“Malpractice claims may capture nonlethal errors; however, they are most often associated with permanent disability or death. Only about 1% of adverse events due to medical negligence result in a claim.” write David E. Newman-Toker, MD and Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH in this article commenting on Singh H, Giardina…
From USA TODAY: In a stunning article Peter Eisler reports that “Thousands of patients a year leave the nation’s operating rooms with surgical items in their bodies. And despite occasional tales of forceps, clamps and other hardware showing up in post-operative X-rays, those items are almost never the problem. Most…
From The New York State Trial Lawyers Association: “New York’s healthcare industry has long pressed for enactment of so-called “tort reform” so they can be relieved of supposedly “excessive” medical liability payments. In fact, payments to medical malpractice victims have already declined substantially: • The number of medical malpractice claims…
From Reuters: “Missed or wrong diagnoses are common in primary care and may put some patients at risk of serious complications, according to a U.S. study.” The study appeared in JAMA Internal Medicine. David Newman-Toker from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who co-wrote a commentary on the study was…
By Anthony Gair; (A) THE RECALCITRANT WORKER DEFENSE (1) A BRIEF HISTORY In order to understand the break from precedent by the Court of Appeals in 2004, it is useful to understand the history of the recalcitrant worker defense. For years the leading recalcitrant worker case was Smith v. Hooker…
In this presentation Anthony Gair, covers the State of the Law of New York Construction Site Accidents – Labor Law Section 240 as of December, 2012. This video is from “Construction Site Accidents: The Law and the Trial 2012” seminar by the Continuing Legal Education program of the New York…
The Partners of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf are pleased to announce that Ben B. Rubinowitz has been named Managing Partner of the firm following the death of Robert L. Conason. Throughout his 30-year legal career, Ben has made his mark as a leading trial lawyer…
Products Liability in New York, (Strategy and Practice) Second Edition Published by The New York State Bar Asscociation, Author: Neil A. Goldberg, Esq.; John Freedenberg, Esq.; Editors-in-Chief is now available for purchase. Click here to order. Neil is recognized as one of the leading Products Liability defense lawyers in the…
In this video New York Car Accident Attorney Anthony Gair discusses how to take a meaningful deposition in a car accident case. This video is part of a New York State Bar Association program designed for the attorney seeking a fundamental but practical overview of handling an auto accident case.…
Our Partner Richard Steigman will chair the annual NYSTLA Seminar CPLR 2013 update. Hon. Ariel E. Belen, Justice, Appellate Division, Second Department (retired) Mediator,JAMS is also on the faculty. The seminar will be held on February 25, 2013 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at NYSTLA, 132 Nassau Street, 2nd floor,…