Jacob Fuchsberg Law Firm

04/10/2026

Kevin Lee and Rikki Dascal obtained a plaintiff’s verdict and $800,000.00 award against NYC Health + Hospitals on behalf of a 23-year-old woman who tragically died due to a hospital’s failure to properly treat her after she presented to the Emergency Room. The jury deliberated for just 1 hour and 44 minutes before returning to the courtroom to render the verdict.

As Rikki Dascal stated in her closing statement to the jury, “This trial is your opportunity to hold a hospital in your community to the same standard of care as any other hospital in New York City. Regardless of which hospital our client walked into, she should have received the same level of care.”

This important verdict affirms that all patients deserve equal access to high-quality health care regardless of differences in race, gender, class, or language.

Read more: https://www.fuchsberg.com/blog/nyc-hospital-negligence-fatal-er-delay-verdict

03/12/2026

03/12/2026

The Academy was honored to host members and guests in New York City for a Black History Month reception celebrating the leadership, impact, and achievements of Black attorneys in our profession!

As Black History Month comes to a close, The Academy thanks everyone who participated in this year’s programs honoring the achievements and leadership of Black attorneys while strengthening our shared commitment. Thank you to all who attended and helped make the evening so memorable. Together, we continue to build a stronger, more inclusive legal community.

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03/12/2026

Take a look at the firm through the years! 📸 Thank you to Alan Fuchsberg for sharing this photo! ⚖️🏛️

03/11/2026

Rikki Dascal, Esq. represented a Rikers Island detainee who tragically mutilated both of his eyes while in distress, resulting in permanent blindness. Rikki alleged that Rikers Island personnel failed to properly attend to our client, leaving him in an extremely vulnerable state despite the fact that he displayed clear warning signs indicating that he was in need of help.

Read more: https://www.fuchsberg.com/success-stories/rikers-island-inmate-self-harm-negligence-4m-settlement

03/09/2026

Last Wednesday, the Jacob Fuchsberg Law Firm proudly hosted a Black History Month Reception in collaboration with the NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers! We were honored to welcome special guests Hon. Genine Edwards, Hon. Kathy King, distinguished attorney Esmeralda Simmons, Esq., and singer Natalie Douglas!

The program celebrated the legacy of Black attorneys and advocates who have helped advance inclusion in the legal profession, while simultaneously acknowledging the systemic barriers that continue to restrict underrepresented minorities from accessing the field. Our speakers shared powerful reflections on their personal journeys as Black leaders in the legal field and their commitment to opening doors for the next generation.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening so meaningful. Take a look at a few highlights from the event below!

02/23/2026

Joseph Lanni and his team obtained a seven-figure award on behalf of a Long Island man who was wrongfully exposed to carcinogenic dry-cleaning chemicals. The significant settlement was negotiated after only one deposition in the case.

Read more here: https://www.fuchsberg.com/success-stories/long-island-dry-cleaning-chemical-cancer-settlement

01/26/2026

With the death toll in New York prisons higher than ever, Jaehyun Oh, Esq.’s latest expert analysis in Law360 explains how the prisoners’ lack of access to their own health information is a contributing cause to the prison deaths that can and should be remedied.

Read the full article here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2oijee8ybrvddigrnfsfy/Law360-Prisoners-Access-To-Health-Info-Should-Have-No-Bars.pdf?rlkey=ihaiuefysm5thutisj3elbuqr&st=v28nmaix&dl=0

01/16/2026

Kevin Lee secured a favorable summary judgment decision in a case involving a 36-year-old mother who suffered cardiac arrest and was resuscitated but not properly treated in the ICU.

Read more: https://www.fuchsberg.com/blog/victory-cplr-205a-hospital-vicarious-liability

01/12/2026

On the last day of trial, Eli Fuchsberg and Emma Klein successfully settled a complicated case involving a mother who tragically developed stage four lung cancer due to her primary care doctor’s failure to work up her persistent symptoms of recurrent cough and chest pain over a four-year period. The client was overjoyed with Mr. Fuchsberg and Ms. Klein’s thorough presentation of her case.

01/09/2026

This week, former Queens urgent care doctor, Amir Sitafalwalla, was sentenced for sexually abusing five patients. Hardeep Shergill, Esq. was present at the sentencing in support of our victims who continue to suffer from devastating impacts of Sitafalwalla’s abuse.

Sitafalwalla was arrested twice for complaints of sexually abusing patients, and his medical license was suspended following an investigation performed by the Department of Health. In October 2025, Sitafalwalla pled guilty to five counts of forcible touching as to four different victims, and one count of sexual abuse in the third degree as to one additional victim.

Our attorneys Jae Oh, Esq. and Hardeep Shergill, Esq. have filed civil lawsuits against ModernMD Urgent Care and Sitafalwalla for their failure to protect patients from his abuse despite prior indications of Sitafalwalla’s abusive tendencies.