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May 26, 2017Leitner Warywoda continues to fight for the rights of victims of nursing home abuse and neglect in Leitner Warywoda PLLC, a New York City law firm whose attorneys have spent years fighting to ensure that the rights of nursing home...
May 16, 2017LV partners Brett Leitner and Justin Varughese meet with NYS legislators to advocate for victims of Renowned New York City and Long Island personal injury law firm Leitner Warywoda PLLC joined several notable personal injury advocates...
May 11, 2017Sexual abuse of elderly nursing home residents is on the riseThe Miami Herald recently reported on a very disturbing trend in nursing homes nationwide -- sexual abuse of elderly nursing home...
May 4, 2017New York Post: "Hosp negligence cost woman her legs: suit"Attorney Brett Leitner quoted in New York post
May 1, 2017Brooklyn nursing home to pay $350,000.00; Leitner Warywoda continues the fightLeitner Warywoda continues the fight for the victims of nursing home neglect and abuse by securing a $350,000 settlement on behalf of an...
April 26, 2017Essential New York Nursing Home Resources and Signs of Improper CareNursing home attorneys Leitner Warywoda provides essential resources for choosing a nursing home
April 20, 2017Brett Leitner and Justin Varughese Recognized in the 2017 Edition of Super Lawyers®Brett Leitner and Justin Varughese selected as Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorneys by Super Lawyers
April 13, 2017Federal court jury awards $7,900,000 against Armor Correctional and Nassau County in military veteraNEWSDAY A federal jury in Central Islip found the Nassau jail’s medical provider and the county negligent Wednesday, awarding almost $8...April 10, 2017Falls causing traumatic injuries in elderly nursing home residentsA leading medical journal study recently found that 100,000 elderly nursing home residents required emergency care for facial trauma due...
April 4, 2017Leitner Warywoda FOUNDING PARTNER RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE PREMIER 100 TRIAL ATTORNEYS IN NEW YORK The New York City personal injury and medical malpractice law firm Leitner Warywoda PLLC is honored to announce that Brett R. Leitner, a...April 4, 2017New law ensures nursing home residents have right to day in courtIn late 2016, Medicare issued a rule preventing nursing homes from binding residents with forced arbitration clauses and thus permitting...
April 3, 2017"Never Events" that should NEVER happen in a hospital, according to the federal governmentAccording to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the term "Never Event" is a reference to particularly shocking medical...
February 27, 2017Leitner Warywoda FOUNDING PARTNER NOMINATED FOR THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BY AMERICA'S TOPLeitner Warywoda -- America's Top 100 Attorneys
February 7, 2017Leitner Warywoda FOUNDING PARTNER NOMINATED AS A 2017 TOP 100 TRIAL LAWYER BY THE NATIONAL TRIAL LAAttorney Brett Leitner selected as a Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial LawyerOctober 6, 2016Recognizing the Signs of Nursing Home Abuse and NeglectNURSING HOME ABUSE & NEGLECT When admitting a loved one to a nursing home, we enter into a sacred trust with the facility and its...
August 17, 2016Leitner Warywoda Settlement Featured in the August 2016 Edition of Zarin’s Jury Verdict Review &Leitner Warywoda’s recent personal injury settlement featured in national jury verdict reporter publication. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...
July 15, 2016Thriving Personal Injury Law Firm Leitner Warywoda Featured in this Week's Long Island Business
June 17, 2016Leitner Warywoda FOUNDING PARTNER RECOGNIZED ONCE AGAIN IN THE 2016 EDITION OF SUPER LAWYERS®New York Injury Attorneys Leitner Warywoda PLLC once again recognized in the 2016 edition of Super Lawyers® FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...
June 9, 2016Home health aide worker caught on camera swaddling a dementia-afflicted woman, 69, in her sheets so Chantar Riviere hired Singo Omega to care for her mother, Yvonne Wilson, while she was away at work Riviere set up a hidden camera in her...
May 18, 2016Attorneys Brett Leitner and Justin Varughese Meet with Leading State Legislators in Albany to Fight Leitner Warywoda PLLC continues the fight for the rights of victims at Lobby Day FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Renowned New York City and Long...May 12, 2016Finance exec says ER doctor sexually assaulted herA Long Island mom says she was sexually assaulted by a doctor during an emergency room visit at Stony Brook University Hospital last year...
May 9, 2016Family Furious After Home Health Aide Allegedly Tied Up Queens WomanNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A home health care worker in Queens has been arrested, on accusations that he tied up her elderly patient. As...May 9, 2016Sicko nurse tied up my mom like a mummyChantar Riviere thought she was leaving her dementia-afflicted mother in safe hands when she hired a health care aide to take care of her...
May 7, 2016HOME HEALTH AIDE WRAPS DEMENTIA PATIENT UP LIKE MUMMYFriday, May 06, 2016 06:55PM GARDEN CITY, Long Island (WABC) -- A woman in Queens who hired a health care aide to take care of her mother...