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Pleased to support RotaCare NY through their 20th Annual Caregivers Ball. Do you know RotaCare? They provide free health care and medications for L.I.’s neediest through volunteer medical professionals. You can support them here  http://www.rotacareny.org/donation.html  

Every day, American doctors write thousands of prescriptions for pharmaceutical drugs and treatments. Men, women, and children rely on this medicine to treat a wide range of short-term and chronic conditions, from sinus infections to back pain to cancer. When a medication error causes a patient to get the wrong medicine, an incorrect dosage, or …

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We’re pleased to support RotaCare NY this year through committee and sponsorship of their 20th Annual Caregivers Ball. Do you know RotaCare? They have been providing free health care for people in need through volunteer medical professionals for 20 years. You, too can support their work.  http://caregiversball.karma411.com/

We enjoyed a great round of golf for breast cancer research @NassauWomen ‘sBarFoundation 8th Annual Golf Outing.

Linda M. Oliva, Esq. has been named a 2013 Long Island Top 50 Most Influential Woman in Business. The award honors women professionals for their contributions to the economy and community, and is hosted by L.I. Business News. The Top 50 will be honored at a gala at  the October 17 .

The Bureau of Justice last compiled comprehensive statistics on medical malpractice trials in state courts in 2005. During that year, 2,449 medical malpractice cases were disposed of by trial. Of these, 99% were jury trials, while 1% consisted of bench trials presided over by a judge. In general, medical malpractice trials resulted in high damage …

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Pegalis and Erickson has settled a case for $2.4 million dollars for a 49-year old Nassau County woman whose medical team failed to diagnose her cerebral aneurysm which resulted in a stroke.

We’re playing golf to benefit Breast Cancer research/awareness on Monday! Wishing our foursome led by Robert Fallarino, a great round at the Nassau County Women’s Bar Foundation’s 8th Annual Golf Outing.

In some cases, a single physician may face multiple allegations of medical malpractice. Watch this video to see how one negligent doctor inflicted medical injuries on multiple patients throughout the tri-state area. Several patients filed suits against a single physician after reportedly having unnecessary surgeries. One patient had spinal surgery as an infant that left …

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