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HPM&B was recently granted dismissal of claims brought by a plaintiff-wife and plaintiff-daughter for medical malpractice, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and intentional infliction of emotional distress against a major healthcare network. This case was venued in Supreme Court, Rockland County. HPM&B filed a motion to dismiss arguing that the plaintiffs failed to set forth viable causes ...

HPM&B recently obtained dismissal of all claims on behalf of an attending internist and a major hospital system in New York. This medical malpractice action was venued in Supreme Court, Rockland County and involved allegations that the defendants failed to properly manage COVID-19. Specifically, plaintiff claimed negligent oxygenation, inadequate essential nutrition, and improper and untimely pulmonology ...

We are thrilled to announce that Cynthia B. Robinson has joined our esteemed firm, Heidell Pittoni Murphy & Bach, as a Partner specializing in medical malpractice law. With nearly two decades of dedicated experience in the New York City metro area, Cynthia has built a reputation for her unwavering commitment to achieving the best results ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal for our client, a major hospital network, in a slip-and-fall case. Plaintiff alleged that she sustained an injury when she slipped and fell in the PACU of our client’s hospital facility. The defense moved for summary judgment with the support of four hospital witnesses all of which established that ...

HPM&B recently obtained a unanimous defense verdict in Supreme Court, Westchester County, on behalf of a major Hospital network on a case that was transferred to our Firm for trial two months earlier. It was alleged that an employed gastroenterologist negligently placed a feeding tube. Plaintiff further claimed that the negligent placement caused the feeding ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal for our client, a renowned NYC hospital system, in a wrongful death case.  Plaintiff alleged that the hospital’s emergency room staff failed to diagnose and treat pulmonary emboli during four emergency department presentations in the same month.  The defense moved for summary judgment with the support of a board-certified ...

HPM&B Partner Michael Sullivan and associate Natalie Hermon obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a Supreme Court, Nassau County medical malpractice case on June 20, 2024 after a two week trial. Plaintiff was 52 years old when he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor at his ileocecal valve in December 2018, by the defendant ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of a New York City attending anesthesiologist and a major teaching Hospital. This Supreme Court, New York County case involved allegations of negligent positioning while the patient was under anesthesia that allegedly caused a rotator cuff injury and hip bursitis.  Defendants’ summary judgment motion was supported by ...

HPM&B recently obtained dismissal of an action on behalf of two neurosurgeons, a vascular surgeon, and a major Long Island hospital. Plaintiff was admitted to the hospital to undergo spinal surgery, which was performed by our two neurosurgeons. During the procedure, an arterial line was placed in plaintiff’s arm to monitor vital signs.  Plaintiff subsequently developed numbness in ...

Congratulations to HPM&B Partners John P. McNaboe and Rachel S. Bloom on obtaining summary judgment dismissal on behalf of two orthopedic surgery residents and a board-certified rheumatologist in Supreme Court, Nassau County. Plaintiff claimed these defendants failed to diagnose septic arthritis in the right hip and left shoulder, resulting in a delayed diagnosis, bone necrosis, ...