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Medication overdoses are, by their very nature, one of the most preventable forms of medical negligence or malpractice.  They are often the result of simple human error – the failure to pay attention to the prescription/label/order or...

Women's employment rights are one of our primary areas of focus at D'Orazio Peterson.  As a result we were delighted to learn of Governor Cuomo's recent signing of a number of...

The New York Times recently ran an article entitled, “A Small Town Scarred by a Trusted Doctor.”  This article chronicled the story of a cardiology practice in small town Indiana that has not been...

https://youtu.be/3kF5G57ma4A THREE C'S THAT MAKE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS SO DIFFICULT Medical malpractice...

Giovanna A. D'Orazio, partner with D'Orazio Peterson LLP, was recently profiled in an “Ask the Expert” segment for the magazine “Her Life”, which is...

When a lump is not just a lump.  A primer on late cancer diagnoses in Albany, New York. Most of us at one time or another will experience something...

When a medical leave becomes a disability The intersection between the Family & Medical Leave Act and NY and Federal disability discrimination laws is a complicated one.  But it's one that can make a significant...

Many if not all of us will experience a medical emergency at some point in our lives – either our own or that of a loved one.  In the event that this occurs, we want to know that we will...

When I was in law school one of my roommates would always ask “how was torts today?”  Now, I think he just enjoyed saying the word “tort,” but what he probably didn't realize was that torts,...

The Institute of Medicine has just released the results of a study of medical misdiagnoses that has been hailed as “groundbreaking” .  The results, while somewhat frightening, are unfortunately in line with our observations.

Most people have likely never heard the term “joint employer” used in the context of their employment.  This term, however, is very important for employees and can have a significant impact on whether they have...

With increased frequency we are receiving calls from individuals who for one reason or another believed that they were not being paid a fair wage.  This could be a lower wage because of gender, or in some...