Deposing a Nursing Home's Director of Marketing and Admissions: Goals, Key Topics, Exhibits, Handling Objections

Ms. Delaney plays a key role in a number of complex medical malpractice, nursing home, wrongful death and personal injury matters. She is involved in all steps of the litigation process, including case intake, drafting and filing complaints, and taking depositions. Currently, Ms. Delaney is working on a variety of cases, including a birth injury/medical malpractice case, a hospital fall lawsuit, and many nursing home negligence cases.

Mr. Schiavetta received a J.D. from University of California, Davis School of Law in 1992, after a previous career as a social worker. At UC Davis he was the only member of his class to be named both a Law Review Editor and a Moot Court Judge. Mr. Schiavetta has been defending nursing homes for twenty years, both supervising other attorneys and directly acting as defense counsel in hundreds of cases. He has met with Administrators, Directors of Nursing, and countless R.N.'s, L.P.N.'s and CNA's. At the request of risk managers he has given seminars on "Defensive Charting" at dozens of nursing homes in New York and New Jersey. Due to his reputation for close attention to nursing home issues he has been invited to represent nursing homes in regulatory matters before the Department of Health and the Attorney General. Mr. Schiavetta has a great deal of experience in appellate and insurance coverage litigation. He has prosecuted rescission, declaratory judgment and interpleader actions in state and federal court on behalf of various insurers, and has tried cases involving medical malpractice and premises liability. Mr. Schiavetta gives presentations to nursing homes as to charting and litigation issues and is responsible for two changes in case law which have benefited his clients, Springstead v. Ciba-Geigy, 27 A.D.3d 720 (2nd Dept. 2006) (allowing recovery of costs in pursing third party actions), and Randi A.J. v. Long Island Surgi-Center, 46 A.D.3d 74 (2nd Dept. 2007) (requiring "clear and convincing" evidence for punitive damages).

Ms. Christoforo is an associate whose practice focuses on Medical Malpractice Defense and Skilled Nursing and Aging Services. She also practices in the defense of matters involving Toxic Torts including asbestos litigation.