Accomplishments

In December 2007, Lorraine B. Polin successfully argued for dismissal of the defendant hospital after 18 days of testimony in a medical malpractice trial before Justice Arthur Pitts in Supreme Court, Suffolk County. The plaintiff’s case alleged negligence by the nurses in the post-operative care after ORIF hip surgery performed by the co-defendant orthopedic surgeon. The physician’s case went to the jury and resulted in a defense verdict.

In May 2007, Alan J. Fumuso obtained a defense verdict on behalf of his anesthesiologist/pain management specialist after a four week trial in Supreme Court, Kings County, before Judge Marsha Steinhardt. The matter involved a claim by the plaintiff businesswoman, 48, that the defendant improperly performed an epidural spinal injection in the plaintiff’s lumbar spine, resulting in a complete and permanent foot drop. The plaintiff’s attorney asked for 5.4 million dollars in damages, but the jury returned a unanimous verdict on behalf of the defendant after three hours of deliberation. Defense Verdict in Oral Surgery Wrongful Death Case.

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.