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HPM&B is honored to have seven attorneys included in the 32nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for their excellence in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants. These team members are the next generation of outstanding legal talent—attorneys who are already making a meaningful impact in the field ...

HPM&B is proud to announce that 11 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 32nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – 2026 Best Lawyers list for their excellence in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants. Additionally, the firm congratulates Andrew M. Neubardt on being named the 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in Medical ...

Congratulations to HPM&B Attorneys Rachel Bloom, Adam Kaufman and Joseph Randazzo on securing summary judgment dismissal in favor of a prominent plastic surgeon and his practice in a medical malpractice case venued in Bronx County Supreme Court. Plaintiff claimed our client failed to properly treat an ankle fracture, resulting in wound dehiscence, scarring, and other related conditions of the ankle. ...

Congratulations to Partner Laura S. Murphy and Of Counsel Joseph Randazzo for securing a dismissal in Supreme Court, Bronx County, in a podiatric malpractice action. After the court tolerated many years of delay due to plaintiff’s slow prosecution of the action, plaintiff passed away. The pattern of delay continued as an estate representative was not promptly substituted ...

On June 26, 2025, HPM&B Partner Patricia Thornton obtained a defense verdict in Supreme Court, New York County in a medical malpractice case after an almost 9-week trial. The plaintiff claimed that between April 2017 and June 2017, the defendant pain management physician was negligent in treating her for chronic lower back pain and a herniated ...

We are thrilled to announce that Joseph Alexander has joined our esteemed firm, Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, as a Partner specializing in medical malpractice law. He focuses on defending physicians, hospitals, and healthcare professionals in high-exposure medical malpractice, product liability, and general liability litigation. Joseph’s areas of practice include medical malpractice, products liability and ...

HPM&B attorneys John McNaboe and Christina Reinle recently obtained summary judgment dismissal of an action on behalf of a Cardiologist. Plaintiff alleged that the Cardiologist failed to appreciate plaintiff’s non-mobility due to underlying cardiac disease, failed to identify him as a high fall risk, and failed to advise nurses and staff at the hospital that ...

Congratulations to Partner Rachel Bloom, Of Counsel Corey Schmidt, and Associate Elise DeNatale, Esq. for securing a complete dismissal in a complex tort action in Nassau County Supreme Court. The case, brought by pro se plaintiffs residing outside the United States, involved highly unusual claims arising from alleged child abduction, asylum fraud, forgery, and child neglect and ...

HPM&B attorneys John McNaboe and Christina Reinle recently obtained summary judgment dismissal of an action on behalf of an Otolaryngologist and a large medical practice group the Otolaryngologist was affiliated with. Plaintiff alleged that the Otolaryngologist negligently discontinued plaintiff’s medication in advance of testing to assess for a vestibular (inner ear) condition, resulting in the plaintiff ...

On June 26, 2025, HPM&B Partner Patricia Thornton obtained a defense verdict in Supreme Court, New York County in a medical malpractice case after an almost 9-week trial. The plaintiff claimed that between April 2017 and June 2017, the defendant pain management physician was negligent in treating her for chronic lower back pain and a herniated ...