By Anthony H. Gair The human body contains forty six osteofacial compartments. Within these compartments are muscles, veins, arteries and nerves surrounded by tissue called fascia which is dense and unyielding. The most common orthopedic setting for compartment syndrome is the closed tibia fracture for which the incidence is 3%…
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$9.2 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE
Following extensive settlement negotiations, our partner, Jeffrey Bloom, on May 8, 2009, obtained a settlement of $9,260,500 in a medical malpractice case in which it was alleged that the defendant doctors failed to timely diagnose a small bowel obstruction in a 37 year old woman. As a result of the…
MOUNT SINAI 2009 UPDATE: BREAST IMAGING
Our Partner Robert L. Conason is on The Faculty of This program which will be held from October 12 – 14, 2009 at the Marriott Eastside Hotel, New York, New York. This CME program is designed to cover clinical aspects of breast imaging including conventional and digital mammography, breast ultrasound,…
OBSTETRIC MALPRACTICE
Our Partner, Stephen H. Mackauf is The Co-Chair of The American Conference Institutes’s 8th Annual Advanced Forum on Preventing, Managing and Defending Claims of Obstetric Malpractice. The Forum will be held on June 23 & 24, 2009 at The Union League of Philadelphia-Philadelphia, PA. Stephen will also be participating in…
Obstetric Malpractice
Our Partner Stephen H. Mackauf will be participating in a two day Seminar, “Defending the Delivery Team: Obstetric Malpractice” sponsored by Legal iQ. The program will be held in San Francisco on April 28th and 29th, 2009. Stephen will be discussing the Plaintiff’s perspective. For more information click here.
Breast Imaging Malpractice
Our partner Robert Conason will be speaking at the International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc.’s Mount Sinai Update 2008: Breast Imaging. Bob will be speaking as to the plaintiff’s viewpoint on Breast Imaging Malpractice: An Attorney’s Perspective. The program is scheduled for October 13 – 15, 2008. The program…
New York Medical Malpractice:The Impact of Arons
Our partners Jeffrey Bloom and Richard Steigman have co-authored an article entitled “The Impact of Arons: A Look at the Court of Appeals’ Decision to Allow Ex Parte Interviews of Treating Doctors and Where We Go from Here.” The Article is in The Spring 2008 Edition of Bill Of Particulars…
New York Medical Malpractice
Murray v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation June 24th, 2008 WARNING The 2d. Department upheld the dismissal of plaintiff’s action for wrongful death resulting from medical malpractice when the plaintiff’s counsel failed to appear for a final conference. The Court held; “To be relieved of the default in…
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – PLASTIC SURGERY
LOSS OF VISION FOLLOWING BLEPHAROPLASTY AS A RESULT OF ORBITAL HEMORRHAGE Blepharoplasty basically is surgery in which excess tissue is removed from the eyelids. It is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgery of the face. Upper eyelid surgery is usually performed for removal of excess skin, muscle and fat and…
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, HYDROCEPHALUS
FAILURE TO PROMPTLY REVISE A SHUNT IN A PATIENT WITH HYDROCEPHALUS. IS IT NECESSARILY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE? By Anthony H. Gair; Hydrocephalus is basically an overabundance of cerebro/spinal fluid within the head. Hence, the commonly used lay term, “water on the brain”. While hydrocephalus is usually thought of as occurring in…