By Mathew J. Levy, Esq. Email Mathew To attract talented people into the medical profession at a time of such significant strain and while also retaining those who have been working so tirelessly these past two years, NYS has implemented the Healthcare Worker Bonus Program (HWB). The HWB was implemented to recognize the efforts of our health care and mental…
By Lisa Giunta-PopeilEmail Lisa Lisa Giunta-Popeil, Esq. is pleased to announce that she has joined Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C. Lisa brings with her over ten years of general and commercial litigation experience in both federal and state courts in New York, including a clerkship for a U.S. District Court judge in the Eastern District of New York. She has…
By Joshua D. Sussman, Esq.Email Joshua Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C. is pleased to announce that Joshua Sussman has been promoted to Partner of the Firm. Since joining the firm as Senior Counsel in early 2020, Mr. Sussman has been essential to success and operations of the Firm’s Litigation Department. Mr. Sussman is lead attorney on many of…
By Joshua D. Sussman, Esq. Email Joshua Email is now the preferred means of communication in the business world. Both within an organization, and between the organization and its third-party vendors, customers and others, virtually everyone emails. Sometimes, those communications are sent without much forethought. Not unexpectedly, a business’s email files have become a treasure trove for far-reaching and intrusive discovery in…
By Michael J. Spithogiannis, Esq. Email Michael The New York Court of Appeals, by a unanimous bench, decided a question that has been highly contested throughout New York State emanating from the sale and demutualization of Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company (“MLMIC”), a mutual insurance company in the business of issuing medical malpractice policies to doctors and other medical professionals…
By David A. Zarett, Esq.Email David Given the ever-increasing prevalence of social media websites which “rate” physicians (such as Zocdoc and Yelp), it is not unusual for a disgruntled patient to post a negative review regarding a particular doctor. Understandably, any negative review creates consternation for physicians, who fear that the adverse publicity will interfere with their ability to retain…
Written by Mathew J. Levy, Esq. Vol. 71, No. 7, March 2022 Turn to page 11 to read in the Journal. Read HEALTHCARE FRAUD: SELF-DISCLOSURE PROTOCOL UPDATE on our website.
By Michael J. Spithogiannis, Esq. & Floyd Grossman, Esq.Email MichaelEmail Floyd Federal and state governments regularly pass laws to protect consumers. It is up to private businesses to adapt. This requires a thorough, well-counseled understanding of legislative objectives. Two recent foreclosure cases illustrate how common sense and extra postage might have averted litigation disaster for the lender. The Home Equity Theft…
By Joshua D. Sussman, Esq., Michael D. Brofman, Esq. & Michael J. Spithogiannis, Esq. On January 26, 2022, the Supreme Court, County of Queens granted the Firm’s client a final judgment of possession and a warrant of eviction to evict a commercial holdover tenant that abused the eviction moratorium to overstay its welcome. The Firm’s victory, led by Joshua Sussman, is believed…
By Michael J. Spithogiannis, Esq.Email Michael Fundamentally, a judgment is a decree determining a lawsuit. If the plaintiff is awarded damages, the judgment will direct the defendant to pay. If the defendant refuses, it’s up to the plaintiff to find assets to seize. But what if the defendant hid or transferred assets to avoid paying? New York’s Debtor and Creditor…