On December 10, 2025, Kiran Bal, Esq. secured the dismissal of a complex, multi-defendant medical malpractice and nursing home negligence action in Supreme Court, Westchester County. The plaintiff commenced this action in May 2025 alleging several healthcare providers were responsible for the decedent’s decline during admissions spanning March through May Read More…

In a Westchester County venued matter, Jennifer Levine, Esq. and LeAnn Ahmad, Esq. secured the dismissal of a Covid-19 wrongful death matter against their nursing home client. Plaintiff alleged that the facility was negligent, grossly negligent, and violated the Public Health Law through the care and treatment of plaintiff’s decedent. Read More…

In Supreme Court, Rockland County, Jennifer A. Levine secured the dismissal of a lawsuit on summary judgment, with allegations of wrongful death, negligence, negligence per se, gross negligence, negligent hiring/training/supervision, and statutory violations pursuant to NY Public Health Law.  More specifically, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant nursing home failed Read More…

After a full briefing and oral argument, the Appellate Division, Second Department, unanimously affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff’s complaint.  The daughter of a former resident brought the instant action against our client, a nursing and rehabilitation center, alleging that her mother developed a sacral skin ulcer at another facility Read More…

In a Nassau County-venued action, Jennifer A. Levine and LeAnn Ahmad secured the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a nursing home alleging wrongful death, negligence, professional malpractice, and statutory violations pursuant to the NYS Public Health Law.  The plaintiff alleged that the defendant nursing home failed to protect their Read More…

Sheeley LLP is pleased to announce that Anne Lee, Esq. has been promoted to Senior Associate.  Anne joined the firm in 2023 and quickly distinguished herself. Congratulations to Anne on her new role! Read More…

Sheeley LLP obtained dismissal of a case brought by an elderly female patient who received treatment from the defendant, a NYC area home care services provider.  The plaintiff alleged that she suffered from a stage IV sacral pressure ulcer, infection, sepsis, malnutrition, dehydration, osteomyelitis, and wrongful death as a result Read More…

In a Richmond County venued action, the plaintiff was the employee of a medical services company who allegedly slipped and fell on a slippery substance inside the lobby of the building as she was walking to work.  A security guard was on hand to witness the incident.  She sued the Read More…

On April 9, 2025, Nicole Atlas, Esq. and Andrew Sheeley, Esq. obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice case on behalf of a nursing home client following a 2 1/2 week jury trial in Supreme Court, Nassau County, before The Honorable Justice Rhonda Fischer.  The plaintiff alleged the Read More…

In a Jefferson County venued action, the plaintiff was the employee of a nursing and rehabilitation facility who allegedly tripped and fell on a curbside defect while walking into work.  Since she could not sue her employer, which had the obligation to maintain the premises, she sued the out-of-possession owner Read More…

On July 30, 2024, Andrew T. Sheeley, along with local counsel, Howard Hayden, secured a unanimous defense verdict in a COVID-19 wrongful death trial on behalf of a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility client following a 2 ½ week jury trial in Circuit Court, Sumner County, Tennessee, before The Hon. Read More…

On January 4, 2024, Steven Mutz, Esq. secured the dismissal of a lawsuit on summary judgment in Supreme Court, Suffolk County, before the Honorable Justice James F. Quinn. The plaintiff, on behalf of the deceased resident, commenced suit seeking damages for negligence, medical malpractice and statutory violations pursuant to NYS Read More…

In a Westchester County venued action, the plaintiff agency employee sued a rehabilitation facility where she worked as a per diem employee after she was injured when a footboard fell off a bed she was making. Sheeley LLP moved for summary judgment because the plaintiff was a “special employee” who Read More…

The Court granted our motion for summary judgment on behalf of our nursing home client in a slip-and-fall case where a visitor cut through snow-covered landscaping during a snowstorm instead of using an entrance walkway.  The plaintiff slipped on a tree root and sustained various injuries including a traumatic brain Read More…

On December 8, 2023, Steven Mutz, Esq. obtained summary judgment in Supreme Court, Kings County, before the Hon. Ellen Spodek in a case brought on behalf of a 69-year-old resident who the nursing home purportedly failed to assess, monitor, prevent, and treat the plaintiff’s decedent’s multiple pressure injuries.  It thus Read More…

On December 18, 2023, Andrew T. Sheeley, Esq. and Sooin (Anne) Lee, Esq. obtained a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of a nursing home client following a 2 week jury trial in Supreme Court, New York County, before The Honorable Justice Schlomo Hagler. Plaintiff, a then 68-year-old short term care Read More…

Congratulations to Adam Fischkelta and Elizabeth Dreisbach for obtaining dismissal on summary judgment for a skilled nursing facility in Richmond County, NY.  The plaintiff alleged our client’s staff failed to prescribe postsurgical anticoagulant medication causing her to develop a DVT, which led to a pulmonary embolism.  Although the Court found Read More…

Congratulations to Scott Singer and Adam Fischkelta on being elevated to Partner with the Firm effective January 1, 2023. Scott joined the Firm as Senior Associate in March 2020.  Since that time Scott has consistently demonstrated his commitment to lead and train younger teams of attorneys during a challenging time Read More…

A Brooklyn Judge granted summary judgment to our client, an internal medicine physician, dismissing him from a medical malpractice lawsuit.  Plaintiff claimed that our client failed to diagnose his liver cancer.  With the support of an expert oncologist, Partner Steven Mutz  and Senior Associate Scott Singer argued with great detail Read More…

On November 18, 2022, Scott S. Singer, Esq. obtained dismissal on summary judgment of a medical malpractice case on behalf of a dialysis center in Supreme Court, Kings County. The plaintiff alleged that an elderly patient was left unattended and fell causing the patient to die from a brain hemorrhage Read More…

On June 17, 2022, Wayne E. Cousin, Esq. obtained a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of a general dentist following a 3 week jury trial in Supreme Court, New York County. The plaintiff alleged Wayne’s client departed from accepted standards of  dental practice in failing to properly treat the patient’s Read More…

On October 28, 2022, Neil B. Ptashnik, Esq., obtained a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of a general surgeon following a 3 week jury trial in Supreme Court, Richmond County. The plaintiff alleged that Neil’s client departed from accepted standards of care for surgeons in failing to appreciate signs and Read More…

On October 25, 2021, Andrew T. Sheeley, Esq., obtained a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of a premier children’s hospital following a 6 week jury trial in Supreme Court, Queens County. Plaintiff, a then 16-year-old healthy high school student, suffered an anoxic brain injury following a prolonged episode of cardiac Read More…

On October 22, 2021, Neil B. Ptashnik, Esq., obtained a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of a spinal surgeon following a 3 week jury trial in Supreme Court, Kings County. The plaintiff alleged that the surgeon failed to obtain proper informed consent prior to performing spinal fusion surgery to correct Read More…

On December 17, 2020 Jon Lichtenstein, Esq. obtained an affirmance of a dismissal of a Public Health Law action against our client nursing home on the grounds that the action was time barred.  The initial dismissal was obtained following a prior dismissal of the case without prejudice.  Plaintiff had initially Read More…

On February 20, 2020, Wayne Cousin, Esq. obtained a defense verdict for a local podiatrist after a three-week jury trial in the New York Supreme Court. After only 90 minutes of deliberations, the jury rendered a unanimous verdict in favor of the defendant, finding that the physician was not negligent Read More…