Scott D. Kagan
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Scott D. Kagan
Biography
Scott Kagan is a New York attorney with a national practice litigating complex product liability cases in a wide array of matters, including automotive crashworthiness, consumer products and heavy machinery. Scott also handles selected catastrophic injury cases that present complex liability issues. Specifically, he handles cases involving medium and heavy trucks, motor vehicle defects and various product defects, personal injury accidents, medical malpractice, boiler and pressure vessel failures, and escalator and elevator malfunctions. He has litigated significant injury cases in New York and several out-of-state jurisdictions.
Scott has worked in personal injury litigation from both the plaintiff and defendant side, giving him greater insight into the thought process of the defense. This insight allows him to work closely with his clients to explain in detail every facet of their case. Scott enjoys managing all aspect of his cases, focusing on all of his clients individually and at a personal level from intake through completion. Scott is always striving for perfection and consistently applies that attitude to all of his cases.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Fees
- Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Attorney Ansa Assuncao LLP
Year: 2018 - Current
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Attorney Reiner, Slaughter, McCartney & Frankel LLP
Year: 2016 - 2018
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Attorney Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, McCartney & Giuffra, LLP
Year: 2013 - 2016
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Attorney McCabe, Collins, McGeough & Fowler, LLP Company Name
Year: 2011 - 2013
Description: Law Intern 2010-2011
Professional Associations
American Bar Association (Current)
Publications
How To Prove the Defect In a New York Product Liability Case, Scott D. Kagan & Paul Rheingold, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, Bill of Particulars, Vol. 1 2014
Motor Vehicles with CAT Like Reflexes: A Primer on Crash Avoidance Technology, Scott D. Kagan, AAJ Product Liability Newsletter, Winter 2017
Made In America? Hidden Labels and Defects in Carbon Fiber Bicycles, Scott D. Kagan & Terrence E. McCartney, AIEG Voice Summer, 2014
Awards
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Top 40 Under 40
National Trial Lawyers 2017.0
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Super Lawyer, Rising Star
Super Lawyers
Note: 2015-2018
Education
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Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University J.D.
Year: 2011
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University of Massachusetts - Amherst B.S.
Year: 2008
Websites
https://www.newyorkinjury.law/
Ansa Assuncao LLP Website
Ansa Assuncao LLP
707 Westchester Ave, #309, White Plains, NY 10604
(914) 298-2270