Archive for 2019
SPBMC Expands Its Mass Tort Practice
The products liability lawyers at SPBMC represent mass tort victims from across the country. We currently represent patients and consumers injured by dangerous and defective medical devices, drugs, and household consumer products. SPBMC is presently accepting the following new cases and referrals: Talcum Powder – accepting cases on behalf of women who used Johnson &…
Read MoreSPBMC Obtains a $9.7 Million Verdict in a Medical Malpractice Case Against a Hospital in Brooklyn
After a three-week trial, a Brooklyn jury has awarded $9.7 million to the two children of a 33-year-old woman who bled to death in Wyckoff Hospital. We proved that several doctors practicing at the hospital had examined her when she was admitted for a cesarean section to give birth to her second child. Several hours…
Read MoreWhat New Yorkers Need to Know About “Res Ipsa Loquitur”
Res ipsa loquitur is Latin for “the thing speaks for itself.” In legal terms, res ipsa loquitur is a doctrine of law that establishes a presumption of negligence if the individual had exclusive control over what caused the injury, even without evidence of negligence. It is potential grounds for a personal injury claim in New…
Read MoreAddressing the Opioid Epidemic in New York
New York, along with the rest of the country, is experiencing an opioid crisis. Opioids are drugs that contain opium, a painkilling substance that naturally occurs in the poppy plant. Prescription opioids include oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, oxymorphone, codeine, and fentanyl. Some illicit drugs are opioids, such as heroin. The nationwide opioid epidemic stemmed largely from…
Read MoreEvidentiary Standards and Burdens of Proof in New York
The structure of the New York civil justice system places the burden of proof in a personal injury case on the victim, or plaintiff. This means it is the plaintiff’s burden – or his or her attorney’s – to prove to a judge or jury that the defendant was at fault for the accident or…
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