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%…
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…
We are proud to announce that our long term members, Jeffrey B. Bloom and Ben B. Rubinowitz have become Name Partners. Between them Jeff and Ben have over 50 years of experience advocating for the rights of the catastrophically injured. The Firm will now be known as Gair,Gair,Conason,Steigman, Mackauf,Bloom &…
Our Partner Ben B. Rubinowitz is The Chair of The NYSTLA Seminar Successful Examination of Expert Witnesses . The seminar will be held on June 9 and 16, 2009 from 6:00 to 9:00PM at 132 Nassau Street, N.Y., N.Y. The following topics will be covered; – Direct and Cross of…
Following a six week trial in New York Supreme Court before Judge Paul Feinman, our Partner, Ben B. Rubinowitz obtained a jury verdict of $27,500,000.00. The plaintiff, Gloria Aguilar, was a 45 year old woman, returning from work. As she was crossing 50th St at 10th Ave, a New York…
Our Partner Robert L. Conason will be Participating in a program sponsored by Legal IQ Litigating Catastrophic Injury Cases to be held on May 19-20, 2009 in Boston, MA. For more information click here.
Our Partner Jeffrey B. Bloom will be speaking at this program to be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 through Thursday, March 26, 2009 at New York’s Hotel Pennsylvania 401 Seventh Avenue (at 33rd St.) New York, N.Y. This Bridging the Gap program is designed for recent law school graduates…
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,…
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…
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.