On April 6, 2022, Jeffrey Nichols and Angela Bonica secured a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of an Emergency Medicine physician in Suffolk County Supreme Court before the Honorable Thomas F. Whelan. Plaintiff’s counsel alleged that the physician negligently prescribed Haldol to address agitation in the geriatric patient which their expert alleged was used off […]
On March 21, 2022, the Honorable Lyle Frank of the Supreme Court, New York County, granted Mr. Patterson’s motion for a directed verdict on behalf of his client, a well-regarded plastic surgeon. The 34 year old male plaintiff claimed the doctor negligently performed a circumferential body lift procedure, leading to sexual dysfunction, depression and post-traumatic […]
VBPNP is very proud to announce that 20 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]