HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of a municipal hospital in a case involving an alleged failure to timely diagnose and treat endocarditis, resulting in a stroke. Plaintiff had a long-standing history of rheumatoid and osteoarthritis which precipitated numerous visits to the emergency room for knee and hip pain, culminating in an admission for ...

On January 13, 2012, Terrence St. John received a defense verdict in Bronx County Supreme Court in a medical malpractice case against a major metropolitan hospital and doctor. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant physicians and hospital were negligent in their treatment of plaintiff, specifically in failing to completely remove plaintiff’s placenta following the birth of ...

Charles L. Bach, Jr. obtained a defense verdict in Nassau County on behalf of a renowned gastroenterologist who had perforated the colon of his then 50-year-old ulcerative colitis patient during a routine screening colonoscopy performed in the office on November 9, 2005.  The perforation was diagnosed later that day and the patient was transferred to ...

Peter DeNoto obtained a defense verdict in Supreme Court, Queens County on behalf of a renowned New York medical institution. Then 73-year-old plaintiff claimed that the staff failed to timely diagnose an internal hemorrhage as they were restarting his anticoagulation therapy following a lumbar epidural injection for pain management.  Specifically, plaintiff claimed that the staff ...

HPM&B recently obtained Summary Judgment on behalf of a Medical Clinic located in Westchester County in a case involving the alleged failure to provide anticipatory guidance to the plaintiff-mother relative to lead paint exposure resulting in alleged neurological deficits to the infant-plaintiff.  The child had been a pediatric patient of the clinic since the time ...

On April 20, 2012, HPM&B received a defense verdict in Bronx County Supreme Court on behalf of a major metropolitan hospital. The then 40-year-old plaintiff claimed that the hospital and co-defendant attending OB/GYN improperly treated her by administering an excessive amount of fluids (blood products and fluid challenges) after an emergency C-section.  Plaintiff subsequently had ...

On May 25, 2012, Robert B. Gibson and Laura A. Del Vecchio received a defense verdict in Kings County Supreme Court on behalf of a gynecological oncologist and a major metropolitan hospital. The gynecological oncologist performed surgery on the 72 year-old plaintiff’s decedent to remove a large cancerous ovarian tumor.  The decedent initially presented to ...

Marc Hyman obtained a defense verdict in New York County in a medical malpractice case on behalf of a pain management specialist. The 57-year-old, married, self-employed fashion model developed a severe infection in her shoulder and upper back following two anti-inflammatory and analgesic injections – the first injection in the postero-lateral shoulder for bursitis and ...

On May 16, 2012, Raphael J. Berman obtained a defense verdict in Brooklyn on behalf of a general surgeon and a major metropolitan hospital center in a case in which the plaintiff experienced complications from two separate abdominal surgeries.  Seeking damages of $6 million, plaintiff claimed that the surgeon improperly transected the cystic duct during ...

On behalf of a major Connecticut hospital, Madonna A. Sacco and Nancy M. Marini received a defense verdict in Stamford Superior Court in a medical malpractice action. Plaintiff, a dentist, claimed that he suffered permanent nerve damage to his upper extremity as a result of a negligently performed IV insertion after an emergency appendectomy. The ...