In January 2007, Douglas J. Swart obtained a defense verdict for his client….
Jeff DiazJanuary 1, 2007
Accomplishments
In October 2006, Lorraine B. Polin obtained a dismissal of the case against her client….
Jeff DiazOctober 1, 2006
In October 2006, Douglas J. Swart obtained a defense verdict for his client….
Jeff DiazOctober 1, 2006
In January 2007, Douglas J. Swart obtained a defense verdict for his client, a specialist in Internal Medicine, in a case brought by a 66 year old female alleging mismanagement of the patient’s atrial fibrillation on anticoagulant therapy resulting in a CVA and severe neurological deficits. The case was tried in Supreme Court Queens County before Judge Patricia Satterfield. The plaintiff asked the jury for 3 million dollars in damages following a three week trial, but the jury found that the defendant gave appropriate treatment, and that the plaintiff also failed to follow medical advice.
In January 2007, Alan J. Fumuso obtained a defense verdict on behalf of his Oral Surgery client after a two week trial in Supreme Court Bronx County before Judge Dianne Renwick. The matter involved a claim by the 33 year old male plaintiff that the defendant severed his mental nerve during the course of an apicoectomy, resulting in permanent numbness to his lip, chin and gum. The jury found that the defendant conformed to accepted practices, that the nerve was only partially injured, and that the injury was a complication of the procedure.
In October 2006, Lorraine B. Polin obtained a dismissal of the case against her client, a family practice physician, after 17 days of testimony in a trial before the Honorable Justice Ute Lally in Supreme Court, Nassau County. The plaintiff, a 44 year old mother of two teenagers, alleged a failure to diagnose a vertebral artery dissection that resulted in a medullary stroke.
In October 2006, Douglas J. Swart obtained a defense verdict for his client, a specialist in Gynecology, in a case brought by a 44 year old female claiming that defendant negligently performed a hysterectomy resulting in the development of a vesico-vaginal fistula. The case was tried in Supreme Court, Suffolk County before Judge Jeffrey Spinner. After a two week trial, and with the plaintiff seeking 1.5 million in damages, the jury returned a finding that the defendant was not negligent and that the injury was a risk of the procedure.
