Welcome Mubeen Chughtai to Bartlett LLP
We are pleased to announce that Mubeen Chughtai has joined Bartlett LLP’s New York General Liability team as a Senior Associate. Mubeen is a seasoned litigator and trial attorney with over a decade of experience representing clients in complex civil litigation. Known for his strategic approach, courtroom presence, and unwavering dedication to justice, Mubeen has […]
Congratulations to Bartlett’s Newest Partner Janine Peress!
It is with great pride and genuine pleasure that we announce the promotion of Janine Peress to Partner at our firm. This milestone reflects Janine’s unwavering dedication, legal acumen, leadership, and deep commitment to our clients and colleagues. In truth, Janine has embodied the qualities of partnership from the day she joined us—earning not only […]
Congratulations Bob Elliott on a Another Unanimous Defense Verdict!
Please join us in congratulating Senior Trial Partner, Bob Elliott, on yet another [unanimous] Defense Verdict after a hard-fought, 2-week, medical malpractice trial! As usual, Bob was able to rely upon the tireless support and invaluable contributions of his Bartlett team led by Partner, Dawn Pignatelli In this medical malpractice and wrongful death matter, the […]
Summary Judgment Granted in Favor of Hospital & Multiple Physicians Alleged to Have Failed to Diagnose Rare, Highly Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer.
Bartlett LLP is pleased to report that, after seven years of hard-fought litigation, our healthcare liability defense team of Partners Glen Pewarski, Grace McCallen, and Steve Snair obtained summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint against our clients, a major, prestigious Manhattan-based healthcare system and several of its physicians across multiple specialties. This was a particularly […]
Please join me in congratulating Joe Guzzardo for obtaining yet another Defense Verdict!
Plaintiff, a 71-year-old visitor to one of our hospital clients, was returning to her car in the visitor’s parking lot on a winter night when she tripped and fell over a parking bumper in a handicapped parking spot. She claimed that the lot was inadequately lit such that she was unable to see the bumper. […]
Another big win for the Bartlett Trial Team
Advancing Bartlett LLP’s winning tradition, Partner Steve Snair obtained a complete defense verdict on March 6, 2025, when a Kings County (Brooklyn, NY) jury rendered a verdict rejecting all of the Plaintiffs’ claims. The two Plaintiffs alleged that our food market client’s employee was negligent and acted with intent in connection with an assault and […]
Congratulations to Jorge Cruz-Bustillo on a Major Summary Judgment Win!
Congratulations to Bartlett Florida Partner, Jorge L. Cruz-Bustillo, for securing a summary judgment in a 7-figure blasting case filed in Miami-Dade County in 2018. Plaintiff’s Counsel alleged extensive damage to a home caused directly by blasting at a nearby quarry. The Policy contained an Earth Movement exclusion which required the Court to interpret the phrase […]
The Dynamic Duo of Marybeth Cullinan and Jorge Cruz-Bustillo Did It Again
On the first day of trial, the Court entered a dismissal with prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The Plaintiff was a mitigation company that had furnished services after Tropical Storm Eta on November 8, 2020. The lawsuit was filed in 2022. The trial Court concluded that the Assignment of Benefits was void and […]
Defense Verdict in Staten Island
Please join me in congratulating Dawn Pignatelli and Bob Elliott on their terrific defense verdict in Staten Island yesterday. In a hard fought 3-week trial Bob and Dawn successfully defended an Emergency Room Physician and 2 urgent care Physician Assistants who treated a 27-year-old male musician on 3 consecutive dates for an ear infection. The […]
The dynamic duo of Matt Minero and Roland Vitanza recently achieved another terrific result on behalf of a Bartlett client
Specifically, Matt and Roland represented the owner and the general contractor in a construction accident lawsuit filed in New York County arising from plaintiff’s fall into an excavation pit whereby plaintiff allegedly sustained serious injuries resulting in a two-level spinal fusion surgery. The plaintiff’s initial settlement demand was Five Million ($5,000,000.00) Dollars. With the case […]