HPM&B successfully obtained summary judgment dismissal of all claims against a major Hudson Valley Hospital, Health Care System, and named defendant Obstetrician/Gynecologist in Supreme Court, Dutchess County. Plaintiff claimed negligent management of the labor and delivery of the 20-year old plaintiff mother, which allegedly caused significant injuries to both the mother and the ...

Congratulations to Partners John P. McNaboe and Rachel S. Bloom on obtaining Summary Judgment dismissal on behalf of a cardiologist and his office in a medical malpractice and wrongful death action venued in Suffolk County, New York. Plaintiff alleged the defendants rendered negligent cardiac care to the decedent over the course of several years, ...

Congratulations to Laura S. Murphy and Christina A. Reinle on obtaining Summary Judgment dismissal on behalf of an Orthopedic Surgeon, a major metropolitan area hospital, and a New York health system. In this medical malpractice action, plaintiff alleged our clients negligently performed a right total hip replacement surgery, failed to obtain consent for ...

Congratulations to HPM&B Attorneys Vincent Gallo and Jennifer Bennice who successfully obtained summary judgment dismissal of all claims against a major Hudson Valley Hospital and Health Care System in Supreme Court, Dutchess County. In this medical malpractice matter, plaintiff claimed that the codefendant anesthesiologist negligently placed a spinal epidural causing a dural puncture, resulting in ...

Charles Bach and Tom Grove recently prevailed at an administrative hearing involving the restriction of a physician’s surgical privileges on behalf of a major teaching hospital in New York. During three days of hearing testimony over two months, Mr. Bach and Mr. Grove successfully established through expert and eyewitness testimony by members of ...

On July 7, 2022, Laura S. Murphy obtained a defense verdict in Kings County Supreme Court in a podiatric surgery case. This case involved allegations of negligence against a podiatrist in the performance of osteotomies via minimal incision surgery to treat plaintiff’ s hallux limitus (a condition where movement of the big toe is restricted ...

Laura S. Murphy obtained a directed verdict on behalf of a podiatrist in a podiatric/medical malpractice case in Civil Court, New York County on April 19, 2022. Plaintiff claimed that  the defendants failed to diagnose, and properly treat, a fractured bone in her foot, resulting in the need for surgery, and permanent injuries.  At the close ...

HPM&B successfully obtained summary judgment dismissal of all claims on behalf of a defendant Hospital in Supreme Court, Nassau County. Plaintiff alleged that the Hospital failed to implement appropriate decubitus ulcer prevention protocols and claimed that the decedent developed bedsores that were not timely and appropriately treated, which led to an amputated toe and death. HPM&B ...

HPM&B successfully obtained summary judgment dismissal of all claims against two defendant urologists and a hospital in Supreme Court, Westchester County. The plaintiff underwent a laparoscopic prostatectomy performed by the defendants due to a diagnosis of prostate cancer. In the months following the prostatectomy, the plaintiff developed bladder neck contracture, urethral striction, and urinary retention. The defendants performed ...

HPM&B successfully obtained summary judgment dismissal of all claims against a defendant Ob/Gyn in Supreme Court, Westchester County. Plaintiff alleged malpractice in connection with the recommendation and performance of an ovarian cystectomy, as well as the post-operative monitoring of the patient. The plaintiff suffered severe post-operative complications, including a bowel perforation, multiple surgeries, placement of a colostomy, ...