Rath, Young and Pignatelli Litigators Win Medical Malpractice Jury Trials

Nothing speaks like results. The Rath Young and Pignatelli litigation team has won several hard-fought jury trials in recent months. "We have an experienced team of former prosecutors and long-time defense attorneys who know how to investigate a case, mount a defense and make a successful closing argument," explains Mike Pignatelli, senior member of the Litigation Practice Group. "We have tried cases at every level of state and federal courts in New Hampshire and throughtout the country. That type of experience matters." Look at two recent verdicts in favor of our clients, both doctors facing medical malpractice lawsuits:

March 2010

Attorney Michael Pignatelli won a defense verdict in a medical malpractice trial in a complicated, multi-party case brought in Hillsborough County Superior Court. The allegations were that our client, a well-respected physician, failed to diagnose tuberculosis meningitis during a four day hospital stay in Nashua. The lawsuit claimed the doctor's actions led to a poorer outcome due to delayed institution of anti-tubercular medications. We mounted a vigorous and winning defense that our client complied with all applicable standards of care and could not have saved this very ill patient. "We'd like to believe doctors can save every patient who arrives at the hospital," say Pignatelli. "But we have to be reasonable in our expectations of even the most talented and well-trained physicians." The jury deliberated for two days before finding for our client.

Novemver 2009

Michael Pignatelli and Rose Marie Joly, members of the Rath, Young and Pignatelli Litigation Practice Group, won a verdict in a medical malpractice trial for a Wolfeboro, New Hampshire doctor. The five-day trial was heard in Carroll County Superior Court. The allegations were that our client failed to perform a cardiac stress test and this failure led to the death of the plaintiff due to undiagnosed heart disease. Through strong cross-examination of witnesses, we prevailed by eliciting favorable testimony from an opposing expert witness that was backed up by our own experts. Following seven hours of deliberation, the jury returned its verdict in favor of the doctor.

These are just a couple of recent examples of the results you will get at Rath, Young and Pignatelli. If you need an experienced and skilled team of litigation experts, call on us.