HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of two radiologists in a lawsuit venued in Queens County, Supreme Court. Plaintiff alleged that both radiologists failed to diagnose breast cancer on screening mammograms and ultrasounds and claimed that as a result, Plaintiff was deprived of a better chance of a cure of her breast cancer which ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of a podiatrist and his professional corporation in Suffolk County Supreme Court. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant podiatrist negligently administered a series of steroid injections to the plaintiff’s left foot, causing a ruptured tendon. The defense contended that it was plaintiff’s activities – and not the injections – which ...

Partners Katherin Crossling and Erin Kelley were honored to present a lecture on the Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit with a focus on Discoverability as part of the Mt. Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences inaugural Healthcare Administration, Leadership, and Management Fellowship program. This ACGME-accredited fellowship program is designed to offer physicians ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of a major New York Hospital in a case venued in Supreme Court, Richmond County. The case involved a trip-and-fall in the hospital. HPM&B established that the plaintiff could not identify the cause of her fall. HPM&B also established that the fall did not cause plaintiff’s alleged injuries. The Court ...

HPMB recently obtained another dismissal for their clients, a major teaching hospital in NYC and one of the hospital’s nurse anesthetists. Plaintiff, a dentist, alleged that the defendants caused serious, permanent nerve damage during placement of an intravenous line in preparation of surgery. Plaintiff alleged that this injury affected her ability to practice as a dentist. HPMB moved ...

Congratulations to HPM&B Partner Rachel S. Bloom on obtaining summary judgment dismissal of a medical malpractice action in Supreme Court, Nassau County, on behalf of a board-certified gastroenterologist, gastroenterology practice, and a major metropolitan health system. Plaintiff claimed the defendants improperly recommended and administered a biologic medication to treat his Crohn’s Disease, resulting in the development ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of an Emergency Medicine Physician and an Emergency Medicine Practice. In this Queens County case, plaintiff alleged the defendants failed to diagnose a superior mesentery artery thrombosis/dissection.   HPM&B moved for summary judgment with the support of an Emergency Medicine Expert. The defendants successfully established that they created an appropriate treatment plan ...

HPM&B recently won summary judgment dismissal of a medical malpractice action in Dutchess County Supreme Court on behalf of a major regional medical center and health care system. Plaintiff claimed medical malpractice and lack of informed consent in the alleged failure to timely diagnose and treat osteomyelitis, cellulitis, and infection upon plaintiff’s presentation to the Emergency ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal of a medical malpractice action in Dutchess County Supreme Court on behalf of a major regional medical center. Plaintiff claimed medical malpractice and lack of informed consent in the care and treatment of the plaintiff in the Emergency Department for a fracture of the left wrist.  HPM&B submitted expert opinion that ...