Katherine L. McCrink (Partner-White Plains, NY) and Robert J. Cristiano (Of Counsel-White Plains, NY) prevailed on their motion for summary judgment in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx County, on behalf of Wilson Elser’s client, a skilled nursing facility. In this medical malpractice, statutory violation, and wrongful death action, an 88-year-old resident allegedly suffered pressure ulcers to the sacrum, bilateral buttocks, bilateral hips, and great toe, leading to osteomyelitis and death. The plaintiff alleged continuous New York Public Health Law violations, medical malpractice, negligence, and gross negligence, including a failure to properly assess and reassess the decedent, provide appropriate care plans, provide proper care and treatment, turn and position the decedent, and provide the decedent with proper nutrition, hygiene, and hydration. Although a fact-specific case, Kate and Robert’s summary judgment motion was supported by targeted deposition testimony elicited from the plaintiff and the support of our geriatric expert, who established that our client properly monitored and treated the decedent, took all reasonably necessary measures to prevent the deprivation or limitation of a right afforded under the New York Public Health Law, and that the pressure ulcers were clinically unavoidable. Despite graphic wound photos and gaps in the turning and positioning records, plaintiff’s counsel was unable to raise triable issues of fact as to causation from the record Kate and Robert developed. Accordingly, the Bronx Court dismissed the case with prejudice.