Recent Posts in December, 2013

• Teenager pronounced brain dead after surgery

  Dec 30, 2013
  A teenager was ruled brain dead by physicians at the hospital where she had undergone surgery for her tonsils. The family of the teenager wanted to ...
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• Fire during surgery leaves woman unable to speak

  Dec 17, 2013
  New York is full of high-profile medical centers with many surgeries being performed in every practice area imaginable. Though surgeons are highly ...
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• Attorney Paul D. Rheingold has been quoted on recent news stories

  Dec 16, 2013
  Paul D. Rheingold has been quoted in four news articles in the past few weeks. He was asked by the press to give his views on a lawsuit which had been ...
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• New training uses simulators to prepare doctors for surgery

  Dec 13, 2013
  New York residents may be interested in an innovative new training method being used by physicians at the University of Minnesota. Doctors there are ...
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• Million Dollar Verdict in Fall on Sidewalk

  Dec 13, 2013
  by Scott D. Kagan, On August 6, 2008, plaintiff, a 61 year old scientist was walking near the intersection of East 62nd Street and York Avenue when he ...
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• Thomas P. Giuffra elected Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

  Dec 11, 2013
  Rheingold, Giuffra, Ruffo & Plotkin LLP, Partner Thomas P. Giuffra has been elected to serve as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Membership in ...
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• Doctors may not report the errors of others

  Dec 9, 2013
  According to a new report, many doctors suggest they often see an error committed by another physician but largely do not report it, even though some ...
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• Generic Drug-maker Settles Whistleblower Suit for $500 Million

  Dec 5, 2013
  By Scott Kagan, ESQ In another pleasing settlement for plaintiffs, the largest Indian drug manufacturer, Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, has settled ...
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