On April 15, 2019, ARFD Partner, Nicholas Marotta, and his trial team of Jessica Seyer and Tivara Grant, received a unanimous defense verdict before Judge Marber of the Supreme Court of Nassau County, State of New York, on behalf of ARFD clients, a dermatologist and the associated practice group. The case involved claims that the defendants failed […]

Aaronson Rappaport would like to congratulate our partners, of counsel and associates named as 2019 NY-Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars! 2019 NY-Metro Super Lawyers Robert Chappell Robert Deutsch Peter Fazio Craig Fenno Andrew Kaplan Philip Lerner Nick Marotta Robert Melnick Nancy Pennie Jay Rappaport Lawrence Rosenblatt Barbara Ryan Deirdre Tracey 2019 NY-Metro Rising Stars […]

Aaronson Rappaport is proud to announce that Peter J. Fazio will be speaking at the upcoming 2019 American Bar Association’s Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation seminar at the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California.  Peter will be presenting on Modern Event Data Recorders. The seminar begins April 3rd and concludes on April […]

ARFD Partner, Lawrence W. Rosenblatt, and his stellar trial team represented an emergency medicine physician, a hospital and health care system in a medical malpractice action alleging a failure to timely diagnose and treat a pulmonary embolism in the hospital’s ER, resulting in the death of a 53 year old woman while still in the […]

On March 26, 2019, trial partner, Larry Bloomstein and his trial team obtained a defense verdict in Nassau County on behalf of their hospital client in a wrongful death case involving plaintiff’s claims of a failure to timely diagnose a myocardial infarction. Mr. Bloomstein was successful on liability and causation by establishing that the cause of […]

Aaronson Rappaport Partner, Elliott Zucker, will participate in a panel “Let’s Talk Talc” at the 2019 CLM Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, along with noted claims analysts from Swiss Re and Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. The panel will explore recent developments in litigation surrounding talcum powder and scenarios faced by property owners and managers, security […]

Aaronson Rappaport Partner, Peter J. Fazio, testified on February 8, 2019, before the Federal Civil Rules Committee in Washington, D.C.  in reference to the proposed amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6). Currently, and in part, the proposed amendment would require the parties to confer in advance regarding the identity of the person who […]

New York’s highest Court affirms the trial Court’s decision that plaintiff’s proof failed to establish a legally sufficient connection between the defendant’s products and the decedent’s alleged exposure to asbestos.  In the Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation (Juni)

Aaronson Rappaport Partner, Philip Lerner participated in a discussion on litigating medical malpractice trials with a New York State Trial Lawyers Association panel moderated by Honorable Marsha Steinhardt of the Kings County Supreme Court. The panel discussion focused on jury selection and the creation of opening statements and summations.  

Barbara Ryan was invited to act as panel moderator regarding OPMC-related issues at the annual NYS Bar, Health Law Division meeting on Jan. 16, 2019.