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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Partners Robert Gibson, Katherin Crossling and Of Counsel Jason Barrer and Greg Freedman recently secured summary judgment dismissal in a complex medical malpractice case on behalf of a major hospital system and individual nurse. The case involved the care and treatment of a woman who presented to the hospital for treatment of virus-type symptoms.  She ...

Congratulations to Partners Rachel Bloom, Hayley Newman and Thomas M. G. on being named “Rising Stars” by MedPro and MLMIC.  Rising Stars  recognizes the dedication, drive and potential of these established Partners at HPM&B, who are being viewed and appreciated as the future of the MPL defense trial bar.  Thank you to MLMIC Insurance ...