As part of a standard pre-operative medical clearance, the patient’s orthopedic surgeon ordered a chest x-ray prior to an elective operation on the patient’s elbow in Ulster County, New York. The chest x-ray revealed a mass in the patient’s right...
Read More31-year old male died 2 days after his discharge from the hospital following a gastric bypass surgery in Orange County, New York. During the 2 days following the operation, the patient had a drop in his blood values (hemoglobin and...
Read MoreThe 77-year old patient was admitted to a hospital in Dutchess County, New York with complaints of a chronic cough. A CT angiogram of the chest revealed multiple soft tissue masses in the mediastinum (the central party of the chest)....
Read MoreOur client, a 77-year-old man and his family, recovered $650,000 in a lawsuit against his physician, who deviated from accepted “standards of care” resulting in the patient’s death. The patient was admitted to a hospital in Dutchess County, New York...
Read MoreThe New York Injury & Malpractice Law Firm, P.C. recovered $575k for a 50-year old male arising from a 14-month delay in the diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer in Orange County, New York. The patient presented with persistent complaints of...
Read MoreOn Friday, April 23, 2010, our 42-year old client settled her claims against her treating gastroenterologist for $575,000 arising from the defendant's failure to perform basic tests to diagnose an esophageal perforation on the same day as a balloon dilation...
Read More$537,500 for the partial loss of vision in one eye from untreated glaucoma. 81-year old male treated with an optometrist in Kingston, New York for glaucoma. Basic field vision tests to evaluate peripheral vision and medications for glaucoma were not...
Read MoreIn a lawsuit against the primary physician of a Syracuse, New York, patient who died as a result of an accidental overdose of Percocet, damages of $500,000 was awarded to the patient’s surviving child for the loss of parental guidance,...
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