Firm News

Partner Fred Johs Receives Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case

Partner Fred Johs, assisted by Senior Counsel Jeffrey Hummel, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of our clients, an emergency medicine physician and an internist, in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, on November 21, 2019.  This case was brought by the surviving spouse of a deceased 69-year-old female patient, who presented to the Emergency Room […]

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Stephen J. Maloney Jr. obtains Summary Judgment in Bronx County

Stephen J. Maloney Jr. successfully moved for summary judgment on behalf of a New York energy company in a case where an elderly plaintiff tripped and fell on an alleged defective sidewalk. The plaintiff suffered significant injuries and brought suit against our client, our client’s subcontractors, and the adjacent homeowners. Stephen demonstrated that despite our […]

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Thomas Rhatigan Secures an Appellate Win

Tom Rhatigan wins an Appeal in the Appellate Division, and as a result the case against his client, a plumbing contracting company, is dismissed. In the appeal prepared and argued by Tom, the Appellate Division, Second Department reversed the Lower Court’s denial of summary judgment and granted Tom’s motion to dismiss the complaint.  The Appellate Court […]

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Defense Verdict for Joseph Charchalis in Supreme Court, Suffolk County

Joseph Charchalis obtained a defense verdict following a jury trial on an automobile liability case in Supreme Court, Suffolk County.  The plaintiff was a pedestrian crossing the street when he was struck by the defendants’ vehicle.  The defendants produced an independent witness who corroborated the defendants’ version of the incident and the jury returned a […]

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Amy Pincus Obtains Summary Judgment

Amy Pincus was successful in obtaining summary judgment for an insurance carrier in Supreme Court, Kings County in a first-party coverage dispute.  The plaintiff was seeking recovery of several hundred thousand dollars’ worth of damage to a residential rental property allegedly caused by freezing pipes.  Our client, an insurance carrier,  disclaimed coverage due to the […]

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Lewis Johs Honored as Newsday’s 2019 Top Workplaces

We are proud once again to announce that Lewis Johs has been recognized as one of the best places to work, according to a third-party survey conducted for Newsday this past March.   The firm received Top Work Place status based on the results of their staff’s survey feedback on two dozen factors, including the […]

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Partner Brian Greenwood Obtains Defense Verdict in Nassau County Medical Malpractice Trial

Brian Greenwood obtained a defendant’s verdict on behalf of his client, a plastic surgeon.  Plaintiff commenced suit seeking recovery for cosmetic deformities she allegedly sustained as a result of improper injection of a synthetic filler.  It was alleged the filler was used improperly as part of an off-label training session.  Plaintiff claimed that as a […]

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Annemarie Jones Re-Elected Federal Bar Association EDNY Treasurer

Annemarie Jones was re-elected to the position of Treasurer for the Eastern District of New York Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. The mission of the Federal Bar Association is to strengthen the federal legal system and administration of justice by serving the interests and the needs of the federal practitioner, both public and private, […]

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Teri Scotto-Lavino Obtains Summary Judgment for Client in Supreme Court

Teri Scotto-Lavino was successful in obtaining summary judgment for a pediatrician in a Supreme Court action claiming that the doctor misdiagnosed a form of bone cancer, known as Ewing’s Sarcoma. The plaintiff was initially seen by the doctor at a walk-in clinic.  The clinic continued to use the doctor’s name in its addressograph during subsequent […]

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Thomas Rhatigan Obtains Summary Judgment on Medical Malpractice Action

Congratulations to Thomas Rhatigan for obtaining dismissal of a medical malpractice action, venued in Kings County, on behalf of a medical professional company that staffed Emergency Room physicians to hospital.  Plaintiff alleged that the medical professional company should be held liable for the actions of individual Emergency Room doctors.  The Court agreed with our argument […]

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