Jury Finds NYC Health + Hospitals Negligent in Wrongful Death Litigation

A New York jury has ruled against NYC Health + Hospitals in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a 23-year-old patient. The case centered on the treatment of a young woman who died after a 12-hour delay in receiving essential insulin for diabetic ketoacidosis at Woodhull Hospital.

Attorneys from the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm successfully argued that medical staff failed to address the patient's underlying condition despite having diagnostic results available shortly after her arrival. The defense’s claim that high emergency room volume contributed to the delay was rejected by the jury.

Medical experts from Harvard and Johns Hopkins testified that the treatment lapse significantly diminished the patient's survival prospects. The legal team highlighted that the patient also received an incorrect medication type once treatment finally began, ultimately leading to shock and death.