Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is a New York Plaintiff's personal injury law firm specializing in automobile accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, police misconduct and all types of New York personal injury litigation.

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Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz is pleased to announce that our Partner, Ben Rubinowitz has been asked to deliver a lecture on Medical Malpractice at the 37th Annual Winter Urologic Forum in Colorado this January. A Top New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer, Ben Rubinowitz and all of the lawyers at GGCSMB&R have successfully resolved thousands of medical malpractice cases for those who have been injured as a result of medical negligence.

Ben Rubinowitz explained that ” it is truly an honor to have the privilege of speaking to such a distinguished group of doctors. I always find it interesting that the physicians have asked a plaintiff’s lawyer rather than a defendant’s lawyer to deliver the National Lecture on Medical Malpractice.”

This year, in addition to lecturing about Medical Malpractice, Ben Rubinowitz will discuss the litigation surrounding the use of vaginal mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

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Steigman%20and%20Sallay.pngA settlement in the amount of $1,750,000 was obtained by our partners New York Medical Malpractice Attorneys Ernie Steigman and Chris Sallay for the Wrongful Death of a 41-year old pregnant woman due to the Medical Malpractice of her Obstetrician and his office staff.

In this case, the decedent, who was about 10 weeks pregnant with triplets, had called her doctor’s office complaining of pain in her leg and shortness of breath on a Saturday. The nurse she spoke with advised her to come into the office on Monday. When she arrived on Monday, the doctor examined her but failed to take a Doppler study to determine the source of her leg pain. She was sent home and the next day she died from an undiagnosed venous thrombosis. She left behind her husband. The matter settled shortly after the start of the lawsuit for nearly all the available insurance proceeds.

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r_steigman_small.jpgOur partner, New York Personal Injury Lawyer Richard Steigman will be a speaker at “LIEN” ON US: GET THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE LAW ON LIENS, a CLE seminar organized by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association on February 6 & 13, 2014, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at NYSTLA,

132 Nassau Street, 2nd Floor, New York City.

This seminar will focus on lien resolution.

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Stephen%20Mackauf.pngOur Partner New York Medical Malpractice Attorney Stephen Mackauf was quoted extensively in the January Issue of Physician Risk Management. In the article “Causation: A problem for all in missed cancer cases” Stephen Mackauf explains that missed cancer claims typically revolve around factors such as:
– issues of fact, such as a patient claiming she reported a lump and the doctor says she didn’t – whether a patient’s refusal of a test or treatment was documented – whether a patient is able to prove significant harm caused by the delay in diagnosis

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br.jpgIn their Trial Advocacy column in the New York Law Journal, Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, and Evan Torgan of Torgan & Cooper, write about the importance of cross-examining experts on collateral matters.

When dealing with the expert witness, exposing bias is not only an essential part of cross, but one that becomes imperative if counsel is to turn the jury against the so-called “expert.” This article offers an informative approach and “how to guide” to cross examine the expert by using the “collateral attack.” The examples used in this article are taken from a recent case that Rubinowitz tried in which he secured a $7.25 million verdict for his client who suffered knee injuries.

For more than 10 years Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan have been recognized by the New York Law Journal as experts in their field. To date, they have written more than 60 articles on various aspects of trial advocacy.

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Best%20Law%20Firms%202014.jpgGair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz, a leading New York Personal Injury law firm, is proud to announce that it has been listed in six practice areas in the just released ranking of law firms by U.S. News Media Group, the publishers of U.S. News & World Report, and Best Lawyers®. This is the fourth edition of this highly-anticipated annual analysis. Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf was nationally ranked in the top tier in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs. The firm also ranked in the top tier in five legal specialties in the New York City Metropolitan Area: Legal Malpractice-Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice-Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs.

Inclusion in the “Best Law Firms” listing is based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes data collection, evaluation and feedback from thousands of clients, lawyers and law firm representatives spanning a wide range of practice areas nationwide.

“We are delighted that our firm has once again received this honor,” says Ben Rubinowitz, Managing Partner at the firm. “To be included in six practice areas is a testament to the hard work and endless dedication we give to our clients. At our firm there is nothing more important than the plight of our clients. We have always worked tirelessly to secure the very best results for those who have been seriously injured through the fault of others. We are honored to be recognized for our dedication and the superb results that we have achieved.”

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br.jpgIn their Trial Advocacy column in the New York Law Journal, Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, and Evan Torgan of Torgan & Cooper, write: Just as defendants use surreptitious video-recording in an attempt to capture images of unsuspecting plaintiffs engaging in activities which they claim their injuries restrict, in fairness, plaintiffs should be afforded the same opportunity when it comes to challenging the weight of the opinions offered by defendants’ examining doctors at trial.

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Our partner Anthony Gair was invited by the New York State Bar Association to speak at their seminar LITIGATING THE PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE: LAW AND PRACTICE in New York City on October 24th.

This is a video from his presentation. If you would like to see the complete program (with different speakers) a live webcast option will be available on Friday November 1st 2013 for the Albany Program. Click here for more info.

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Jeffrey%20Bloom.pngGair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is proud to announce that our partner Jeffrey Bloom together with Jeffrey Lichtman from Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman have been elected Co-Chairs of LawPAC, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association’s Political action committee.

Both Mr. Lichtman and Mr. Bloom have dedicated their time and energy over many years to NYSTLA’s political campaigns, and their election as Co-Chairs is a well-deserved recognition of their efforts.

Jeffrey B. Bloom graduated from Hofstra in 1979. He joined our firm that same year and became one of the top medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys in New York. Jeffrey has been co-chair of NYSTLA’s Medical Malpractice Committee for the past eight years.

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Jeffrey%20Bloom.jpgOur partner, Jeffrey Bloom, will be speaking tomorrow at the “Mt. Sinai Update 2013: Breast Imaging” program. This program is designed to cover clinical aspects of breast imaging including digital mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI, and interventional procedures, as well as medicolegal issues. The faculty consists of twelve nationally and internationally recognized experts. Jeffrey Bloom will be speaking on the subject of Breast Imaging Malpractice and provide a Plaintiff’ Attorney’s Perspective. The complete Agenda can be found here.