On September 30, 2022, Dylan Braverman and Megan Lawless prevailed on a pre-answer motion to dismiss in favor of a Staten Island hospital in the Supreme Court, Richmond County. Plaintiff brought malpractice claims based on care provided in April 2020. The VBPNP COVID-19 Team argued that the claims must be dismissed, based on the broad […]
On July 7, 2022, Dylan Braverman, Megan Lawless and Chuck Faillace prevailed on a motion to dismiss in favor of a major Manhattan hospital in the Supreme Court, New York County. Plaintiff brought malpractice claims based on care provided in March 2020. The VBPNP COVID-19 Team argued that the claims must be dismissed, based on […]
On September 1, 2022, Rani Kulkarni and John Barker secured summary judgment in favor of their surgeon client in Supreme Court, Nassau County. Plaintiff alleged medical malpractice regarding the care and treatment surrounding the plaintiff’s bilateral mastectomy and breast reconstruction performed by co-defendant practitioner and the surgeon client, as well as postoperative care which the plaintiff claimed […]
On July 11, 2022, Seema Palmerson, John W. Barker, and Gemma Kenney secured summary judgment in favor of their hospital client in Supreme Court, New York County. Plaintiff alleged dental malpractice regarding the care and treatment surrounding the plaintiff’s ORIF of a right parasymphysis and closed reduction of a left subcondylar fracture by co-defendant practitioner […]
On April 12, 2022, Anna Hock secured summary judgment in the Supreme Court, Kings County, in a rather unique case involving a missing embryo. The client, a fertility clinic, received a frozen embryo from another facility in preparation for insemination. In preparation for the procedure, the embryologist had to thaw the vial that contained the […]
On March 25, 2022, the team of Thomas Brennan and Gregg Weinstock, secured summary judgment in favor of their hospital client in Supreme Court, New York County. Plaintiff alleged that she was caused to sustain serious personal injuries as a result of a fall that took place outside the cafeteria located on the premises, due […]
On March 22, 2022, Dawn Bristol and Andres Sanchez secured summary judgment in favor of a Brooklyn based physician and his practice in Supreme Court, Kings County. Plaintiff argued that our client was liable for the negligent off-site administration of Radiesse dermal filler injections administered by a co-defendant nurse. The subject procedure was performed inside […]
Neil Mascolo and Nicole Salerno were successful in obtaining summary judgment in a NYLL case venued in Supreme Court, Kings County. Plaintiff, an employee of one of the subcontractors fell to the floor below due to a collapsed floor. The claims against our client, a carpentry contractor, included allegations that they were responsible for covering […]
On January 25, 2022, the team of Joseph P. Muscarella, Dylan Braverman and John Barker, secured summary judgment in favor of their not-for-profit corporate client in Supreme Court, Queens County. Plaintiff alleged that she was caused to sustain personal injuries as a result of fall that took place on a stairway located inside a building. […]
Tammy A. Trees secured a summary judgment dismissal in a matter venued in Suffolk County Supreme Court involving a medical malpractice lawsuit against a radiologist. This dismissal was granted prior to any depositions having been conducted. Plaintiff’s decedent was a then 39-year-old married female with children who went to her primary medical physician with complaints […]