In an action for personal injuries brought by plaintiff, who was a traveling nurse at our client hospital, Miles Reiner and Nicole Salerno secured summary judgment. Plaintiff alleged that she fell on ice while getting out of her car, in the hospital parking lot on January 22, 2020. The Court agreed with our argument that […]
On May 12, 2025, Ralph Morales, Daniel O’Connell, and Jesse Wang prevailed in a motion for summary judgment and dismissal of plaintiffs’ Complaint in its entirety pursuant to CPLR 3212 in Queens County Supreme. The medical malpractice action was premised upon allegations of lack of informed consent and improper performance of an exploratory laparotomy and […]
Christian D. McCarthy, Edward J. Arevalo, and Kiki Chrisomallides successfully obtain discontinuances, with prejudice, as to their clients following a motion for summary judgment in a case involving allegations of negligence in the preoperative clearance of a then fifty-six (56) year old female decedent prior to undergoing a total knee arthroscopy (“TKA”), after which she […]
Kelly Bronner and Dylan Braverman obtained pre-answer dismissal of all wrongful death, malpractice, negligence and statutory violation claims brought against a Brooklyn nursing home. Plaintiff claimed that the patient was exposed to COVID-19 during the early stages of the pandemic in April 2020. Kelly and Dylan moved to dismiss pre-discovery on the grounds that plaintiff […]
On April 21, 2025, Gunjan Persaud and Mamie Stathatos-Fulgieri won a motion for summary judgement on liability on behalf of a nursing home, dismissing a medical malpractice claim against the nursing home in its entirety. The matter centered upon plaintiff’s allegations of medical malpractice for defendant’s purported improper wound care, resulting in pressure ulcers, sepsis, […]
On March 27, 2025, Gunjan Persaud and Joseph Muscarella won a motion for summary judgement on liability on behalf of a real estate entity of a major New Your City hospital. Our motion sought dismissal of the Complaint alleging negligence against the real estate entity of the hospital in its entirety. The matter centered upon […]
On April 21, 2025, Robert Boccio, Adonaid Medina, and Jesse Wang won a motion for leave to reargue and, upon reargument, prevailed in their summary judgment motion on behalf of a large New York City hospital, dismissing a medical malpractice claim against the hospital in its entirety. The matter centered upon plaintiff’s allegations of medical […]
Over strenuous opposition, Kelly Bronner prevailed on a hard-fought pre-answer motion to compel arbitration. Plaintiff brought a 60-page complaint against a nursing home alleging malpractice, statutory and death claims. However, in investigating the matter, BPN obtained the admission agreement which included a duly signed arbitration agreement. As a result, a motion to dismiss and compel […]
On March 28, 2025, Daniel O’Connell and Kyriaki Chrisomallides won summary judgment dismissing a medical malpractice action against a major New York City hospital in an action involving allegations of negligence related to an incisional biopsy of the breast and a failure to timely identify and treat a resulting infection, resulting in severe disfigurement of […]
Dylan Braverman moved to dismiss all death, statutory and malpractice claims brought against a facility. Plaintiff claimed that poor infection control and lack of COVID-19 preparation led to exposure and death of an allegedly vulnerable patient. Dylan argued that the care was covered under state and federal immunities warranting pre-answer dismissal prior to discovery. Plaintiff […]