When a patient receives a life-saving kidney transplant, they rely on immunosuppressive medications like tacrolimus to prevent their body from rejecting the organ. These drugs are not optional—they are critical. But what happens when the very drug meant to protect a transplant patient may have contributed to the failure of…
As New York medical malpractice attorneys, we have seen firsthand how delayed diagnoses, improper screenings, and mismanaged care can have devastating consequences for male patients. In 2025, men continue to face serious health risks—including heart disease, cancer, stroke, and mental health issues—that demand timely, competent, and proactive medical attention. Unfortunately,…
Our Medical Malpractice Lawyers Explain How Data Breaches and Cyberattacks Are Endangering Patient Care in 2025 The landscape of healthcare risk continues to evolve, and in 2025, cybersecurity breaches have become one of the most pressing patient safety concerns. According to the most recent patient safety rankings, cybersecurity now ranks…
Infants in neonatal intensive care units rely on precise intravenous infusions for survival—but a recent recall by Baxter International reveals that a widely used infusion pump may be putting vulnerable newborns at risk. Baxter has issued a Class I recall—the FDA’s most serious designation—for its Novum IQ large volume pump…
At Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, our New York personal injury attorneys have represented victims of negligence in New York for more than 100 years. Each June, we see a seasonal rise in serious personal injury claims across the five boroughs. Below are the most common…
In the digital age, false medical claims travel faster than ever before. One study revealed that misinformation is 70% more likely to be shared on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) than truthful content—and it reaches readers six times faster. While social media has made health information more accessible, it has…
In a landmark victory for medical malpractice victims in New York, attorney Marijo C. Adimey of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf has obtained what is believed to be the highest medical malpractice verdict ever recorded in Nassau County. The jury awarded a unanimous $60,033,041.23 to a 65-year-old electrical…
As medical malpractice attorneys representing patients across New York, We’ve witnessed the serious harm that can result when patients rely on false or misleading medical information.. Today, the widespread and viral nature of medical misinformation is not just a public health issue—it is a patient safety crisis. According to the…
The tragic death of 24-year-old Tenisha Evans, a first-time mother who passed away just 15 days after delivering twin boys via C-section at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, has left her family and community searching for answers—and justice. As New York birth injury lawyers, we know that stories…
As experienced New York medical malpractice attorneys, we closely monitor developments that could affect patient safety. One of the most pressing issues in 2025 is the insufficient governance of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare—ranked #2 on ECRI’s list of the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns. While AI technologies have the…