Michael Grady (Partner-White Plains), with the able assistance of Lauren Santucci (Associate-White Plains), obtained a defense verdict on behalf of our client, a New York acute care hospital, in a nursing/premises liability action before a jury in Supreme Court, Putnam County. The plaintiff, a 28-year-old male, presented to the ambulatory surgery unit for a back procedure. He alleged that negligent nursing care led to an accident, which in turn led to claimed injuries to his back and right shoulder. The plaintiff claimed the shoulder was unresponsive to physical therapy and required surgical rotator cuff repair. He also claimed ongoing pain and permanent loss of shoulder function. The pretrial settlement demand was $675,000. The jury returned a unanimous defense verdict for our client on liability within 30 minutes.