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At Finz & Finz, P.C., maximizing the financial outcome for our clients isn’t just what we do — it’s the entire mission that drives our firm. In 2025, that relentless commitment produced one of the most decorated years in our four-decade history. Our attorneys secured one of the ten largest verdicts
Finz & Finz, P.C. is proud to announce that attorney Brandon Finz has once again been selected by his peers for inclusion in the seventh edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. This marks the third consecutive year that Brandon has earned this distinction, a testament to the
Personal injury and medical malpractice firm recognized alongside citations from the Nassau and Suffolk County Executives. MINEOLA, N.Y. — April 2026 — Finz & Finz, P.C. was named Trial Team of the Year at the 2026 HERALD Top Lawyers of Long Island Awards Gala. The Mineola-based firm was the only
The anesthesiologist’s job begins before you ever enter the operating room. Every anesthesia provider in New York is required to conduct a pre-operative assessment that reviews your complete medical history, current medications, known allergies, prior anesthesia reactions, and physical characteristics that affect airway management. When that assessment is skipped, rushed,
Most patients assume the hospital is responsible for everything that happens inside its walls. In anesthesia malpractice cases, that assumption runs headfirst into a legal structure designed to limit hospital exposure. Many anesthesiologists in New York practice as independent contractors rather than hospital employees, and hospitals routinely use that classification
Emergency rooms in New York City operate under constant pressure, with physicians making rapid decisions based on limited information. Even so, they must meet an accepted standard of care. When that standard is not met and a patient is harmed, it may qualify as emergency room negligence or malpractice in
You went into the hospital for treatment and developed an infection you did not have when you arrived. That infection may have led to a longer hospital stay, additional treatment, or serious complications such as sepsis or organ damage. Some infections occur even when proper precautions are followed. Others result
In most cases, when a nurse employed by a New York City hospital makes a mistake that injures a patient, the hospital bears legal responsibility for that error. The ability to sue a hospital for a nurse’s mistake in New York City rests on a well-established legal principle that holds
Some of the most serious nursing malpractice cases are not caused by what a nurse did, but by what the nurse failed to do. Failure to monitor nurse malpractice in New York involves situations where a patient’s condition worsens because nursing staff did not check vital signs on schedule, did
An anesthesia error malpractice claim in New York focuses not on what the surgeon did, but on whether the anesthesia care met its own independent standard. This distinction matters because the source of the error is not always obvious. A surgery may be performed flawlessly and still result in catastrophic
