Kerley Walsh Matera Cinquemani, P.C.

Personal Injury

Plaintiff slipped and fell on a sidewalk adjacent to premises owned by the Defendant, Winthrop University Hospital, on January 25, 2015. Plaintiff claimed it was a two foot square of ice, in a slightly depressed portion of the sidewalk, that caused him to slip and fall, resulting in a rotator cuff tear requiring surgical repair. The Supreme Court, Suffolk County found that the Defendant, Winthrop University Hospital, established its prima facie entitlement to summary by demonstrating that it did not create the icy condition, nor did it have notice of it, warranting the dismissal of the Complaint.

General Liability

Timothy Shelley, Esq. obtained a defense verdict in a general liability case following a trial before a Queens County Jury. The plaintiff alleged that our client negligently operated his motor vehicle by failing to watch for pedestrians and bike riders when opening his driver’s side door, causing injury to his back and requiring spinal fusion surgery.

Medical Malpractice

Kerri Levy obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a nurse in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County. Plaintiff alleged the nurse deviated from accepted nursing practice in placing an IV catheter, causing a systemic progressive fibrosing disorder.

Medical Malpractice

Robert Lapping obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice trial in Suffolk County. The case involved claims of brain damage to an infant due to an arachnoid cyst against a radiologist and four pediatricians.

Medical Malpractice

Glenn J. Matera obtained a defense verdict in a neurosurgical case before Judge Steinman in Supreme Court, Nassau County. Plaintiff, a 59-year-old woman, died from a massive pulmonary embolism after Heparin was discontinued post-brain cyst removal surgery.

Medical Malpractice

Attorney Stephanie Johnston won Summary Judgment in a Medical Malpractice case in Westchester Supreme Court. Plaintiff's complaint included professional malpractice, negligent physical therapy, and negligent infliction of emotional distress claims.