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Medical Malpractice in New York, We'll Connect You With the Right Specialist
Medical malpractice cases in New York require specialist counsel. Our firm focuses on motor vehicle, premises liability, construction, and Labor Law §240 cases. When a med-mal matter comes in, we evaluate it, and when the facts suggest a possible claim we connect you with a vetted med-mal specialist firm in NYC. We stay involved through the case as your point of contact.
Why we refer medical malpractice cases out
Med-mal in New York is its own world. The cases require expert physician witnesses, certificate-of-merit filings under CPLR §3012-a, longer timelines, and procedural rules that differ from ordinary personal injury. Case-development costs run into six figures before any settlement, expert fees, life-care planners, depositions of multiple physicians. Specialist firms have the in-house infrastructure for that workflow and established relationships with the testifying experts who often determine whether a case is viable at all.
Our practice is 20+ years of NY personal-injury work in motor vehicle, premises, construction, and Labor Law §240. That focus produces stronger outcomes for our clients in those areas than a stretched generalist practice would. So when a med-mal matter comes in, we send it to the people who do this full-time, and we stay in the loop.
How the referral works
We talk to you first
Every potential med-mal case starts with a free conversation. We listen to what happened, walk through the medical timeline, and assess whether the facts suggest a possible claim. Many calls turn out to be bad medical outcomes that don't meet the legal standard for malpractice. We tell you that honestly. There's no charge for the call and no obligation either way.
We connect you with a vetted specialist
When the facts suggest a real claim, we introduce you to a NYC med-mal specialist firm we've worked with before. The introduction costs you nothing. The specialist firm runs a deeper evaluation, usually with an in-house or consulting physician, before deciding whether to take the case.
We stay involved
You remain our client at the introduction stage. We act as your point of contact through the engagement, help you communicate with the specialist firm, and walk you through decisions as they come up. The fee structure is in writing before any commitment.
How fees work, RPC 1.5(g) compliance
Med-mal cases run on contingency. The specialist firm charges a fee out of the recovery (a sliding scale under NY Judiciary Law §474-a for med-mal). We may receive a referral fee from the specialist firm under New York Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5(g). That fee comes out of the specialist firm's portion, not out of yours, your net recovery is the same either way. RPC 1.5(g) requires written client consent after full disclosure of the financial arrangement. We provide that disclosure in writing and ask for your consent before any referral fee is paid. If you don't consent, no fee is shared and the introduction stands on its own.
Time limits, even before the referral
Medical malpractice cases in New York have a 2.5-year statute of limitations under CPLR §214-a, shorter than the 3-year personal-injury SOL. The clock typically runs from the date of the alleged malpractice. The "continuing treatment" doctrine can extend it when you continued to receive treatment from the same provider for the same condition. Lavern's Law (also codified in CPLR §214-a) extended the SOL for cancer-misdiagnosis cases, the clock now runs from when the patient knew or should have known of the misdiagnosis. Cases against public hospitals (NYC Health + Hospitals, the City) require a Notice of Claim within 90 days under General Municipal Law §50-e, and a foreign-object discovery rule applies in narrow cases. Don't wait. Even before the referral happens, the clock matters.
What might be medical malpractice
Misdiagnosis. Surgical error. Birth injury. Anesthesia error. Medication error. Hospital-acquired infection. Failure to diagnose, or delayed diagnosis. A bad outcome alone is not malpractice, the legal standard is whether the care fell below what a competent provider in the same field would have done.
Frequently asked questions
Do you handle medical malpractice cases yourselves?
No. Med-mal in New York is a specialist practice that requires expert physician witnesses, certificate-of-merit filings, longer timelines, and procedural rules different from ordinary personal injury. Our practice focuses on motor vehicle, premises liability, construction, and Labor Law §240 cases. We refer med-mal to specialists who handle them full-time, and we stay involved as your point of contact.
How long do I have to file a medical malpractice claim in New York?
In New York, you generally have 2.5 years from the date of the alleged malpractice under CPLR §214-a, shorter than the 3-year personal-injury statute. Lavern's Law extends the SOL for cancer-misdiagnosis cases. Cases against public hospitals require a Notice of Claim within 90 days under GML §50-e.
I had a bad outcome, does that mean I have a malpractice case?
Not necessarily. New York medical malpractice requires proof that the provider deviated from the accepted standard of care and that the deviation caused the injury. A bad outcome alone is not malpractice. Many serious complications happen even with appropriate care. Establishing malpractice requires expert physician testimony, typically from a doctor in the same specialty as the defendant, and a certificate of merit under CPLR §3012-a before the case can be filed.
Talk to us, we'll point you in the right direction
Call us first. The conversation is free. If your case fits us, we take it. If it fits a specialist, we connect you and stay involved. Either way, you leave the call with a clear next step.
Referral fee disclosure. We may receive a referral fee from the specialist firm under New York Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5(g). The referral fee is paid out of the specialist firm's portion of the recovery, not from your recovery. We disclose the fee structure to you in writing and obtain your written consent before any referral fee is paid. If you do not consent, no referral fee is shared.
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Common questions.
Medical malpractice in New York is highly technical, requires expert physicians for every case, and the discovery is expense-heavy. Cases that need co-counsel are handled with a vetted New York medical-malpractice trial firm that has the expert panel, hospital-defense familiarity, and the capital to advance hundreds of thousands of dollars in expert costs. We do the initial evaluation, the intake, and the case workup; the trial firm handles the litigation.
Two years and six months (30 months) from the date of the malpractice or last treatment for the same condition under CPLR §214-a (continuous-treatment doctrine). Lavern's Law (2018) extends the clock for cancer misdiagnosis, up to seven years from the actual treatment when the cancer is later discovered. For foreign-object cases (sponge, instrument left in body), the clock is one year from discovery.
Lavern's Law (CPLR §214-a as amended in 2018) gives you up to two years and six months from the date you discovered (or reasonably should have discovered) the cancer, but no more than seven years from the missed diagnosis. The seven-year cap matters in long-latency cancers.
Yes, but with a 90-day Notice of Claim under General Municipal Law §50-e to NYC Health + Hospitals, and the lawsuit must be filed within one year and 90 days. These cases are defended by the City Law Department or H+H counsel directly. The notice and the 50-h hearing are mandatory pre-suit.
Before filing a medical malpractice complaint, NY requires the attorney to file a certificate confirming consultation with a qualified expert who concluded there is a reasonable basis for the action under CPLR §3012-a. Filing without it can result in dismissal. This is one reason the case is co-counseled with a trial firm that has the expert relationships.
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