On November 6, 2019, Vasilios Lolis, with the help of Thomas Jaffa and Neil Mascolo, secured summary judgment in favor of an out-of-possession landlord in Supreme Court, Kings County. Plaintiff claimed that the defendant was negligent in allowing a defect in the structure and design of a car wash to exist, causing plaintiff to be […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Gemma Kenney has joined the firm as a Partner in the Garden City office. Prior to joining VBPNP, Ms. Kenney worked at the Bronx County District Attorney’s office in the criminal court unit. Thereafter, she has devoted her practice to medical malpractice defense working on […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Alexandra Zerrillo has joined the firm as an Associate in the Westchester office. Prior to joining VBPNP, Ms. Zerrillo interned in the chambers of the Hon. Judge Lawrence E. Kahn, a Senior U.S. District Judge for the Northern District Court of New York. […]
On October 17, 2019, John Barker and Lauren Maloney obtained a unanimous defense verdict following a five week medical malpractice trial in Westchester County Supreme Court. The case involved a colon perforation diagnosed four days following liposuction/abdominoplasty surgery in a 56 year old male. Mr. Barker and Ms. Maloney represented a plastic surgeon who allegedly perforated the patient’s colon with […]
Baltimore, MD – Several VBPNP partners were invited to present at the annual national conference of the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) held on October 13 to 16 in Baltimore, MD. Gary W. Patterson, Jr. and Scott Singer ironically challenged each other in a Mock Trial presentation to […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is very proud to announce the opening of our new office in Naples, Florida. Since our founding in 2015, the firm has developed relationships with many national insurance carriers, corporations and health care providers. Our clients have come to expect outstanding results secondary to our creative and relentless […]
On September 16, 2019, Mamie Stathatos-Fulgieri and Megan Lawless secured summary judgment in favor of a surgeon and hospital in the Supreme Court, Queens County. The plaintiff claimed that these defendants committed malpractice by negligently performing surgery to retrieve a retained portion of the plaintiff’s intrauterine device (IUD), resulting in additional surgeries, the exacerbation of […]
On September 25, 2019, Mr. Brennan obtained a directed verdict on behalf of his client, a Suffolk County hospital. The plaintiff alleged that the hospital staff negligently managed the care of the 85 year old decedent with several comorbidities, while in the custody of the hospital, resulting in a left femur fracture requiring surgical repair. Following […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Daniel O’Connell has joined the firm as an Associate in the Garden City office. Prior to joining VBPNP Mr. O’Connell while at St. John’s Law School, interned with Gotham Government Relations and Sewanhaka Central School District where he gained significant experience in political […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Andres Sanchez has joined the firm as an associate in the Garden City office. Prior to joining VBPNP Mr. Sanchez served as a prosecutor in the Supreme Court Trial Division of the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. We are delighted to welcome Andres […]