About John Nash
John F. Nash is a veteran of the Nassau and Suffolk trial courts who joined Sullivan Papain in 1980 after serving as unit chief and lead trial attorney in the Manhattan Trials Unit of the New York City Law Department. He became a member of the firm in 1985 and in 1991 moved to the Garden City office, where he helped build Sullivan Papain into one of Long Island's premier personal injury firms. His practice spans product liability, premises and motor vehicle negligence. A retired U.S. Navy Captain, he is active in Navy-related organizations and serves as an active firefighter in his community. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo
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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.
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