New York Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Does any of this sound like you? Tap what applies.

1. You or a loved one suffered serious harm or deathWith no damage cap, New York supports significant recovery — but the 2½-year SOL is unforgiving outside of continuous-treatment and Lavern’s Law tolling.
2. A surgical error caused permanent harmSurgical errors at NewYork-Presbyterian, NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, Northwell, Montefiore, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Hospital for Special Surgery, and NYC Health + Hospitals — wrong-site, retained objects, anesthesia errors — are among the most provable New York claims.
3. A cancer or heart attack was missed or delayedMissed mammograms, delayed colonoscopies, and misread imaging at New York providers — confirmed later at Memorial Sloan Kettering, NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, or Mount Sinai Tisch — are common cases under Lavern’s Law.
4. A birth injury occurredNewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, Northwell North Shore-LIJ, Montefiore, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, and many others handle high-risk births. Cerebral palsy, HIE, and shoulder dystocia injuries have minor tolling under CPLR § 208 — typically until age 10 (10 years from the act in medical malpractice for infancy disability).
5. Nursing home or long-term care neglectNew York DOH regulates LTC. Pressure ulcers, falls, sepsis, and elopement support claims under New York Public Health Law § 2801-d and ordinary med-mal.
6. The malpractice happened at a VA, military, or federal facilityManhattan VA, Brooklyn VA, Bronx VA, James J. Peters VA, Northport VA, Fort Drum, West Point, and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst are FTCA-governed — a separate 2-year administrative claim is required.