Best Lawyers® in America
Gurfein Douglas LLP has been named the Best Lawyers® in America, “Best Law Firms – Tier 1” in the 2023 edition.
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PHILIPS RECALLS CPAC AND BiPAP MACHINES
On June 14, 2021 Philips, makers of CPAP, BiPAP and mechanical ventilators for home use, issued a recall of certain machines because the sound abatement material could deteriorate and cause potential health risks to the users. Simply put, the sound insulation could breakdown and release particles or carcinogenic gases into the system which the user could breath in. Here
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Parents of boy who lost part of leg to subway train sue the city, MTA
The parents of a 12-year-old autistic boy who was hit by a subway train last year have sued the city and others for negligence after their son lost part of his leg. Nathan Stude, now 14, was on the tracks of the Southbound 1 train in the Dyckman Street station on July 9, 2019, when he was
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Jury Awards $6.78 million School Bus Accident Lawyers in New York City
Jury Awards $6.78 million to 13-year-old in a School Bus-Pedestrian Accident in New York At age 13, Ernest Lewis and his mother, Brenda Lewis, were running to catch a stopped bus. Ernest ran alongside the nonmoving bus, hitting its side to alert the driver that he and his mother were approaching. Ernest slipped between the
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Volunteers Needed to Judge AAJ’s Mock Trial Competition (STAC)
Friends, 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
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Vehicle Pedestrian Accidents Prevention
Preventing Distracted Driving Accidents The elderly, poor, and uninsured are the most vulnerable. Florida is home to eight of the ten of the most dangerous cities for pedestrians. California, Florida, Texas, New York, and Arizona are the five most dangerous states. In New York State, only eight percent of traffic crashes involve pedestrians. This type
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BABY POWDER AND OVARIAN CANCER
We 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
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PRESS RELEASE-TOP 1 PERCENT
Richard 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
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BEST LAWYERS SELECTION
Mr. 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
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GURFEIN DOUGLAS, LLP WINS 2014 LITIGATOR AWARD
GURFEIN 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
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FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD NOW ABOUT PERSONAL INJURY CASES
Definition – 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
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ZOFRAN CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS
ZOFRAN 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
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Jury Verdict of $4,783,703 for Misdiagnosis
Jury Verdict of $4,783,703 for Misdiagnosis Misdiagnosis jury verdict as reported in the Daily News and WCBS-TV , a Manhattan 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 the Supreme
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Richard Gurfein speaks with Q 104.3’s Maria Milito
Top New York personal injury lawyer Richard Gurfein speaks with Q 104.3’s Maria Milito about the rights of accident victims in New York State. Click on links below to listen to the interviews. Mr. Gurfein can be heard live with Maria Milito every Monday at 12:00 noon.
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Jury Awards $6.78 Million in Bus Pedestrian Accident
Jury Awards $6.78 Million in Hamilton Heights Bus Pedestrian Accident On Thursday evening March 3, 2011, a New York County jury reached a verdict in the case of Ernest Lewis, an infant, by his mother, Brenda Lewis against the New York City Transit Authority, MABSTOA and Courtney Thompson, Index no. 101833/07. The four man, two
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Gurfein Captains NY’s Ryder Cup Team to Victory
Richard Gurfein, as Captain of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association’s Ryder Cup team, led his golfers to their first victory over New Jersey in four years. Each year members of the New York Trial Lawyers and New Jersey Trial Lawyers (New Jersey Association for Justice) compete in a Ryder Cup style golf tournament.
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Richard Gurfein is past president of the NYS Trial Lawyers
Almost 40 years ago, Richard Gurfein made a career jump from teacher to lawyer, but he still hopes he can teach people a few things. Gurfein became president of theNew York State Trial Lawyers Associationin 1995 with hopes of improving the public’s image of lawyers. But he also had hoped lawyers would do some things
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11 Year Old Accident Victim Awarded $950,000 Had Turned To A life of Crime Bronx, New York
A State Supreme Court jury accepted the contention that injuries suffered in a roadway accident led an 11-year-old Bronx boy into a life of crime and yesterday awarded him $950,000 in an injury suit. “Perhaps this kid would never have gone bad,” said attorney Richard Gurfein. In the 10 years since the 1973 accident, Kevin
NY Daily News – EXCLUSIVE: Landscaper awarded $4M in medical misdiagnosis case
An upstate man has been awarded almost $4 million after a top neurologist had him undergo four years of agonizing treatments for a condition he didn’t have, the Daily News has learned. Robert Wyble, 42, of Pine Island, Orange County, says he had his chest sawed open to remove his thymus gland, underwent biweekly blood
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Bus Pedestrian Accident Lawyers New York Secure $6.78 Million Verdict
Bus Pedestrian Accident Lawyers New York Secure $6.78 Million Verdict After a church service at the First Calvary Baptist Church on 148th Street, Mrs. Lewis and her son Ernest were on their way home. They were trying to catch the BX19 bus at 145th Street at the Convent Ave. bus stop. As Ernest was running
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