Author: Carmelina Bulfamante

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP congratulates Cheyanna Fuchs on securing summary judgment in a case involving allegations that our hospital client caused a Stage IV sacral pressure ulcer, sepsis, and ultimately the patient’s death.

Through experts in geriatrics and critical care, Cheyanna established that the sacral wound was unavoidable due to this patients’ extensive co-morbidities and the need for life-saving critical care. It was also established that the patient’s infection and sepsis occurred after the patient was discharged from the hospital. Although plaintiff’s counsel attempted to defeat this showing… Read more »

Congratulations to KBR attorney Elizabeth D. Dreisbach, Esq. on securing a summary judgment win.

The case involved allegations related to the development and progression of a pressure injury prior to and during the COVID-19 immunity period. The Court accepted Elizabeth’s argument, supported by expert opinion, that the wound was clinically unavoidable. The court also applied the immunity statute to the claims of malpractice during the COVID-19 immunity period. The… Read more »