Our law firm is pleased to announce that our attorneys Jeffrey Bloom and Ben Rubinowitz were successful in resolving the Joan Rivers Medical Malpractice case on behalf of her family. The amount is confidential. Here is the statement from Melissa Rivers in regards to this settlement: “In accepting this settlement, I…
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Use of Supporting Evidence With the IME Physician at Trial
In their recently published Trial Advocacy column in the New York Law Journal, New York Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan write: “While the theory behind the need for an independent medical examination makes perfect sense, the reality is that there has been a history of deceit and abuse on…
Ben Rubinowitz to speak at the NYC Medical Malpractice Litigation 2016 seminar organized by the New York State Bar Association
Our managing partner, New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz will be a panel member at the Medical Malpractice Litigation 2016 NYC Live & Webcast seminar organized by the NYSBA on April 15. Ben will be speaking on effective methods of deposing the defendant doctor in a medical malpractice case. This…
Winning With Failures and Omissions
In their Trial Advocacy column in the New York Law Journal, New York Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan write: “In crafting the cross of a witness, the trial lawyer must look beyond the obvious. Instead of just focusing on what was said, the trial lawyer should explore that…
New York Train Accident Lawyer Howard Hershenhorn just filed a lawsuit on behalf of one of the victims of the Metro-North train Valhalla crash
Almost a year ago 6 people died and 15 others were injured (including seven severely) in a Metro-North train accident between the Valhalla and Mount Pleasant stations in New York. The Valhalla railroad accident that happened on the evening of February 3rd 2015 was the deadliest in Metro-North history. Ellen Brody, a mother of three was…
New York Personal Injury Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz to co-chair NYSTLA seminar “25 Trial issues that keep you up in the middle of the night”
Seven of the best New York personal injury attorneys as well as an ethics attorney and the Honorable Douglas E. McKeon will be discussing some of the most challenging issues that trial attorneys face during trial in a seminar organized by NYSTLA. This seminar will be co-chaired by our managing partner Ben Rubinowitz…
New York truck accident lawyer Ben Rubinowitz obtained a settlement of $4.8 million
Our managing partner NYC truck accident attorney Ben Rubinowitz obtained a $4.8 million settlement for the family of a victim of a NYC truck accident. On March 9 2011, around noon, Albert DeFilippo was riding in a “Lifestyle for the Disabled” van in Staten Island when the vehicle was struck by…
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Our managing partner Ben Rubinowitz was recently named New York City “Lawyer of the Year” for product liability litigation – plaintiffs 2016
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is proud to announce that their managing partner New York Product Liability Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz was recently named New York City “Lawyer of the Year” for product liability litigation – plaintiffs 2016. “There is no substitute for hard work,” says Rubinowitz who explained…
In an article related to the deadly Metro-North crash, New York Train Accident Attorney Howard Hershenhorn questions why the train operator’s sleep apnea was undiagnosed
New York Train Accident Lawyer Howard Hershenhorn is representing one of the four victims who were killed when a sleeping engineer derailed a speeding train in the Bronx in 2013. He was recently quoted in a Lohud article related to this accident. Here is what he told the newspaper about the NTSB…