Medical errors kill enough people to fill four jumbo jets a week. A surgeon with five simple ways to make health care safer. From The Wall Street Journal By Dr. MARTY MAKARY; “When there is a plane crash in the U.S., even a minor one, it makes headlines. There is…
By Anthony H. Gair Preparing the plaintiff for deposition in a personal injury action is perhaps the most neglected element in personal injury cases. Before the plaintiff’s deposition is conducted, the defendant’s counsel has been served with a Bill of Particulars, has obtained all available medical records and police reports…
Ten Lawyers from Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom&Rubinowitz were recently selected by their peers as Super Lawyers for 2012. Jeffrey B. Bloom, Seymour Boyers, Robert L. Conason(Top 100), Anthony H. Gair, Howard S. Hershenhorn(Top 100), ,Jerome I. Katz, Stephen H. Mackauf, Ben B. Rubinowitz(Top100), Ernest R. Steigman and Rhonda…
Ten Lawyers from Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom&Rubinowitz were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Jeffrey B. Bloom, Seymour Boyers, Robert L. Conason, Anthony H. Gair, Howard S. Hershenhorn,Jerome I. Katz, Stephen H.…
On Saturday, Septenber 15, 2012 our Partner, Ben Rubinowitz will speak on “Trial Practice” as part of the Flagship Decisions Program sponsored by the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute. The Decisions Program is designed for practicing lawyers who are interested in learning about the most up to date aspects…
We are pleased to announce that our Partner, Ben B. Rubinowitz has been named by the Best Lawyers in America as 2013 New York City Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year.” This is in recognition of his history of helping people injured by the negligence and carelessness…
Our Partner, Chris Sallay, will be speaking at The Advanced Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law Seminar sponsored by NBI. From NBI, “Statistics say that six out of ten drivers on the road carry inadequate or no insurance. With the largely voluntary nature of UM/UIM insurance coverage and rapidly changing statutory and case…
On July 31, 2012, our partner, Christopher L. Sallay, was granted summary judgment in a New York Construction accident case pursuant to §240(1) of the New York State Labor Law against the general contractor for the construction project. On October 26, 2008, the plaintiff, a painter, susstained injury when the…
On April 24, 2009 a 40 year old woman died in a gas explosion that took place in her house in Floral Park, Queens, New York. The defendant in this action, Consolidated Edison, was notified of the gas leak by a neighbor of the woman; however, the Con-Ed workers were…
By: Anthony H. Gair, Esq. This New York malpractice case involved a fifty-three year old man who was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth encompassing the soft palate, the uvula, the tonsil and the base of the tongue. He underwent extensive radiation therapy and fortunately the cancer was…