New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog

What are the Most Common Surgical Errors? Surgical procedures are typically undergone to improve a patients’ health and, in many cases, save lives. However, all medical procedures come with risk. While some complications are unavoidable, others are the direct result of negligence by healthcare professionals.  Below, the experienced malpractice lawyers at Sullivan Papain Block McManus…

Surgery requires the utmost precision and expertise. The surgeons performing these procedures often have decades of experience and education in their specialties. However, surgeons are only human, and surgical errors can and do occur. These errors, caused by medical negligence, can have lasting physical, emotional, and financial consequences. Below, the experienced personal injury attorneys at…

Firm Partner Elizabeth Montesano recently recovered a substantial settlement to support a victim of medical negligence. Her spinal surgeon’s error left her with permanent paralysis in her leg and foot. Surgeon’s Error Leaves Woman Paralyzed After Corrective Spinal Surgery In June 2015, a healthy woman arrived at a hospital for corrective spinal surgery to replace…

Firm Partner Elizabeth Montesano recently represented the family of a man who died as a result of mistreated diverticulitis. Ms. Montesano helped obtain $17.25 million for the decedent’s family in the ensuing medical malpractice case. Patient in Medical Malpractice Case was Mistreated for His Chronic Diverticulitis In December 2014, the decedent consulted with a colorectal…

SPBMC trial attorney James Wilkens recently obtained a significant settlement in a medical malpractice suit. The case involved a widowed man with two children on the autism spectrum whose wife died suddenly on June 15, 2015. The plaintiff ultimately received a $3.3 million settlement. Lawsuit Helps Protect Vulnerable Family that Lost a Wife and Mother…