Jonathan L. Berkowitz
Partner
Jonathan L. Berkowitz focuses his practice on representing nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health care agencies, substance abuse rehabilitation providers, medical transportation providers, day- and child-care facilities, trucking companies, transportation providers, and construction companies in matters involving management and professional liability. Jon’s practice regularly includes defending clients against catastrophic injury claims as well as wrongful death litigation.
Industries
Experience Highlights
- Successfully moved for summary judgment on behalf of an outpatient substance abuse counselor in a wrongful death action involving an anesthesiology resident who committed suicide by administering a lethal overdose of Propofol
- Represented a nursing home in a case regarding a resident with severe multiple sclerosis who sustained second- and third-degree burns caused by a coffee spill incident
- Defended a licensed home care agency in a case regarding a client who sustained a fractured hip, decubitus ulcers, and an above-the-knee amputation after a fall
- Settled a wrongful death claim filed on behalf of an assisted living resident who underwent an above-the-knee amputation after she developed gangrene following a fall
- Represented a transportation company that allegedly left an intellectually disabled, group habilitation program participant alone on a bus for approximately five hours
- Resolved a pedestrian-knockdown case involving a plaintiff who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury resulting in the loss of speech, confinement to a wheelchair, and multiple surgical procedures
- Assisted at an excess-level trial regarding a consumer whose foot was trampled by a hi-lo forklift while shopping for groceries at a big-box retailer
- Procured dismissal of a catastrophic injury claim involving a pedestrian who was crushed by a collapsing parapet wall
- Mediated a wrongful death action filed against a tire recapping company wherein a delaminated truck tire involved in a motorcycle-fatality accident
- Mediated a negligent retention claim asserted against a building’s managing agent that continued to employ a superintendent who was convicted of sexually assaulting a recovering cancer patient
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 2007
- University of Florida, B.S., 2004
Publications & Events
- Quoted in, “As New Jersey Slowly Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions, Some Say Legal Immunity Should End, Too,” The Daily Journal, May 3, 2021
- “Dementia in Long-Term Care Litigation,” GS Webinar Series, October 27, 2020
- “The Evolving COVID-19 Landscape in Long-Term Care Facilities” (Co-Presenter), GS Webinar Series, June 1, 2020
- “COVID-19 and the Impact on Long-Term Care Facilities” (Co-Presenter), GS Webinar Series, April 10, 2020
Recent Insights
New Jersey Mandates Full COVID-19 Vaccination or Minimum Weekly Testing for Health Care Workers
August 3, 2021
New York Legislature Passes Mandatory Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes and Hospitals
May 5, 2021
Gov. Cuomo Repeals Liability Protections for Nursing Homes against COVID-19 Malpractice Lawsuits
April 7, 2021