Our managing partner, Ben Rubinowitz, will be speaking about medical malpractice and what constitutes “Informed Consent” at the 46th Winter Urologic Forum, sponsored by Columbia University, University of California, Davis, and Vanderbilt University, that will take place from January 14th to 18th at the Manor Vail Lodge in Vail, Colorado.…
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Loose cybersecurity on medical devices puts patients at risk of potential injury or death
Most medical devices used by hospitals are legacy devices that are still operating on Windows 7 that Microsoft no longer supports. Manufactured at a time when cybersecurity was not a preoccupation, these devices can now easily be hacked and potentially be dangerous to patients. As a result, on top of…
Medical Malpractice: Lessons from a Plaintiff’s Lawyer
This past Saturday our managing partner Ben Rubinowitz lectured to urologists at the Societies for Pediatric Urology SPU2021 Pediatric Urology Fall Congress held in Miami, Florida. Ben presented a dynamic talk as to the pitfalls of inadequate care and the resultant harm that comes to patients when doctors fail to…
NY Hospitals with the highest and the lowest readmission rates
Excessive patient readmissions is usually a sign of hospital negligence. Not only can it worsen the patient’s condition and extend recovery time but it also increases the patient’s bill. In order to curb readmission rates and make sure hospitals pay more attention to patients after their departure, the Hospital Readmission…
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® names Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf a 2022 Tier 1 Firm for Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Product Liability in New York City
Our New York Personal Injury Law Firm is proud to announce that Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf has been named a Tier 1 firm in New York City for 5 practices by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2022. These practices are: Medical Malpractice…
Ricardo Cruciani, a former Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital neurologist arrested for drugging and sexually abusing patients over 15 years
A physician committed serious medical malpractice and crimes by hooking up chronically ill female patients with heavy doses of opioids and abusing them sexually. The abuse has been going on for 15 years according to 22 pending lawsuits, hospitals ignored patients complains and failed to inform future employers about these…
The recent recall of defective Philipps sleep apnea ventilator devices demonstrates the inhability of the FDA at managing medical device recall
After a recent study pointed fingers at the mismanagement of medical device recall by the FDA (see previous blog), further investigations are confirming an outdated and broken system that leaves patients at risk of serious injury and death as unaware doctors continue to use defective devices on their patients. A…
Richard Steigman named New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers®, 9 of our attorneys recognized as “Best Lawyers” and 3 included in the “Ones to Watch” list
Congratulations to our partner Richard Steigman for being named 2022 Best Lawyers® Medical Malpractice – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in New York City. This is a very prestigious designation and we are very proud of Rich for his achievement. Additionally to being named “Lawyer of the Year” for Medical…
Patient deaths associated with the use of medical devices mislabeled as injuries in FDA medical device database
Many defective medical devices might still be used by medical professionals because deaths that occurred when using these devices are being mislabeled as injuries in the FDA Medical Database according to a study published last week in JAMA Network. The study looked at 290,141 reports of defective medical devices that…
NYC Medical Malpractice Attorney Ben Rubinowitz to serve as Faculty Member for the New York ACEP Virtual 2021 ED Director Forum
Our managing partner, Ben Rubinowitz will be a faculty member at tomorrow’s virtual 2021 ED Director Forum. He will be lecturing to emergency room physicians for the American College of Emergency Physicians. In his presentation “Medical Malpractice: Tips to Avoid It and What to Do If Sued!”, he will be…