Medical Malpractice

After a distinguished career in the legal field, and most recently as Of Counsel at Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP, Edgar (Ned) Hirsch will be embarking on a well-deserved journey into retirement at the end of this year.

We are proud to announce the promotion of Kerona K. Samuels to the position of Partner at Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP.

As the year draws to a close, it is with mixed emotions that we announce the retirement of our esteemed Senior Trial Partner, Jeffrey A. Shor.

Partner John M. Bugliosi and Associate Valerie A. Ruocco obtained a Defense Verdict. In this matter, Plaintiff claimed failure to prevent a suicide.

MCB proudly sponsored AHRMNY’s 2023 Annual Full-Day Conference & Reception

The case involved a 72 year old patient who developed a decubitus ulcer on his sacrum during a hospitalization at the co-defendant medical center. Our client was a board-certified surgeon who was called as a consultant to recommend treatment for the ulcer

Senior Trial Partner Daniel Freidlin and Partner Maureen Blazowski obtained summary judgment in a radiology case. Plaintiff alleged that our client radiologist failed to identify a disc fragment that became embedded in the L4 nerve root resulting in the need for an

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, a progressive neurologic disorder that causes brain atrophy, is the most common cause of dementia.

Typically, when a hospital or provider receives HIPAA authorization and a patient waives the physician-patient confidentiality of treatment records, the records can be produced to the patient and any third parties the patient authorizes.

LEGISLATIVE ALERT - - - - - - - - - Governor Hochul Signs the Adult Survivors Act, Reviving Time-Barred Sexual Abuse Claims BY: BARBARA D. GOLDBERG, GREGORY A. CASCINO AND RICHARD WOLF On May 24, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act (“ASA”).

Senior Trial Partner Bruce Habian, Partner Emma Glazer, and Associate Christian McCarthy obtained a dismissal in a hip surgery case venued in Suffolk County.

Partners Gregory Cascino and Karen Corbett previously moved for summary judgment and dismissal of Plaintiff’s claims against MCB’s client, a podiatrist, demonstrating that he did not have any duty of care to the Plaintiff since he did not treat or even meet him.

Senior Trial Partner Daniel Freidlin and Associate Christina Pingaro obtained a defense verdict in Suffolk County Supreme Court in an obstetrician/gynecologist case.

Senior Trial Partner Thomas Mobilia and Partner Karen Corbett’s motion for summary judgment was granted in Queens County Supreme Court before Justice O’Donoghue.

We are pleased to announce that Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP is participating in the Mansfield Rule Certification process on Diversity & Inclusion for midsize law firms for 2022-2023.