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HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of an Endoscopy Center in a case venued in Supreme Court, Kings County.   Plaintiff alleged that the defendant improperly performed a colonoscopy and failed to timely and properly diagnose and treat a bowel perforation.   Although plaintiff complained of bloating, constipation, and pain following the colonoscopy, ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of a pulmonologist in a Supreme Court, Orange County medical malpractice case.   Plaintiff alleged that the physician failed to properly treat the decedent’s pleural effusions during a multi-week hospital admission.   The decedent was nearing the end of his life due to esophageal cancer.   It ...

  HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of two radiologists in a lawsuit venued in Queens County, Supreme Court.  Plaintiff alleged that both radiologists failed to diagnose breast cancer on screening mammograms and ultrasounds and claimed that as a result, Plaintiff was deprived of a better chance of a cure of her breast ...

  HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of a podiatrist and his professional corporation in Suffolk County Supreme Court.  Plaintiff alleged that the defendant podiatrist negligently administered a series of steroid injections to the plaintiff’s left foot, causing a ruptured tendon.  The defense contended that it was plaintiff’s activities – and not the ...

  Partners Katherin Crossling and Erin Kelley were honored to present a lecture on the Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit with a focus on Discoverability as part of the Mt. Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and the  Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences  inaugural Healthcare Administration, Leadership, and Management Fellowship program.  This  ACGME-accredited fellowship program ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of a major New York Hospital in a case venued in Supreme Court, Richmond County.  The case involved a trip-and-fall in the hospital.  HPM&B established that the plaintiff could not identify the cause of her fall.  HPM&B also established that the fall did not cause plaintiff’s alleged ...

wp recently obtained another dismissal for their clients, a major teaching hospital in NYC and one of the hospital’s nurse anesthetists.  Plaintiff, a dentist, alleged that the defendants caused serious, permanent nerve damage during placement of an intravenous line in preparation of surgery.  Plaintiff alleged that this injury affected her ability to practice as a ...

Congratulations to HPM&B Partner Rachel S. Bloom on obtaining summary judgment dismissal of a medical malpractice action in Supreme Court, Nassau County, on behalf of a board-certified gastroenterologist, gastroenterology practice, and a major metropolitan health system.  Plaintiff claimed the defendants improperly recommended and administered a biologic medication to treat his Crohn’s Disease, resulting in the ...

HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of an Emergency Medicine Physician and an Emergency Medicine Practice.  In this Queens County case, plaintiff alleged the defendants failed to diagnose a superior mesentery artery thrombosis/dissection.      HPM&B moved for summary judgment  with the support of an Emergency Medicine Expert.  The defendants successfully established that ...