Rest In Peace Cliff Bartlett
We regret to inform of the recent death of founding partner and leading member of the Bar, Clifford Bartlett, Jr. Cliff died just two days shy of his 86th birthday, which would have been celebrated on this St. Patrick’s Day. Cliff was recognized as one of the original defenders of doctors and healthcare institutions in […]
Bartlett LLP Attains Dismissal of Case Against Village of Rockville Centre
Bartlett LLP was recently successful in obtaining an award of Summary Judgment from Nassau County Supreme Court, in connection with its representation of the Village of Rockville Centre (“the Village”), leading to the dismissal of Plaintiff’s lawsuit against the Village. The Plaintiff alleged that she was injured when she tripped and fell on the sidewalk/ […]
Susan Boland Achieves Dismissal of Labor Law §240(1) Claim
In this case, Partner Susan Boland was able to successfully argue that the plaintiff was not protected under the Labor Law as the requisite nexus between our client (building owner) and the plaintiff did not exist. The Plaintiff, a cable installer, was hired by the Superintendent, employed by our client to install cable and internet […]
Robert F. Elliott, Robert G. Vizza and Sam Baharvar Achieve Important Dismissal of Civil Rights and Misdiagnosis Suit On Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Immunity
Robert F. Elliott, Robert G. Vizza and Sam Baharvar of Bartlett LLP achieved an important dismissal of a civil rights and misdiagnosis suit regarding an underlying case of alleged child sexual abuse. A couple had brought their infant to the Emergency Department with an injury that, on its face, invoked suspicions of sexual abuse. This […]
Appellate Practice Team Garners Two Wins in One Day
On September 2, 2020, the Appellate Division Second Department handed down orders in favor of Bartlett clients in not one but two cases on the same day. In Fink v Dollar Mart, partner Dave Zegarelli successfully briefed and argued an appeal on behalf of a tenant in a premises-liability personal injury matter. Bartlett associate Brian […]
Defendant’s Verdict For Glen Pewarski In Queens County
On October 18, 2019, partner Glen Pewarski obtained a unanimous defendant’s verdict in favor of our client in a strongly-contested medical malpractice trial in the Supreme Court, Queens County before Justice Cheree Buggs, J.S.C. The case involved claims of failing to timely diagnose and treat a post-operative wound infection following surgery for removal of painful […]
Another Defense Verdict for Scott Schneider in Nassau County!
Congratulations to Scott Schneider, Esq. in joining in on the successful defense of our client, a large community hospital, and a co-defendant Radiologist in a failure to diagnose breast cancer case. The case involved a 53-year-old, married mother of four daughters and was tried over the course of two weeks in the Supreme Court, Nassau […]
Gerald Murphy Wins Summary Judgment!
Partner, Gerald Murphy, obtained summary judgment in an alleged defective sidewalk lawsuit, on behalf of our client, the owner of a commercial building that housed a Hematology and Oncology medical practice. The plaintiff in that action claimed to have suffered from serious and permanent injuries after falling on a sidewalk that ran adjacent to our […]
Katherine Fernandez Wins Summary Judgment!
Associate, Katherine Fernandez, obtained summary judgment on behalf of our client, a healthcare group, who was alleged to have contracted with the Hospital to provide the two emergency room physicians who treated the Plaintiff. Plaintiff sought damages for serious injuries surrounding an alleged failure to timely diagnose and treat a brain aneurysm (saccular aneurysm of […]
Pat Toner Wins Summary Judgment Motion!
Senior Associate, Patrick G. Toner, recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of our client, a physician and a resident in internal medicine, in a medical malpractice and wrongful death action. Plaintiff had alleged that the defendant negligently prescribed Haldol and Seroquel, two antipsychotic medications, to an elderly female patient with dementia, allegedly resulting in cardiac […]
