DISMISSAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Ginette M. Portera obtained a voluntary dismissal on behalf of a hospital internist in a case venued in Kings County. The case involved the failure to timely treat decubitus ulcers during two hospital visits. The decedent was a 91-year-old woman with multiple co-morbidities including numerous myeloma, pancreatic cancer, and previous hospital admissions mixed with admissions to various nursing homes prior to her death.