Laurence M. Deutsch Law Firm, P.C. Reported Cases

Representative Cases

Martha M. v. Anonymous Hospital and Surgeon (Dutchess Co.)
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff (Laurence's party): Martha M.
Outcome: 3.5 Million settlement
Description: 40 year old woman presented to the Emergency Room with history of recent surgery and extreme abdominal pain. Shortly after arrival, went into respiratory distress. Various diagnoses were considered until internal bleeding was suspected. Surgery went forward several hours after presentation, which per our experts should have occurred earlier. Patient sustained hypoxic brain damage, resulting in loss of short term memory. Circulatory complications led to partial loss of hand.
Case settled under confidentiality agreement

Anonymous v. State
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff (Laurence's party):
Anonymous (by agreement)
Outcome: 2.25M settlement/12M value structured payments
Description: Failure to diagnose genetic disorder causing neurological damage.
Case settled under confidentiality agreement

Jane Doe v. John Doe, MDs 1 and 2 (Queens Co.)
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff: (Laurence's party) The Estate of Ann H.
Outcome: $950K settled during trial
Description: Case of alleged failure to treat and diagnose leg clots, leading to lung clots and death.

Porter v. Milhorat
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff (Laurence's party): Russell Porter
Outcome: 801,000 post trial settlement
Description: Spinal accessory nerve negligently injured in surgery. Case tried to Plaintiff's verdict (720,000), appealed by defendant. Plaintiff won appeal/retrial on damages only. Settled in Jury Selection of second trial.

Nemorin v. Gulati

Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff (Laurence's party): Nemorin (Deceased)
Outcome: 875,000 Plaintiffs trial verdict
Description: Failure to diagnose cancer (sarcoma). Case tried to Plaintiff's verdict of 875,000/settled post trial for 825,000 in consideration of potential appeals.

Anonymous vs. Archdiocese of ...
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Plaintiff (Laurence's party): Anonymous
Outcome: 600,000 settlement
Description:Clergy abuse case involving then teenager, with abuse continuing into adulthood. Involved investigations into practices of religious Order and Clergy abuse case involving then teenager, with abuse continuing into adulthood. Involved investigations into practices of religious Order and relationship to Archdiocese, motion practice and appeals. Three different defense firms were hired, in succession, to defend principal party's interests prior to settlement. Case settled under confidentiality agreement.
Case settled under confidentiality agreement

Anonymous v. ...(National Retail Pharmacy Chain)
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
Plaintiff (Laurence's party): Anonymous
Outcome: 500,000 settlement during trial
Description: Case venued in Upstate New York, involving misfilling of prescription at branch of major pharmacy chain. Wrong anti-malarial was given (not as prescribed) which was ineffective for area of Plaintiff's travel. Plaintiff (no dependents) contracted fatal malaria. Case settled during Jury Selection under confidentiality agreement, which included personal meeting/apology by National executive of pharmacy company and family members, and specific commitments by pharmacy company to improved quality control practices to prevent further prescription errors.

Case settled under confidentiality agreement

Anonymous v. (Brooklyn Hospital)

Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff (Laurence's party): Anonymous
Outcome: Pretrial settlement of $700,000 (June 2008)
Description: Chemical burn on leg of woman undergoing chemotherapy, when chemotherapy "infiltrated" out of IV tube. Also alleged that nurses were inattentive and lacked knowledge in responding to patient complaints of pain at the infusion site.

Sheridan v. Shari Brasner, M.D.

Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff (Laurence's party): Sheridan
Outcome: Plaintiff Verdict $625,000/ post trial $575,000
Description according to this party: Unnecessary hysterectomy. Delay in diagnosing placenta left in the uterus after delivery, and negligent performance of gynecologic procedure (hysteroscopy) once it was suspected. Plaintiff ultimately hemorrhaged and required hysterectomy, which per our experts should have been preventable if competent care was given. Plaintiff 34 years old, married, with three children. Case settled post verdict to obviate appeal.

P. v. Anonymous (Urologist)
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff (Laurence's party): P.
Outcome: $1.8 Million settlement.
Description: Plaintiff was under care of urologist for several years, during which "PSA levels" (possible prostate cancer) were followed. Though seen at regular, four month intervals, he developed a condition of severe urinary retention and bladder distension, not diagnosed by his urologist. Delay in diagnosis, we alleged, caused development of dysfunctional bladder, and need to self-catheterize to urinate. Partial liability was sought from gastroenterologist (and settlement contribution obtained) due to his, later, failure to respond to abnormal lab results. Case was settled shortly prior to Jury Selection. Experts were retained from urology, gastroenterology and nephrology/kidney disease.

Past cases are provided for information and reference and are not a guarantee of future results.

Published Decisions:

Porter v. Milhorat, 303 A.D. 2d 736 (2d Dept. 2003)

Liberatore v. Calvino, 293 A.D. 2d 217 (1st Dept. 2002)

Silverberg v. Community Gen. Hosp., 290 A.D. 2d 788 (3d Dept. 2002)

Olivares v. St. Simon Stock Church, 288 A.D. 2d 93 (1st Dept. 2001)

Gonzalez v. Flushing Hosp., 245 A.D. 2d 543 (2d Dept. 1997)

Harper v. Jamaica Hosp., 239 A.D. 2d 388 (2d Dept. 1997)

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