New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog

Patients trust that healthcare professionals will provide safe and effective care. However, medical errors can and do occur, sometimes resulting in severe consequences. For example, medication errors can have significant implications for patient safety. Below, the experienced medical malpractice professionals at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C. (SPBMCC) discuss how to determine whether…

A delayed diagnosis is a medical diagnosis made later than it should have been, based on the standard of care expected for a particular medical condition. It generally refers to a situation where the healthcare provider did not diagnose promptly, causing a delay in treatment and potentially affecting the outcome of the patient’s condition.  While…

On February 14, 2022, SPBMCC attorney Mary Anne Walling successfully obtained a $1 million settlement on behalf of a 73-year-old woman who passed away after her doctors failed to diagnose her colon cancer in a timely manner which was curable at the time of the misdiagnosis. Doctors Fail to Diagnose Colon Cancer in Patient  In…

In a Nassau courtroom on Jan. 12, 2021, firm partner Eleni Coffinas obtained a settlement totaling $2.1 million for the family of a woman who died after her radiologist failed to diagnose her breast cancer in a timely manner.    A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Delay Led to the Death of a 37-Year-Old Wife and Mother…

An emergency room’s fast-paced environment can sometimes result in medical errors. If an emergency room doctor fails to adhere to the accepted standards of care, a patient could be injured as a result of their mistakes. Below, the medical malpractice attorneys at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas and Cannavo P.C. outline what may be considered…