HPM&B Attorneys Karen Grottalio and Natalie Hermon recently secured summary judgment dismissal in favor of our clients, a cardiologist, a neurologist, and a major metropolitan hospital.  Plaintiff alleged our clients failed to recognize and timely treat a stroke, leading to significant deficits.  Ms. Grottalio and Ms. Herman moved for summary judgment dismissal, and their motion ...

Congratulations to HPM&B Attorneys Gabrielle DeYoung and Natalie Hermon for obtaining summary judgment dismissal in a case involving a pedestrian automobile accident.  Plaintiff alleged a pothole in the roadway was created by our client, which caused him to pull over to the side of the road to check his tires.  While he was leaning into ...

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 ...