Firm News

Russ Berkowitz and Erik Siegel have settled a wrongful death medical malpractice case against a hospital on behalf of our client who tragically died as a result of the hospital’s failure to timely treat our client’s infected obstructed kidney stone. Our client, a 22 year old college student, was never evaluated by a single attending […]

Russ Berkowitz and Kelly Ferraro have been awarded a medical malpractice wrongful death settlement against a Connecticut hospital on behalf of a client who died as a result of the hospital’s negligence in failing to diagnose that our client had developed a recurring intestinal obstruction following a small bowel procedure. Unfortunately, when our client began […]

Russ Berkowitz has filed a wrongful death medical malpractice action against Bridgeport Hospital on behalf of the estate of a baby that died from a catastrophic brain injury following his birth as a result of the hospital’s negligence in discharging the baby’s mother from the hospital the evening before with an undiagnosed infection which passed […]

Jennifer Amdur and Russ Berkowitz have just settled a medical malpractice wrongful death case against a hospital on behalf of the parents of a beautiful baby girl who died a day after her delivery as a result of the hospital’s negligence in improperly discharging her 35 week pregnant mom two days before, despite her appearing […]

Russ Berkowitz and Jennifer Amdur have filed a lawsuit against Danbury Hospital on behalf of a 41 year old client who has been left partially paralyzed following being discharged from the defendant hospital’s emergency department despite presenting with signs and symptoms of a vertebral dissection, which, ultimately, caused her to sustain a massive stroke following […]

Jennifer Amdur and Erik Siegel have just settled a medical malpractice case on the eve of trial against a hospital and a neurologist on behalf of a 24 year old client who has been left with a permanent spinal cord injury as a result of the defendants’ failure to timely diagnose and treat a spinal […]

The Berkowitz and Hanna team came together last night for the annual holiday party to celebrate the accomplishments and success of the firm for this year. We are looking forward to 2020 being a great year and will continue to work tirelessly to help our clients.

Each year the Berkowitz and Hanna Charitable Fund announces their grant recipients from the many worthy nonprofits in our area. This year’s well-deserving recipients include: Inspirica Bartlett Arboretum ALS Association-CT Chapter Connecticut Veterans Legal Center Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Building One Community Daniel Trust Foundation Kids in Crisis Ability Beyond Star,Inc. Bridgeport Rescue […]

Russ Berkowitz and Erik Siegel have just settled a medical malpractice case against a Connecticut Hospital on behalf of a 64 year old client who was negligently discharged from their emergency department despite complaints of severe abdominal pain, lab studies reflective of sepsis, and suspicious imaging findings consistent with ischemic colitis. Our client returned to […]