor window.
William Berroyer Sr. tripped on an unsecured 15-foot telephone cord under a conference table at the IRS office in Hauppauge, New York, in July 2008 and suffered a spinal cord injury. After a four-day bench trial under the Federal Tort Claims Act, Judge Arthur D. Spatt found the United States negligent and entered a $712,000 judgment for Mr. Berroyer in January 2014. His wife, Ruth, received a separate $150,000 award for loss of services.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.