Jeffrey Bloom
About Jeffrey Bloom
Since joining the firm following his graduation from law school in 1979, Jeffrey Bloom has developed a reputation as one of the top medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys in New York. Known and respected by both the bench and bar as a fierce advocate, he has helped clients achieve numerous multi-million dollar recoveries.
Mr. Bloom has tried and managed serious personal injury cases involving medical malpractice, auto accidents, legal malpractice, construction accidents, and products liability, resulting in some of the largest awards in the state. Recently, with partners Ben Rubinowitz and Richard Steigman, he obtained a $120 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Westchester Medical Center. Along with Ben Rubinowitz, he served as lead counsel representing the Estate of Joan Rivers in a medical malpractice action arising from her death following surgery at an ambulatory surgical center.
Mr. Bloom has successfully represented clients in cases involving failure to diagnose diseases such as breast, colon, prostate and lung cancer, as well as claims of improper obstetrical care resulting in brain damage and Erb's palsy to newborns and severe injuries to mothers.
His contributions extend beyond his work for the firm. Serving as Co-Chair of the Medical Malpractice Committee and LAWPAC of New York, he combines vast knowledge with political acumen to effectuate change and preserve justice. Mr. Bloom was a leading force in the successful campaign that led to the 2018 enactment of "Lavern's Law," which mandated that the statute of limitations in cancer malpractice cases begins when patients reasonably discover they were victims of malpractice.
He is perennially named in Best Lawyers in America and New York Magazine's Best Lawyers in New York in four specialties: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Legal Malpractice, and Professional Malpractice. He has been listed in Super Lawyers and inducted in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Bloom willingly shares his knowledge, serving as lecturer at the New York State Judicial Institute and teaching throughout the state as Chair of New York State Bar Association programs on anatomy and medicine for lawyers, failure to diagnose breast cancer, and women's health issues and malpractice. He has lectured at local hospitals to radiologists, emergency room residents, and neonatologists.
Notable case results
After on-call residents missed a stroke on a CT scan and delayed lifesaving treatment for hours, Gair Gair Conason won a $120 million verdict against Westchester Medical Center for William Lee, the largest medical-malpractice award in the county's history.
Gair Gair Conason represented the family of comedian Joan Rivers in a wrongful-death and medical-malpractice case against the Manhattan clinic where she died after a 2014 throat procedure, resolved in 2016 on confidential terms.
Record-setting verdict for a 41-year-old man left with catastrophic brain injury after Westchester Medical Center failed to timely diagnose and treat a basilar-artery stroke (a roughly three-hour delay in clot removal). Reported as the highest medical malpractice verdict in Westchester County history; obtained with partners Ben Rubinowitz and Richard Steigman.
Lead counsel, with Ben Rubinowitz, for the Estate of Joan Rivers in a medical malpractice / wrongful death action arising from her death following a procedure at Yorkville Endoscopy. Settled May 2016 on confidential terms.
Settlement for the family of a nurse who died after a failure to diagnose a serious infection following lap-band surgery.
Settlement for failure to timely diagnose and treat a small bowel obstruction, resulting in the need for a kidney transplant.
Settlement for failure to diagnose intestinal malrotation leading to volvulus in a child.
Settlement for volvulus (intestinal blockage) following colon surgery.
Settlement for the death of a woman following childbirth.
Settlement for an improperly performed mitral valve repair in a 33-year-old.
Settlement for an improperly performed gynecological surgery causing a cerebrospinal fluid leak.
Legal malpractice settlement where an attorney failed to file proper paperwork for an underlying brain tumor medical malpractice claim.
Verdict for a man struck by a car who suffered a severely broken leg.
Settlement for a child with Erb's palsy following a negligent obstetrical delivery.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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Litigation record
Jeffrey Bloom is counsel of record on the firm's appellate matters, including the published decisions below — official court records, verifiable and not self-reported.
