If you or your child was injured in a school bus accident, our legal team will provide you with the expertise to secure the compensation you deserve to pay for medical bills, pain, and suffering. We know that both experiencing and witnessing school bus accidents are traumatic for children and can lead to lengthy physical and…
View detailsFriends, I have the honor this year of being appointed Regional Chair, for the New York Region, of the American Association for Justice’s Annual Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC). I am pleased to invite you to serve as a Volunteer Juror, judging the students’ performance at a mock trial. Each trial will consist of teams…
View detailsIn the United States, nearly 6,000 pedestrian deaths were recorded in each of the years 2016 and 2017 – representing record fatalities in the past 25 years – according to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). While the pedestrian death toll increased by 27 percent from 2007 to 2016, fatalities from other traffic accidents have decreased…
View detailsWe tend to think of Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products as common and safe household items. Maybe because that’s what we’ve seen on TV commercials forever! These products are used to prevent dryness and rashes in a variety of applications. However, these common household products contain a dangerous substance known as “Talc” or…
View detailsRichard Gurfein, of Gurfein Douglas LLP, has been selected to the 2016 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of…
View detailsMr. Gurfein, the founding partner of Gurfein Douglas LLP, has been selected by our peers for inclusion in the 23rd Edition of Best Lawyers® in America since 2015 for his work in This is the third year in a row Mr. Gurfein has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is the…
View detailsGURFEIN DOUGLAS LLP NAMED 2014 LITIGATOR AWARD WINNER™. HAVING BEEN CONFERRED THIS PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARD, THE FIRM RANKS AMONG THE TOP 1% OF ALL LAWYERS FOR: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, WRONGFUL DEATH, PREMISES LIABILITY, TOXIC & ENVIRO from: http://www.litigatorawards.com/ BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON: AUG. 20, 2015 – Gurfein Douglas LLP, a trial law firm located in New York…
View detailsDefinition – Personal injury is a collective term that covers a wide variety of wrongs and damages done to a person, and / or his or hers property, rights or reputation. If you have suffered loss, accident, injury or other misfortune due to other people’s negligence, malpractice, intentional error or someone else’s act or failure to…
View detailsZOFRAN AND BIRTH DEFECTS ZOFRAN is a prescription drug sold by GlaxoSmithKline for control of vomiting and nausea. It is intended to be used by people who have had chemotherapy and radiation that makes them sick. When a drug has a specific purpose, it is listed in the company’s information sheet under “INDICATIONS”. Zofran is “indicated” for…
View detailsManhattan Jury Awards $4,873,703 to 52 year old landscaper, Robert Wyble, and his wife, Zaida Wyble, against Dr. Dale Lange, Chief of Neurology at Hospital for Special Surgery for wrong diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis. Partner, Richard Gurfein tried the Wybles’ case in Supreme Court, New York County and took the verdict on March 18, 2014. Reported…
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