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Feb 22 2017

New York hospital cleared of medical malpractice in surgery lawsuit

A medical malpractice lawsuit that accused St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan of causing nerve damage in a man’s shoulder during surgery was tossed out of court due to lack of evidence. George Ongley claimed the hospital’s doctors were responsible for his brachial plexopathy, commonly known as upper shoulder nerve damage. The plaintiff alleged the…

Jan 27 2017

Brain surgeon faces medical malpractice lawsuits for spinal operations

Three women have sued a Long Island neurosurgeon for botching their surgeries and performing unnecessary procedures, alleging their conditions worsened after they received treatment from him. The women filed separate medical malpractice lawsuits against Dr. Paolo Bolognese in Queens County Supreme Court in October. The plaintiffs — from Georgia, Virginia and New Mexico — were…