Category: Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice can cause severe injuries, illnesses, and even death. People trust their doctors to provide effective and safe care. However, some medical providers make errors, endangering the lives of their patients. When their mistakes rise to the level of malpractice, their injured patient or their patient’s survivors can seek

Finz & Finz, P.C. is proud to announce that the firm has obtained several of the largest personal injury and medical malpractice settlements in New York State for 2021. According to TopVerdict.com, these include five of the top 100 verdicts, with one listed in the top 5 and two in

Medical malpractice usually occurs when a healthcare provider commits some error while treating a patient, such as failing to timely diagnose an illness or improperly performing surgery or other medical procedure. However, some medical malpractice cases arise from a healthcare provider’s failure to obtain informed consent from the patient or

More than 1,000 complaints have been made against Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn’s Borough Park. These complaints were collected by the “Save Maimonides” campaign, an advocacy group established to combat neglect and mismanagement at the well-known medical center. Residents of Brooklyn have alleged that the hospital is in a state of

If you were injured due to an act of medical negligence, you could have grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit in New York. Medical malpractice occurs when a physician harms a patient by failing to uphold the standard of care required by their profession. However, bringing a medical malpractice lawsuit

Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional such as a doctor, surgeon, nurse, or anesthesiologist fails to uphold their usual standard of care, resulting in injury to a patient. If you were injured due to a healthcare provider’s negligence, you could be entitled to seek compensation for the harm you

If you have been injured due to negligence on the part of a physician, surgeon, nurse, anesthesiologist, or another medical professional, you have a legal right to bring a malpractice claim against the provider or facility. Through a medical malpractice claim you could potentially obtain compensation for financial and non-financial

Our client was a “mono-mono” twin who shared the same amniotic sac and placenta as her twin while in utero. When the mother of mono-mono twins begins the labor and delivery process, it’s critically important that the doctors and nurses properly monitor the “fetal monitoring strips” to prevent a birth

Most people know that getting adequate rest is imperative to being a healthy, functioning human. But this is especially true for individuals in certain career fields, like healthcare, where fatigue and exhaustion can actually end up harming other people. The Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality reported that before a

Anesthesiologists are required to adhere to the standard of care and closely monitor patients while they are under anesthesia. Anesthesiologists are also required to adjust anesthesia for every patient with their medical history in mind. They are also expected to make sure that post-anesthetic care is properly administered. When an anesthesiologist