Kyle N. Kordich

Kyle is a trial attorney who manages and conducts all stages of civil litigation cases with experience in a wide range of issues including products liability, medical malpractice and general civil litigation in both New York State and Federal District Courts throughout New York State. Kyle also represents medical professionals in professional discipline and licensing proceedings and is an experienced criminal defense attorney. Kyle works closely with clients to develop and implement comprehensive pre-litigation, litigation, discovery, ADR and trial strategies. Kyle strives to build cohesive, goal-oriented teams and strong coalitions of experts that achieve positive results for clients in complex litigation.

Kyle is a past president and current executive board member of the Saratoga County Bar Association. He is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Kyle is a member of the New York State Bar Association and Capital District Trial Lawyers Association.

Kyle Kordich obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a Supreme Court, Saratoga County dental malpractice case in October, 2021 after a one-week trial.

Plaintiff claimed that the defendant improperly performed pulpotomy, resulting in the need for an extraction and root canal.  Plaintiff claimed this ultimately led to a subsequent infection which resulted in mandibular osteomyelitis for which the plaintiff needed to undergo IV antibiotic therapy, hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatments and multiple tooth extractions.   Mr. Kordich established through the testimony of a dental expert, an endodontic expert and an expert in infectious disease, that there was no departure from the accepted standards of dental treatment and that the plaintiff’s hyperbaric oxygen treatment was unnecessary and that the multiple tooth extractions were unrelated to the plaintiff’s osteomyelitis.  The jury agreed, and returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the defendant after six days of testimony.

Dismissal During Trial in Product Liability Claim

Kyle Kordich obtained a dismissal of claims against the defendant product manufacturer during the course of the trial.  On the first day of trial, plaintiff moved to discontinue this matter against the product manufacturer, which the court granted.  Co-defendant owner and operator of the product (log loader) moved to have their cross claims converted to third-party claims which the court also granted. Following the close of plaintiff’s proof, the co-defendant called their liability expert who Mr. Kordich challenged as being certified as an expert. Co-defendant’s counsel ultimately conceded that he was not qualified to render opinions regarding the design of the subject loader and attempted to offer him as an expert in log loader operation and safety.  After Mr. Kordich conducted voir dire, the judge indicated that it was his inclination to not certify Mr. DeSousa as an expert. Co-defendant then withdrew their expert as a witness and made an application to have the third-party claims against the product manufacturer dismissed without prejudice. Mr. Kordich opposed that application as it would allow co-defendant to then litigate the indemnification issue against the product manufacturer at a later date if a verdict was entered against co-defendant.  Mr. Kordich then moved to have co-defendants’ third-party claims against dismissed on the merits and with prejudice as they could not prove a prima facie case sounding in strict products liability without an expert.  Following this, the plaintiff and co-defendants settled the matter and all claims against the product manufacture were dismissed.