David Richman was quoted in the Healthcare Risk Management article, “Take the Right Steps to Speed Resolution of Malpractice Litigation.” The story explains what risk managers and in-house counsel can do to speed and streamline the resolution of a medical malpractice case.

David noted that, of all the tort claims, medical malpractice claims are the most

David Richman was quoted in the Healthcare Risk Management article, “What to Do When Malpractice Allegations Become Defamation.” The article discusses the different types of defamation and what can be done about each.

Proving defamation can be difficult since court statements are hard to challenge. There are many forms of defamation, but they can be

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that 23 attorneys were named to the 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers List and 13 attorneys were named 2020 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys, the practice areas for which they were recognized, and the years they were included in Super Lawyers.

The prestigious Best Lawyers in America® has designated 10 Rivkin Radler LLP attorneys Ones to Watch in the NYS Bar.

The following attorneys were recognized:

Hackensack, N.Y.

Gene Y. Kang – Commercial Litigation/Litigation-Intellectual Property

Uniondale, N.Y.

Ashley Osadon Algazi – Health Care Law

Michelle A. Bholan – Commercial Litigation/Litigation- Labor and Employment

Kaitlyn E. Flynn

David Richman was quoted in a Healthcare Risk Management article entitled, “Develop Plan for Responding to Adverse Events,” which discusses the importance of hospitals preparing in advance for how to respond to an unexpected death, serious accident or possible malpractice.

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Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Daniel Furshpan and Matthew Meisel have joined the Firm as Associates.

Daniel E. Furshpan, has joined the Medical Malpractice and General Liability Practice Groups, resident in the Long Island office. He concentrates his practice in the areas of medical malpractice defense,

Eric Strober and Noah Becker were successful in obtaining dismissal of a dental malpractice action venued in the Bronx. The plaintiff’s allegations centered around the alleged negligent extraction of plaintiff’s tooth number 7. Strober and Becker made out their prima facie case by demonstrating that the plaintiff’s tooth was not salvageable and that, regardless, their

David Richman has updated chapters on opening statements and making motions in limine in the second edition of the New York State Bar Association’s textbook on civil litigation.

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David Richman and Jacqueline Bushwack obtained a defendant’s verdict on behalf of Speedway in a case involving a woman who claimed that she slipped and fell in ice at a Speedway store in Flushing, New York, sustaining a fractured wrist that required surgical repair. The case was tried before Judge Diccia Pineda-Kirwin in Supreme Court

Howard Merkrebs was quoted in an article published in Healthcare Risk Management, “Patients Leaving Against Medical Advice Create Liability Risk.” Merkrebs discusses how the AMA form is not enough to prevent a lawsuit.

“Even when clinicians and administrators do their best to counsel a patient who wishes to leave AMA and have signed documents acknowledging