February 2, 2024
We are proud to announce that Barker Patterson Nichols, LLP, was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best law firms to work for in the United States. After a nationwide analysis, BPN emerged as one of only 344 law firms in the United States to receive this recognition from U.S. […]
January 31, 2024
BPN is very proud to announce that 25 of our attorneys have been recognized by the prestigious Super Lawyers®, a rating service which identifies those attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than five percent of lawyers from a given state are selected. The following attorneys have […]
January 19, 2024
On January 17, 2024, Gary W. Patterson, Jr. secured a unanimous defense verdict before Justice Patrick Bradshaw of the Middlesex County Superior Court in New Jersey. Plaintiff claimed the defendant oral surgeon negligently placed excessively long dental implants in the maxilla leading to perforation into the nasal cavity, infection and the need for extraction. As a result, […]
Congratulations to our partner Leilani Rodriguez who was inducted as the Corresponding Secretary for the Puerto Rican Bar Association on January 23, 2024. Leilani will also be the Chair of the Community Affairs Committee. The Puerto Rican Bar Association is committed to the advancement of the general and professional well being and employment opportunities of […]
January 8, 2024
On December 11, 2023, Alexandra Zerrillo and Jeffrey Nichols secured a summary judgment win on behalf of a Brooklyn venued nursing home client. Plaintiff alleged medical malpractice, negligence, and violations of the Public Health Law against the nursing home defendant based upon an alleged failure to prevent the development and deterioration of numerous pressure ulcers. […]
January 2, 2024
The BPN COVID-19 Team secured pre-answer dismissal in a high profile malpractice claim against our clients, a Brooklyn hospital and several physicians affiliated with the hospital. Plaintiff brought malpractice claims against our clients, who were physicians and a major Brooklyn hospital proudly serving the local community in the darkest days of COVID-19. Plaintiff claimed the […]
The COVID-19 Team is thrilled that it obtained dismissal of COVID-19 wrongful death, gross negligence malpractice and statutory violation claims brought against one of the largest nursing homes in the state of New York. Plaintiff claimed that infection control failures allowed a patient to be exposed to and die of COVID-19. Brian Andrews and Dylan […]
December 18, 2023
The COVID-19 team is pleased to announce the dismissal of wrongful death, malpractice and gross negligence claims against five physicians a major Staten Island hospital who stood with the community in battling COVID-19. All claims arose from the care of a severely ill COVID-19 patient by the hospital and its clinical staff at the height […]
On October 12, 2023, Chuck Faillace obtained a defense verdict (unanimous) in a hard-fought near month-long medical malpractice trial in Supreme Queens before J. Maurice Muir. A Frye hearing (J. Catapano-Fox) went in plaintiff’s favor on a damage-only issue on May 1, 2023. The trial was, very unusually, bifurcated upon defense motion so only liability […]
December 12, 2023
Miles Reiner recently secured a directed verdict in Westchester County Supreme Court on behalf of an Emergency Medicine physician after a six-week trial. Plaintiff’s counsel alleged that our client improperly treated a premature infant for dehydration thereby causing hyponatremia, seizures and brain swelling which plaintiff’s counsel alleged resulted in permanent cognitive and developmental injuries. Miles […]