Summary Judgement Dismissal

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. With support from an expert in plastic surgery, we established our clients’ treatment fully comported with the standard of care, and none of their alleged actions or omissions were a substantial factor in causing any of plaintiff’s claimed injuries. Specifically, we established that the defendant surgeon was a consulting plastic surgeon who provided appropriate recommendations regarding wound closure and skin grafting to the treating orthopedic surgeon. Further, none of his recommendations caused any injury to plaintiff. After moving for summary judgment, plaintiff’s counsel moved to be relieved as counsel. Plaintiff was unable to oppose the motion, and the case was dismissed in its entirety.