By Rhonda Kay, Partner, Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz In New York personal injury cases it has become routine for defendants to serve a notice for discovery and inspection of a plaintiff’s facebook page. Who doesn’t have a Facebook page these days? It’s the most popular way…
In December 2006, Krissy Myatt went to the emergency room at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins with an intense headache and “dangerously” high blood pressure. She had been receiving treatment for multiple sclerosis, including strong doses of steroids, which can cause high blood pressure. The doctor misdiagnosed her brain…
Our Partner Ben Rubinowitz will be a featured speaker at the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Program “THE TRIAL OF A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE.” This 3 part program will be held on May 1, 8 and 16 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM. The program will be both live and by webcast. To…
Ben B. Rubinowitz Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz Our Partner Ben Rubinowitz will be a featured speaker at the Suffolk County Bar Association‘s Program “THE TRIAL OF A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE.” This is a three part program which will include trial demonstrations from top notch trial attorneys…
This medical malpractice trial commenced on April 4, 2012 in Penobscot County Superior Court, Maine. On April 12, 2012, the jury returned a verdict for $1,912,934 in damages against a physcian for overprescribing methadone. According to a story in the Bangor News the initial dose was 40mg. It was alleged…
Our partner, Jeffrey Bloom, settled the personal injury case of a 16 year old boy, who suffered burns in an explosion. Jeffrey obtained Summary Judgment on liability which was affirmed by The Appellate Division, Second Department. The case settled following opening statements in Nassau County Supreme Court. The explosion occurred…
Christopher Sallay Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz Our Partner, Chris Sallay is the Co-Chair of this New York State Bar Association seminar together with Robert A. Glick, Esq; Brand, Glick & Brand, PC. Our Partner Anthony Gair will be speaking at the New York City and Long…
A judge has dismissed a personal injury lawsuit that 14 West Virginia families brought against DuPont over a former zinc smelting operation, saying they failed to produce evidence that toxins from the plant made them sick. A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary downplayed and hid risks associated with the antipsychotic drug…
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), the Bronx Defenders and the LatinoJustice PRLDEF filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the NYPD last week over a stop-and-frisk-type of program that allows officers to patrol private apartment buildings. The lawsuit claims that the officers are violating residents’ rights and the rights…
Seventy-two ex-NFL football players sued the National Football League last week, accusing it of conspiring to keep data on head trauma research from them to influence collective bargaining agreement negotiations. Dr. Tammy Reynolds, an obstetrician who had her first child by C-section and her second vaginally, argues that doctors practice…