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First let's discuss what mediation is, and what it is not. Mediation is a non-binding process during which two sides or parties to a lawsuit or dispute sit down with a neutral third party in an effort to resolve their dispute. A mediator is usually a lawyer or retired judge, and is...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, is a federal agency that is assigned to receive, investigate and occasionally prosecute claims relating to discrimination or retaliation in the workplace. These include claims for...

Medical misdiagnosis is, unfortunately, more common than you might imagine. In the best cases it's something as simple as failing to identify an allergy, in the worse it's the failure to diagnose a condition...

Far too often we hear from women who have been dealing with long-term sexual harassment in the workplace. Many times they have made some effort to...

New York labor law generally requires that non-exempt workers – those falling outside of management type positions – have to be paid overtime wages for hours beyond 40 per week. This makes...

When you've been injured because of something outside of your control – whether it' a car accident, fall down, medical negligence including a missed diagnosis or medication error...

This is a question that we get asked all the time, and many victims are surprised to learn that, when you file a lawsuit, your life becomes an open book.

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...