December 18, 2023
The COVID-19 team is pleased to announce the dismissal of wrongful death, malpractice and gross negligence claims against five physicians a major Staten Island hospital who stood with the community in battling COVID-19. All claims arose from the care of a severely ill COVID-19 patient by the hospital and its clinical staff at the height […]
October 3, 2022
On July 7, 2022, Dylan Braverman, Megan Lawless and Chuck Faillace prevailed on a motion to dismiss in favor of a major Manhattan hospital in the Supreme Court, New York County. Plaintiff brought malpractice claims based on care provided in March 2020. The VBPNP COVID-19 Team argued that the claims must be dismissed, based on […]
December 1, 2023
In a long awaited decision, Megan Lawless and Dylan Braverman obtained dismissal of all claims brought against the firm’s nursing home client based on the federal PREP Act and the state EDTPA immunities. Plaintiff alleged negligence, malpractice, gross negligence, wrongful death and statutory violations against the nursing home based on their response to COVID-19 and […]
December 1, 2023
Leilani Rodriguez, Mickey Milchan and Dylan Braverman obtained pre-answer dismissal of all malpractice and wrongful death claims against a major Brooklyn, New York hospital. The COVID-19 team argued that the claims were barred by the EDTPA and the PREP Act immunities. Plaintiff countered that the EDTPA was repealed and unconstitutional, that the claims amounted to […]
November 3, 2023
Nicole Varisco, Brian Andrews and Dylan Braverman obtained pretrial dismissal of all claims against their Brooklyn facility. Plaintiff brought malpractice and statutory claims against the facility claiming that improper care led to a hip fracture requiring reconstructive surgery with hardware, a Stage 1 heel pressure ulcer and a Stage 3 pressure ulcer of the sacral […]
November 3, 2023
Brian Andrews and Dylan Braverman prevailed on their pre-answer motion to dismiss, seeking to enforce the EDTPA COVID-19 immunity against claims of wrongful death, malpractice and statutory violations brought against one of the largest long term care facilities in the state. Plaintiff claimed that the patient was exposed to and then died of COVID-19 during […]
November 1, 2023
In a hard fought win that will impact over 1,000 hotly contested COVID-19 claims throughout the state, Megan Lawless and Dylan Braverman achieved a landmark victory in reversing an Order from New York’s Litigation Coordinating Panel that forced all nursing home COVID-19 era claims to be coordinated for dispositive motions, discovery and pretrial proceedings throughout […]
August 24, 2023
Adonaid Medina, Mike Diven and Dylan Braverman obtained dismissal of medical malpractice claims brought against a Manhattan Hospital affiliated with the largest medical system in New York. Plaintiff was represented by aggressive plaintiff’s counsel who opposed dismissal by way of two expert opinions arguing that there was malpractice associated with a two stage anterior discectomy […]
August 10, 2023
The COVID-19 team prevailed in a pre-answer motion to dismiss an almost 50-page Complaint containing Eight Causes of Action against a New York City Nursing Home. Plaintiff claimed that there was poor infection control policies and a failure to comply with CDC and New York Department of Health COVID-19 policies, leading to the patient’s exposure […]
July 20, 2023
Patricia Comblo and Dylan Braverman secure summary judgment win in favor of physician client in Bronx County Supreme Court wrongful death action. Plaintiff alleged medical malpractice regarding a failure to diagnose and treat acute myelogenous leukemia. The VBPNP team argued there was no viable claims as against their client. Specifically, it was argued their client […]
June 6, 2023
Dylan Braverman and Tyler Fiorello moved to dismiss the claims against their client, a radiologist employed by a major metropolitan area academic research hospital. The patient presented to the Emergency Department with flu-like symptoms on January 10, 2021 (the second wave of COVID-19 in the NYC Metropolitan area). The ED attending suspected COVID-19 and ordered […]
October 3, 2022
On September 30, 2022, Dylan Braverman and Megan Lawless prevailed on a pre-answer motion to dismiss in favor of a Staten Island hospital in the Supreme Court, Richmond County. Plaintiff brought malpractice claims based on care provided in April 2020. The VBPNP COVID-19 Team argued that the claims must be dismissed, based on the broad […]
September 21, 2019
Dylan Braverman is a Partner and Co-Chair of the Firm’s COVID-19 litigation team. The COVID-19 litigation team is a nationally recognized leader in defending against COVID-19 claims. Dylan and his team are lead counsel defending Municipalities, Health Systems, Nursing Homes and other professionals against COVID-19 claims throughout New York and the nation. Dylan is also […]