Oct 16, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Allie Yackel and Aasen May and their families are living with the tragic consequences of botched surgeries after the two young girls suffered catastrophic brain injuries during routine tonsillectomies in February 2019. Allie, of Elmira, and Aasen, of Newfield, were...
Feb 21, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Members of the military know that risking their lives comes with the job, but those who serve aren’t always able to protect themselves from medical malpractice committed while in the military. Whether injured, victims of non-combat carelessness, or even disabled...
Feb 17, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
On August 16th, 2007, 81-year old Buffalo resident, Rose Kij, suffered an abrupt weakness on the left side of her body. At the hospital, she was prescribed four times the normal amount of Simvastatin, a cholesterol medication, and after five weeks of taking the...
Oct 11, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Three premature babies have died in a neonatal intensive care unit at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa., after being infected by bacteria. Five other infants were also treated. Four have recovered and the fifth is still being treated, medical center officials...
Aug 5, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
A State Supreme Court jury in Syracuse recently awarded a woman a $2 million verdict in a medical malpractice case involving a hip replacement surgery that went wrong and an orthopedic surgeon who was working in two operating rooms during his weekly 14-hour surgical...
Jul 30, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
We have all seen the pharmaceutical company ads on TV, the ones where attractive people of all ages are having fun doing something over some soft music – as a friendly and reassuring voice calmly and quietly ticks off the possible side effects of the drugs....
Mar 20, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
By JIM REED Ziff Law Managing Partner It was a very long time coming but an arbitrator has recently awarded $140 million to 255 people who were once patients of a downstate orthopedist who is accused of making mistakes during surgery, completing unneeded surgeries on...
Mar 7, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
By JIM REED Ziff Law Managing Partner Senate Republicans in Pennsylvania have delivered at least a temporary setback to Northern Tier residents seeking better access to justice in medical malpractice cases in PA courts. GOP leaders in Harrisburg were successful...
Jan 25, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
By Jim Reed We’ve all seen the TV ads: medical malpractice clients talk about their big settlements like they won the lottery. The out-of-town lawyers make the process sound fast and simple, but the reality is much different. The ads give all medical malpractice...
Jul 9, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
A shorter version of this interview with Nutmeg Upcycling owner Rich LaVere appeared recently in the printed Summer 2018 Ziff Law Firm newsletter. Here is the full interview with the longtime downtown Elmira business owner and advocate: Rich LaVere believes in...
May 16, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
Until recently, there was some question as to whether a patient in New York had the right to seek compensatory and/or punitive damages when her right to privacy is violated by a medical provider. I frequently receive calls from people in our community wishing to bring...
May 16, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
A few years after I became involved with plaintiff’s medical malpractice work, I was presented with a case that involved a very difficult decision. Should I take a case that had what I considered to be grossly negligent conduct on the part of medical...
