Medical Malpractice

Unfortunately, instances can occur in which medical professionals fail to properly diagnose a stroke in a patient, which can result in devastating consequences. In events like these, the affected patient or their loved ones may be entitled to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against...

SPBMC Member David J. Dean recovers $9.7 million dollar verdict after medical professionals failed to diagnose and subsequently treat excessive blood loss following a patient’s cesarean section, which resulted in her death.  Woman Dies Due to Excessive Blood Loss Following Cesarean Section On January...

SPBMC Counsel James Wilkens recently obtained a $2.2 million settlement after a client with gastric cancer was improperly diagnosed, leading to a Stage IV progression that has severely reduced her survival outlook.   Mr. Wilkens’ client, a 42-year-old woman named Karen Korszenbojn-Berger, visited the offices...

A recent lawsuit alleges that Pfizer Inc., the manufacturer of widely used arthritis drug Xeljanz, failed to warn U.S. customers that the drug can cause sepsis leading to amputation. After reviewing initial findings from recent clinical trials of the drug, the Food and Drug...

Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest talc product manufacturer, faces a criminal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice concerning the company’s denial that asbestos fibers were found in its talc-containing products. Here, the New York product liability attorneys at Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath...