RICHARD S. SCANLAN, Esq.
Partner

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury Law; Negligence and Nursing Home Negligence Law; Civil Trial Practice; Automobile Accidents and Injuries.

Admitted: 1968, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd and 3rd Circuits; 1973, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Military Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court

Law School:
New York University, LL.M., 1974; New York Law School, J.D., 1968

College:
University of New Mexico; New York University, B.A., 1964

Member:
Westchester County, Bronx County, New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Bar Association; Columbian Lawyers Bar Association; American Association for Justice.

Biography:
Assistant Attorney General, State of New York, Litigation and Claims Bureaus, 1970-1973. (Also practicing individually)

Languages: Spanish.

Reported Cases:
Keane v. Sloan-Kettering, 96 A.D.2d 505, 464 N.Y.S. 2d 548 (2d Dept. 1983) (jury verdict, unnecessary gastrectomy-settled upon retrial); Taylor v. Leardi, et al., 120 A.D.2d 737, 502 N.Y.S. 2d 514 (2d Dept. 1986) (verdict affirmed mining and blasting nuisance and damage award); Zappolo v. Put. Com. Hosp., et al (2nd Dept. 1991) (undiagnosed brain tumor-appeal from plaintiff jury verdict withdrawn); McGuire vs. Zarlengo, et al., 250 A.D. 2d 823; 673 N.Y.S. 2d 200 (2d Dept. 1998) (cardiac arrest fol. ortho surgery-settled prior to trial); Delany v. Empress Ambulance, Sup. Ct. Westch., Index #19834/97 (04/03/00 jury verdict for ambulance negligence in transporting patient); Herman v. Parkview Adult Home and Our Lady of Mercy Med. Center, Sup. Ct. Bronx, Index# 22834/00 (sexual assault in nursing home and second assault while in-pt at hospital- settled prior to trial); Morales v. Stern, Sup.Ct. Westch., Index #13042 (Rt arm paralysis 2 left parietal bleed from improperly placed intracranial pressure monitor, settled 03/19/03 prior to trial); Trenchfield o/b/o Est. Mingoya -vs.- Northshore Univ. Hosp., et al., Sup.Ct.Queens, Index# 12072/00 (11/01/04 wrongful death jury verdict for failure of ER, primary care, neurologist and pain mgt. anesthesiologist, each to take an adequate medical history and each to include ischemic heart symptoms in establishing a differential diagnosis); Stiglich v. Albany Medical Center Hosp., Sup. Ct. Westch., Index #11670/99 (02/14/05 jury verdict for unnecessary hysterectomy and damage to pudendal nerve and rectal sphincter muscles during rectocele repair); Moran v. Weidt, Sup.Westch., Index # 03346/05 (PTSD 2 high impact MVA settled 12/08/06 prior to trial); Minella v. Erdner, Sup. Westch., Index #05981/05, 01/18/07 jury verdict for motorcyclist who rear-ended another vehicle).