Theresa Bohm and Gary W. Patterson, Jr. secured dismissal of all claims against two New Jersey-based physicians and a New Jersey-based anesthesia group due to lack of personal jurisdiction. The medical malpractice action involved allegations of negligent medical treatment arising from orthopedic surgery and alleged mismanagement of anesthesia and neurological care, resulting in injuries to […]

Nicole Martone, Bhalinder Rikhye and Adonaid Medina secured a reversal of an order denying summary judgment on behalf of a hospital client in a medical malpractice action before the Appellate Division, First Department. The action involved allegations of medical malpractice arising from the postoperative care of an infant patient following orthopedic surgery and the application […]

The plaintiff alleged that the defendant podiatrist negligently performed surgery to remove a foreign body from his left foot, failed to adequately visualize the surgical field, and failed to remove the foreign object. The defense moved for summary judgment, supported by an expert podiatrist who opined that the defendant complied with accepted standards of podiatric […]

Adonaid Medina secured an affirmance before the Appellate Division, Second Department, of a dismissal of all claims of dental malpractice arising from an alleged failure to diagnose squamous cell carcinoma. The plaintiff alleged that our dentist client failed to appreciate the signs and symptoms of squamous cell carcinoma during a period of a year and […]