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Jonathan L. Berkowitz

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jlberkowitz@goldbergsegalla.com
609.986.1313
Princeton
Manhattan

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.

Related Areas

Management and Professional LiabilityGeneral Liability

Industries

Long-Term CareHealth CareTransportation

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

  • “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

Gov. Cuomo Repeals Liability Protections for Nursing Homes against COVID-19 Malpractice Lawsuits

April 7, 2021

New York Passes Legislation Repealing Immunity to Nursing Homes and Hospitals against COVID-19 Malpractice Lawsuits

March 26, 2021

Bill Repealing Nursing Homes of COVID-19-Related Immunity Passes New York Assembly

March 8, 2021

New York Gov. Cuomo Proposes Nursing Home Reform Legislation to Cap Profits and Executive Pay

February 25, 2021

New York Rolls Back Immunity to Nursing Homes and Health Care Service Providers

August 6, 2020

New York State Advances Legislation Substantially Weakening COVID-19 Health Care Civil Liability Immunity

July 24, 2020

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