On November 8, 2023, Mamie Stathatos-Fulgieri and Rani Kulkarni won summary judgment in a medical malpractice case against a major Brooklyn Hospital. Plaintiff’s claims related to the care and treatment rendered during the labor and delivery of the infant-plaintiff allegedly resulting in neurological and cognitive deficits. The defense attacked plaintiff’s claims utilizing experts in multiple […]
Brian Andrews and Dylan Braverman prevailed on their pre-answer motion to dismiss, seeking to enforce the EDTPA COVID-19 immunity against claims of wrongful death, malpractice and statutory violations brought against one of the largest long term care facilities in the state. Plaintiff claimed that the patient was exposed to and then died of COVID-19 during […]
Nicole Varisco, Brian Andrews and Dylan Braverman obtained pretrial dismissal of all claims against their Brooklyn facility. Plaintiff brought malpractice and statutory claims against the facility claiming that improper care led to a hip fracture requiring reconstructive surgery with hardware, a Stage 1 heel pressure ulcer and a Stage 3 pressure ulcer of the sacral […]
On October 31, 2023 John Barker, Kiki Chrisomallides and Rani Kulkarni won summary judgment in a medical malpractice case brought against an individual physician and a major New York hospital. Plaintiff alleged that the defendants negligently performed a colonoscopy/polypectomy which led to a bowel perforation, sepsis, and multiple hospital admissions. Following oral argument, the Court […]
On October 31, 2023 Mamie Stathatos-Fulgieri, Ralph Morales, Rani Kulkarni and Claudine Travers won summary judgment in a medical malpractice case brought against a major Brooklyn Hospital. Plaintiff alleged that the defendants failed to diagnose and treat the plaintiff’s endometriosis, hydronephrosis and ureteral obstruction resulting in the need for a permanent colostomy and hysterectomy. Following […]
In a hard fought win that will impact over 1,000 hotly contested COVID-19 claims throughout the state, Megan Lawless and Dylan Braverman achieved a landmark victory in reversing an Order from New York’s Litigation Coordinating Panel that forced all nursing home COVID-19 era claims to be coordinated for dispositive motions, discovery and pretrial proceedings throughout […]
On October 11, 2023, Kiki Chrisomallides and Daniel O’Connell won summary judgment in a medical malpractice case brought against a major New York Hospital in Richmond County. Plaintiff’s allegations revolved around the development and treatment of decubitus and sacral ulcers during the decedent’s admission to the hospital. The Court held that that defendant had established […]
On October 17, 2023, Gemma Kenney and Seema Palmerson won summary judgment in a medical malpractice case brought against a major New York Hospital and four individually named physicians. Plaintiff’s claims related to the treatment of plaintiff’s labor and delivery, specifically concerning the administration of Cytotec and Pitocin given during plaintiff’s labor. Through the use […]
On September 15, 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. […]
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 […]