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…
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…
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…
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…
This article written by our partner Jeffrey B. Bloom in 2006 is just as relevant today as it was then. “Last week, within days of the U.S. Senate performing its annual rite of taking up and then denying cloture to a bill to limit the rights of medical malpractice victims…
By Anthony H. Gair, The popliteal artery is the major source of blood supply to the lower leg. The femoral artery becomes the popliteal artery as it passes through the hiatus of the adductor magnus muscle and enters the popliteal fossa. It generally ends at the inferior border of the…