On August 23, 2023, Nicole Salerno and Tyler Fiorillo secured summary judgment on behalf of their hospital client in Orange County Supreme Court. The case involved claims of medical malpractice and wrongful death, in which Plaintiff-Administrator alleged that the negligent conduct of the defendants during decedent’s approximate two (2) week admission to the hospital, resulted […]
Adonaid Medina, Mike Diven and Dylan Braverman obtained dismissal of medical malpractice claims brought against a Manhattan Hospital affiliated with the largest medical system in New York. Plaintiff was represented by aggressive plaintiff’s counsel who opposed dismissal by way of two expert opinions arguing that there was malpractice associated with a two stage anterior discectomy […]
The COVID-19 team prevailed in a pre-answer motion to dismiss an almost 50-page Complaint containing Eight Causes of Action against a New York City Nursing Home. Plaintiff claimed that there was poor infection control policies and a failure to comply with CDC and New York Department of Health COVID-19 policies, leading to the patient’s exposure […]
Patricia Comblo and Dylan Braverman secure summary judgment win in favor of physician client in Bronx County Supreme Court wrongful death action. Plaintiff alleged medical malpractice regarding a failure to diagnose and treat acute myelogenous leukemia. The VBPNP team argued there was no viable claims as against their client. Specifically, it was argued their client […]
Joshua Cohen and the COVID-19 Team won a motion for Summary Judgment dismissing a case with prejudice for a Gastroenterologist based on EDTPA immunity. The plaintiff had a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease, dyspepsia and constipation. Shortly after the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, the plaintiff was seen in the physician’s office complaining of constipation and had […]
VBPNP is very proud to announce that Dylan Braverman, Adam Covitt and Megan Lawless have been elected to become Equity Partners with the firm. Our new Equity Partners have consistently demonstrated excellence in their areas of practice and dedication to the firm. Dylan and Megan serve as Co-Chairs of the firm’s COVID-19 Litigation Team, […]
VBPNP is thrilled to congratulate our partner, Lori Shapiro, who was installed last Friday as President of the Association of Healthcare Risk Managers of New York (“AHRMNY”). Ms. Shapiro will lead the premier healthcare risk management organization in the State of New York. AHRMNY members include the majority of risk managers at New York hospitals […]
Dylan Braverman and Tyler Fiorello moved to dismiss the claims against their client, a radiologist employed by a major metropolitan area academic research hospital. The patient presented to the Emergency Department with flu-like symptoms on January 10, 2021 (the second wave of COVID-19 in the NYC Metropolitan area). The ED attending suspected COVID-19 and ordered […]
Jason J. Lavery and William H. Gagas secured a substantial appellate victory from the Appellate Division, First Department, affirming summary judgment for our clients and dismissing the entirety of plaintiffs’ $30+ million property damage claim. Jason and William defended one of the City’s largest property owners in a lawsuit brought by a neighboring landowner to […]
Congratulations to partner, Mamie Stathatos-Fulgieri, on her recent unanimous defense verdict on behalf of her obstetrician-gynecologist client in Queens County Supreme Court. The case involved an elderly woman who experienced post-menopausal bleeding and suspected uterine cancer, requiring an endometrial biopsy. During the biopsy, the uterus was perforated and an infection followed, necessitating an exploratory […]