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Amanda L. Tate named DSMF Partner
Kari A. Merolesi named Senior Partner
Sheehan obtains Defense Verdict for Orthopedic Surgeon
Sheehan obtains Defense Verdict for Obstetrician
Sheehan obtains Defense Verdict for Surgeon
Sheehan Lectures before Brooklyn Bar Association
Daniel G. Federico elected President of the New York State Medical Defense Bar Association
DSMF is proud to announce Jennifer Lobaito has become a partner of the firm
Defense Verdict by Daniel G. Federico on behalf of Ob/Gyn Sued for Alleged Surgical Malpractice
Daniel G. Federico Wins Defense Verdict on Behalf of Surgeon
Defense Verdict for Orthopedist
Sara Jane Moutal named DSMF Partner
Defense Verdict for Obstetrician
Defense Verdict for Radiologist
Appellate Division Affirms Summary Judgment for Obstetrician
Linda DeCorato obtains a Defense Verdict for Plastic Surgeon following Bench Trial
Summary Judgment for Anesthesiologist
New York's Women Leaders in the Law 2014
Kari Merolesi successfully defended a plastic surgery group at a non-jury trial in CT
Defense Verdict for Obstetrician
Summary Judgment Granted in General Liability Action
Pre-Answer Dismissal for Defendant Physician Following a Traverse Hearing
DSMF Partners Daniel Federico and Timothy Sheehan named to the 2013 Irish Legal 100
Defense Verdict for Obstetrician
Jennifer Lobaito successfully defended a plastic surgery group at a non-jury trial in New Jersey
Summary Judgment for Obstetrician
Dismissal for Hospital, Resident Surgeon and Anesthesiologist
Case Dismissed as to Plastic Surgeon
DSMF October Update - Early Resolution Program
We evaluate cases as soon as records are available and determine whether litigation will improve the opportunity for a successsful defense . . .
Electronic discovery in healthcare litigation is here . . .
While we were able to get the case against our client dismissed, a lesson was learned nevertheless. Documenting what is not found may be as important as documenting what is found.
A major challenge in achieving summary judgment was the lack of contemporaneous documentation of the care provided by our client, an internist. She had not documented...
Courts typically deny pre-trial motions to dismiss in brain damaged infant cases. We took the aggressive step of moving for summary judgment for our client, and prevailed
We make every effort to resolve cases early through motions to dismiss and favorable settlements. Unswayed by the fact that courts typically deny pre-trial motions to...
DSMF Partner Daniel Federico has been named to the 2011 Irish Legal 100
The Irish Legal 100 is a prestigious listing comprised of some of the most accomplished and distinguished lawyers of Irish descent from across the United States.
DSMF Partners Give On-Site Lecture at Multiple Sites of Major Hospital Network
Defense Verdict
Mr. Federico successfully defended the Chief of Sports Medicine at a major New York orthopedic institution (New York County Index #107065/05) in a trial involving claims of...
Defense verdict - Supreme Court, New York County
DSMF partner Daniel G. Federico successfully defended a Manhattan Medical Center at trial in a claim involving a failure to diagnose compartment syndrome, leading to a below...
Defense Verdict—Supreme Court, Bronx County
DSMF partner Daniel G. Federico won a defense verdict on a brain-damaged infant claim in Supreme Court, Bronx County, one of the country's most challenging venues. (Bronx...
Defense Verdict Index No. 35028/04
Recently, partner Daniel G. Federico won a defense verdict in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn on behalf of a Board Certified Ob/Gyn sued in connection with the death of a 32...
Defense Verdict, Queens County, Index No. 8896/05
Daniel Federico won a unanimous jury verdict on behalf of a Board Certified orthopedic surgeon sued for negligence in the performance of a total hip arthroplasty.
