Congratulations to David Sisskind for his most recent defense verdict! The 43 year old plaintiff’s case centered around an allegedly negligent bariatric surgery, after which she underwent 30 subsequent surgical procedures, including a complete gastrectomy, splenectomy and gastro-jenunostomy. Plaintiff’s counsel, Robert F. Danzi, demanded $3.5 million to settle the case and asked $5 million of the jury.
Quadriplegia after surgery
Quadriplegia after alleged negligent performance of neurosurgery in 57 year old woman.
Zepeda v. New York City Health + Hospitals Corporation
Supreme Court, Kings; Index No: 504383/2012 (2018)
(denial of plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a late Notice of Claim resulting in dismissal of action)
Case type-alleged negligent performance of bariatric surgery
Case type-alleged negligent performance of bariatric surgery in 43 yr old female resulting in hematoma and fistula requiring 30 subsequent surgical procedures.
Alleged negligent knee replacement
Samantha Quinn obtains reversal and dismissal in Second Department (May 2019)
Congratulations to Samantha Quinn for her most recent win in the Second Department! The May 29, 2019 decision reversed the court below and dismissed the case against St. John’s Episcopal Hospital holding that sexual assault perpetrated by an employee is per se not in furtherance of the employer’s business and is therefore outside the scope of employment.
Passy v. Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center
Supreme Court, Kings County; Index No. 508837/2017 (2019)
(motion to dismiss granted based upon plaintiff’s failure to re-commence action and serve defendants within 6 months as required under CPLR §205(a)).
Suhlail C. Villa
Alleged negligent jugular line
Alleged Negligent Treatment of elevated bilirubin
Lookhoor v. Harvey
Supreme Court, Queens County; Index No: 705798/2016 (2019)
(summary judgment granted in an alleged negligent insertion of a Foley catheter during the performance of laparoscopic bariatric surgery resulting in a ureteral stricture)
Cristina Di Maria