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Summary Judgment Win out of Supreme Court, Westchester County. Case Against Our Client, A Hand Surgeon, Dismissed.
In an August 9, 2023, decision and order, the court granted summary judgment on behalf of our client, a hand surgeon. Garden City, NY Partner, Jerry Murphy prepared the motion in this medical malpractice case involving an alleged failure to timely and properly treat a...
Defense Verdict in Federal Court
Partners Daniel G. Federico & Amanda L. Tate secured a defense verdict in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, following a trial involving allegations against a physician for failure to diagnose a femur fracture, in a two-month old infant, during an Emergency Room presentation.
Suffolk County – Summary Judgment Granted
Sarah J. Bruno, Of Counsel, successfully obtained summary judgment in a negligence and premises liability claim in Suffolk County alleging a hazardous condition due to snow and ice accumulation. Barred from pursuing her claims directly against her employer – a nursing...
Summary Judgment Motion Granted-Kings County Medical Malpractice Case. Dismissal for our two clients, a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and Attending ENT.
Congratulations to our Garden City Office Partner, Gerald Murphy, for obtaining summary judgment on a complex high exposure medical malpractice case involving a 10-month-old infant plaintiff. In this case, the parents of the infant commenced a lawsuit against multiple...
RPGRK Announces New Partners and Of Counsel Attorneys
We are excited to announce the promotion of Gianna Crespo and Jonathan Waldauer to the partnership and Krista Tenney and Sarah Bruno to Of Counsel. Their dedication and excellent work on behalf of our clients have made them invaluable assets to our team. We...
Tremendous Victory for RPGRK – Complete Pre-Answer Dismissal of 109-Plaintiff Mass Tort Consolidated Action Brought Pursuant to New York State’s Child Victim’s Act – Supreme Court, Nassau County
Rubin Paterniti Gonzalez Rizzo Kaufman LLP continues its track record of success and great start to 2023 by obtaining a MAJOR VICTORY for another firm client who, along with numerous health care and other institutions throughout Nassau County, stood accused by 109...
Defense verdict for Partner Steven Kraus
In July 2022 our partner, Steven Kraus, obtained a defense verdict in the Superior Court of Stamford CT on behalf of an orthopedic surgeon. Plaintiff alleged a failure to properly surgically manage and treat, both intra-operatively and post-operatively, open...
RPGRK Secures Reversal of Denial of Summary Judgment, Dismissal of Complaint and Complete Victory on Appeal in Complex Medical Malpractice Action
In a medical malpractice action involving a myriad of complex theories of professional negligence against a visiting nurse service, two separate hospitals, infectious disease physicians and our client, an Emergency Department physician at one of the hospitals, Partner...
RPGRK Secures Defense Verdict for Orthopedic Surgeon in Queens County Trial
In a case involving claims that our client, an Orthopedic Surgeon, was negligent in the performance of a total hip replacement, trial partner John Paterniti, assisted by partner Christina Papadopoulos and associate Kerrianne Russo, earned a unanimous defense verdict...
Firm Victory For Municipal Client – Motion Granted Dismissing Wrongful Termination, Retaliation and Conspiracy Suit
Congratulations to Partners Craig Rizzo and Maria Massucci on achieving a pre-answer dismissal of a wrongful termination and retaliation claim that included allegations of violations of due process and conspiracy. Plaintiff brought an action against the municipal...
