Defending a pediatric practice alleged to have failed to diagnose a pelvic inflammatory disease (resulting in the development of a tuboovarian abcess and the need to remove an ovary in an 18-year-old), Maureen Arciero recently obtained a favorable result in the Supreme Court County of Rockland. After cross examination of plaintiff’s expert, the judge granted motions to […]
Ryan Wins Defense Verdict (January 2013)
Karen Ryan obtained a defense verdict defending against an alleged failure to diagnose and treat retinal tears following cataract surgery resulting in loss of vision.
DiEdwards Obtains Defense Verdict (January 2013)
Gerald DiEdwards won a defense verdict where the plaintiff alleged Improper performance of rotator cuff surgery leading to anterior deltoid detachment and loss of arm function. Plaintiff attorney was Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald.
Burke v. Beyer
100 A.D.3d 425 (1st Dep’t 2012)
(affirmed summary judgment for defense in claim of failure to appropriately treat acute renal failure and diabetic ketocacidosis resulting in death)
Samantha E. Quinn
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Announces Gerald DiEdwards to Receive Humanitarian Award (December 2012)
At its 34th Annual Chrysanthemum Ball, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital will award Gerald DiEdwards its Humanitarian Award.
Quinn Secures Dismissal (November 2012)
Summary judgment was affirmed in a wrongful death case involving alleged failure to appropriately treat acute renal failure and diabetic ketoacidosis in a 52 year-old woman. The Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, affirmed the order of the Honorable Robert E. Torres, dismissing plaintiff’s complaint, for insufficient expert proof. The appeal was briefed and argued by Samantha […]
Failure to Diagnose Viral Meningitis
Differences Between State and Federal Disclosure Rules for Patient Safety Materials: Trust the Feds
Publication: THE RISK MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY (Fall/Winter 2013)
Authored By: Richard W. Nicholson & Samantha E. Quinn
Ramirez v. Cruz
92 A.D.3d 533 (1st Dept. 2012)
(affirming summary judgment of failure to diagnose cancer)
Samantha E. Quinn