On February 17, 2022, Dawn Bristol secured a unanimous defendant’s verdict for a New York City Hospital in a premises liability case tried in Kings County Supreme Court before the Honorable Justice Larry D. Martin. Plaintiff claimed that an enlarged expansion joint on the stairs of an entrance to the Hospital caused her to fall and […]
Neil Mascolo and Nicole Salerno were successful in obtaining summary judgment in a NYLL case venued in Supreme Court, Kings County. Plaintiff, an employee of one of the subcontractors fell to the floor below due to a collapsed floor. The claims against our client, a carpentry contractor, included allegations that they were responsible for covering […]
On January 25, 2022, the team of Joseph P. Muscarella, Dylan Braverman and John Barker, secured summary judgment in favor of their not-for-profit corporate client in Supreme Court, Queens County. Plaintiff alleged that she was caused to sustain personal injuries as a result of fall that took place on a stairway located inside a building. […]
On December 14, 2021, Edward J. Arevalo secured a unanimous defense verdict in a trial venued in Kings County, Supreme Court, before the Honorable Justice Dawn Jiminez-Salta. The case involved allegations of medical malpractice against Mr. Arevalo’s clients, a New York City based hospital and a surgeon. In late 2011, the then 65-year-old plaintiff was […]
On November 22, 2021, Ralph Morales secured a unanimous defense verdict in a trial venued in Suffolk County Supreme Court before the Honorable Joseph Santorelli that involved claims of medical malpractice against an obstetrician-gynecologist. Plaintiff claimed that the defendant doctor negligently performed a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy upon the then-fifty-year-old plaintiff at Southside Hospital by […]
On August 19, 2021, Gregg Weinstock obtained a defendant’s verdict for a Long Island Hospital in a premises liability in Supreme Court, Nassau County. Plaintiff claimed she was caused to fall and suffer injury when she came into contact with a bench at the Hospital entrance. Allegations included insufficient lighting and improper placement of the […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter is very proud to announce that we have been named the best medium sized company to work for in the state of New York! Our placement as #1 on the list was announced on July 28, 2021. Since our founding in 2015, VBPNP has fostered a culture that provides […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Arthur Yankowitz has joined the firm as a partner in the Valhalla office. Mr. Yankowitz has devoted his career to defending doctors and hospitals in the Metropolitan area for more than three decades. We are delighted to welcome Arthur aboard.
VBPNP is very excited to announce that Graig Avino, Michael Battiste, Danielle Hansen, Thomas Jaffa and Nicole Wittman have been elected as partners in the firm! Graig joined the firm in May of 2018 with the goal of assisting in the development of our New Jersey practice. From his start with VBPNP, Graig has demonstrated a tremendous willingness […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Terri Bohm has joined the firm as an associate specializing in medical malpractice defense. Mrs. Bohm obtained her Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from the College of the Holy Cross. Prior to joining VBPNP, Terri […]