Congratulations to ARFD Partner, Patrick Mevs, and Associate, Jordan Conger, who recently won summary judgment in Supreme Court, Rockland County in a medical malpractice case wherein plaintiff alleged permanent nerve damage to her right arm due to improper surgical positioning. Patrick and Jordan moved for summary judgment dismissal on behalf of their client, a Rockland […]

After a trial that began with jury selection in mid-March, followed by three weeks of an aggressive prosecution at trial by plaintiff’s counsel, on April 5, 2024, trial partner Lawrence Rosenblatt and associate Sara Silverhardt were able to secure a defense verdict on behalf of a pediatric gastroenterologist in Westchester County. Plaintiff claimed that there […]

The matter involved claims of improperly performed cosmetic and functional nasal surgery, and was very aggressively litigated over seven years. The lawsuit initially alleged eight causes of action, including fraud, and forgery, and sought punitive damages – exposing the defendants to uninsured liabilities. The settlement demand was in excess of one million dollars. Partner Lawrence […]

In a case tried before Judge Karina Alomar in Queens County Supreme Court, ARFD Of Counsel Sandy Gold, and his litigation team of Partner Deirdre Tracey, Of Counsel Mallory Turk, and Associate Rebecca Martin, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a retinal specialist. Plaintiff claimed that the defendant retinal specialist was negligent by failing […]

On February 8, 2024, Aaronson Rappaport Trial Partner, Andrew Kaplan and his litigation team of Partners, Amelia Choyne and Deirdre Tracey, and Of Counsel, Nanor LT Bahadurian, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of the defendant Colorectal Surgeon at one of NYC’s major metropolitan hospital centers. The trial was held in the Supreme Court of […]

ARFD’s litigation team of trial partner, Philip D. Lerner, Partners, Jennifer Kavallieratos and Deirdre Tracey, and Associate, Jordan Conger, recently won summary judgment in Queens County Supreme after plaintiff chose to not oppose their clients’ motion, while submitting opposition to the motions filed on behalf of the codefendants. ARFD represented an NYC Hospital and a […]

ARFD moved for summary judgment on behalf of an NYC Hospital and two anesthesiologists, who plaintiff claimed improperly administered a supraclavicular nerve block during surgery on the plaintiff’s right hand resulting in permanent pain and sensory issues in the ulnar nerve distribution. Defendants’ experts in anesthesiology and neurology, in supporting the defendants’ care, opined that […]

Andrew Kaplan, Margot Weisberg, and Jenna Bazzurro recently obtained a summary judgment dismissal in a Bronx County medical malpractice action on behalf of a hospital and an emergency room attending. Plaintiff alleged that the doctor and hospital failed to timely diagnose appendicitis leading to a ruptured appendix. In granting the motion for summary judgment in […]

Trial partner, Larry Bloomstein, assisted by partners, Daniel Milstein and Deirdre Tracey, and associate, Marita Williams, obtained a defense verdict in Supreme Court, New York County.  The case involved a nurse with a large, complex, benign polyp within the ascending colon, who underwent an elective, endoscopic polypectomy.  The procedure was complicated by a perforation, for […]

We at ARFD are pleased to announce Yanique L. Burke‘s elevation to partner, effective January 1, 2024. Since joining ARFD from another defense firm, Yanique has demonstrated the type of competence, maturity and demeanor that makes her well-respected by clients, colleagues and adversaries alike. We know she will be a welcome addition to our already strong […]