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HPM&B Partner Doreen Dufficy and associates Gabrielle Apfel and Samantha Paulraj recently obtained dismissal of claims on behalf a surgeon and his practice in a case venued in Richmond County.  A motion to dismiss was granted in its entirety in this case wherein plaintiffs alleged that an abdominoplasty performed on the plaintiff by our client ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment for our clients, a major New York hospital network and neurosurgeon in a medical malpractice case. Plaintiff alleged that the defendants recommended and performed a contraindicated posterior spinal fusion and decompression surgery. Plaintiff claimed surgery was negligently performed, and that the plaintiff’s spinal deformities should have been managed non-surgically.   The defense moved ...

Congratulations to HPM&B Attorneys Laura S. Murphy, Mathew Messina, Corey Schmidt and their team for winning a contentious summary judgment motion and plaintiff’s motion to reargue in Suffolk County Supreme Court. This case involved the death of a 48 year-old female at a major metropolitan hospital following an abdominal procedure. The decedent deteriorated post-operatively and died several ...

HPM&B recently obtained a unanimous defense verdict in New Haven Superior Court on October 29, 2024 after a three week jury trial.  Plaintiff was 39 years old when he underwent a foot surgery to alleviate his complaints of heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis, performed by the defendant podiatrist.  There were no complications noted intraoperatively, ...

HPM&B was recently granted dismissal of all claims brought against its client, a major hospital system in New York.  Plaintiff, who brought the action on behalf of her decedent-husband, asserted claims sounding in medical malpractice and wrongful life.  The essence of plaintiff’s claim was that her husband’s Do Not Resuscitate Order was not followed, which ...