Fifteen HBS Attorneys Appointed to Partner
HBS introduces fifteen attorneys as newly appointed partners in recognition of their exceptional client service and outstanding leadership
Jeffrey T. Wolber Named to Super Lawyers 2023 New York Metro Rising Stars List
HBS is proud to announce that New York City Attorney Jeffrey T. Wolber has been recognized on the Super Lawyers 2023 New York Metro Rising Stars list. Jeffrey was honored for his work in health care matters. He is experienced in medical malpract
34 Hall Booth Smith Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
Hall Booth Smith is pleased to announce that 34 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The award recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding
Indiana’s Adams County Superior Court Dismisses Malpractice Claim for Treatment of COVID-19 under State Immunity Statute
Written by: Jeffrey T. Wolber, Esq. On February 1, 2022, Judge Samuel K. Conrad of the Superior Court of Adams County, Indiana, granted summary judgment on behalf of a hospital and EMS entity. (Anonymous Hospital v. Peterson, No. 01D01-2107-CT-0
Nursing Homes Challenge New York’s Profit Cap as Unconstitutional
Written by: Jeffrey T. Wolber, Esq. Edited by: Nicole A. Callahan, Esq. A group of over 200 nursing homes are challenging a New York law that sets a cap on their profits. The lawsuit was filed on December 29, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for
Orange County Supreme Court Dismisses Claims of Nursing Home Negligence related to Pressure Ulcers and Fungal Dermatitis without Prejudice under the EDTPA in Crampton v. Garnet Health
Written by: Jeffery T. Wolber, Esq. Judge Bartlett of Orange County Supreme Court granted a partial motion to dismiss under §3211(a)(7) (failure to state a claim) based on the civil immunity provided by New York’s Emergency or Disaster Treatm
NY’s First Department Rules that Attorney’s Email Signature Block is Sufficient to Create Binding Settlement Agreement in Matter of Philadelphia Ins. Indem. Co. v. Kendall
Written by: Jeffrey T. Wolber, Esq. In a decision from New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, the court held that an email containing an attorney’s automatically-populated signature block was sufficient to constitute a “subscrib
Judge Edwards of Kings County Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Medical Malpractice Defendants in Moore v. Volokh—Holds Plaintiff’s Experts Failed to Refute Causation Arguments
Written by: Jeffrey T. Wolber, Esq. Editor: Nicole Callahan, Esq. On June 11, 2021, Kings County Supreme Court Justice Genine Edwards issued a decision granting summary judgment in favor of a radiology center and its radiologist. In this act
Bronx County Supreme Court Rules on Applicability of New York’s EDTPA to Medical Malpractice Claim for Stroke Presentation
Written by: Jeffrey T. Wolber, Esq. On June 4, 2021 Judge Higgitt of the Bronx County Supreme Court issued a decision denying a motion to dismiss under CPLR 3211(a)(7) for failure to state a claim based on the civil immunity provided by New Yo
Bronx County Supreme Court Dismisses Medical Malpractice Claim Under the EDTPA and Executive Order 202.10 in Hampton v. City of N.Y.
Written by: Jeffrey T. Wolber, Esq. On June 3, 2021 Judge Danziger of Bronx County Supreme Court issued a decision granting a motion to dismiss under CPLR 3211(a)(1) (documentary evidence) and (7) (failure to state a claim) based on the civil