Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Peter T. Rodgers
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Peter Rodgers represents individuals in trial matters involving personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, wrongful death, and business disputes. His medical malpractice law practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in claims arising from cardiac, neurologic, obstetrical, orthopedic, vascular, and infectious disease care, including matters involving failure to diagnose cancer, heart disease, and serious infections. He has represented patients harmed by surgical errors, anesthesia issues, and emergency room neglect. Peter also represents individuals and families affected by automobile accidents, premises liability incidents, and workplace injuries. He practices with Lacy Katzen LLP and serves clients throughout Rochester, New York and the surrounding region.
Overview
- University of Buffalo Law School, J.D., graduated 1977
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Member
- Attorney Grievance Committee of the Seventh Judicial District by the Appellate Division, Fourth Department (2002-2005) - Chair
- McQuaid Jesuit High School Board of Trustees - Chair (2009 – 2016)
- McQuaid Jesuit High School - Trustee (2003 – Present)
- New York State Academy of Law - Member
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- United States District Courts
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Member
- Attorney Grievance Committee of the Seventh Judicial District by the Appellate Division, Fourth Department (2002-2005) - Chair
- McQuaid Jesuit High School Board of Trustees - Chair (2009 – 2016)
- McQuaid Jesuit High School - Trustee (2003 – Present)
- New York State Academy of Law - Member
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- University of Buffalo Law School, J.D., graduated 1977
- United States District Courts
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Rochester, NY (2024)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Rochester, NY (2017)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Rochester, NY (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Medical Malpractice Law
Awards:
Leader in Law: Daily Record - 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award: The Daily Record and the Rochester Business Journal
AV Preeminent Attorney - Martindale-Hubbell
Power 20 Personal Injury: The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal - 2021 to present
Case History
Cases
- Commercial Litigation Results
- Successfully defended a publicly owned corporation in defense of a multi-million dollar construction claim involving a large hotel and parking facility following a twelve-week jury trial
Transactions
- Person Injury Results Examples
- Represented a woman who sustained a head injury in a motor vehicle accident; resolved by settlement of $2.4 million.
- Represented a woman who suffered multiple broken bones in a motor vehicle accident; resolved by settlement of $700,000.
- Represented a man injured in a workplace accident; jury verdict of $350,000.
- Represented a man injured in a slip-and-fall incident at a retail store; jury verdict of $350,000.
- Represented a man injured in a motorcycle accident; resolved by settlement of $1 million.
- Represented a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle; resolved by settlement of $2.25 million.
- Medical Malpractice Results Examples
- Failure to timely diagnose and treat a cerebral stroke resulting in cognitive, visual, and motor impairment: $4.6 million
- Esophageal intubation error resulting in serious injury: settlement $6.85 million
- Failure to diagnose and treat an aortic dissection: $2.3 million
- Laceration of the carotid artery during a surgical procedure: settlement $2.1 million
- Failure to treat increased intraocular pressure in a pediatric patient: settlement $2.5 million
- Intestinal injury during Cesarean section delivery: settlement $1.05 million
- Failure to diagnose cerebral hemorrhage: settlement $1.5 million
- Bowel injury during gallbladder surgery: verdict $1.25 million
- Ureter injury during oophorectomy: settlement $5.5 million
- Failure to diagnose compartment syndrome: settlement $930,000
- Intrapartum birth asphyxia resulting in cerebral palsy: settlement $5.5 million
- Failure to promptly diagnose and treat a post-operative infection: settlement $1.5 million
- Failure to correctly interpret an EKG in a middle-aged man who later suffered a fatal heart attack: settlement $800,000
- Erb’s palsy caused by negligent delivery practices: settlement $1.2 million
- Failure to accurately interpret a CT scan of the chest and abdomen, delaying treatment for cancer recurrence: settlement $1 million
- Improper endotracheal tube cuff pressure resulting in tracheal necrosis: settlement $750,000
- Improper placement of a feeding tube: settlement $100,000
- Improper placement of a chest tube resulting in severe injury: settlement $2.5 million
- Neurological injury to the arm and hand during rotator cuff surgery: settlement $195,000
- Failure to monitor a patient following a lumbar puncture, resulting in a fall and shoulder injury: settlement $195,000
- Improper post-operative pain management in a patient with sleep apnea resulting in cardiac arrest: settlement $250,000
- Failure to perform an arterial Doppler study to rule out a blood clot in the leg: settlement $1 million
- Failure to timely diagnose stroke symptoms resulting in partial loss of arm function: settlement $550,000
- Perforation of the stomach during a laparoscopic procedure: settlement $1.725 million
- Failure of emergency department staff to protect the airway of a patient unable to swallow, resulting in asphyxiation: settlement $1.925 million
- Failure to stabilize a non-displaced cervical spine fracture, leading to neurological injury
- Failure to timely diagnose and treat an arteriovenous malformation in an infant’s brain
- Improper performance of cataract surgery resulting in loss of vision in one eye
- Failure to diagnose a bladder tumor: settlement $520,000
- Error during a vascular embolization procedure causing injury: settlement $3 million
- Failure to manage constipation in a hospitalized patient, resulting in bowel injury: settlement $700,000
- Failure to properly remove a colon polyp resulting in injury: settlement $450,000
- Failure to rule out a suspected rare autoimmune disease leading to kidney damage: settlement $650,000
- Failure to identify an aneurysm on CT imaging, depriving the patient of surgical repair prior to rupture: settlement $1.1 million
- Elective surgery performed on a patient with a known bacterial infection, resulting in endocarditis: settlement $1.5 million
- Injury to the common bile duct during cholecystectomy in a 54-year-old woman: settlement $450,000
- Failure to completely remove foreign material from a child’s eye: settlement $825,000
- Failure to diagnose a pulmonary embolism: settlement $450,000
- Failure to timely diagnose a tumor in the urinary system: settlement $3 million
- Surgical error during rotator cuff surgery resulting in vascular injury: settlement $2.2 million
- Failure to expedite delivery despite evidence of fetal distress, resulting in hypoxic birth injury: settlement $5.6 million
- Failure to properly control blood pressure during surgery, resulting in ischemic stroke: settlement $1.2 million
- Rectal wall injury during prostatectomy: settlement $300,000
- Failure to monitor a hospitalized patient for seizure activity: settlement $2.7 million
- Retained surgical item following a procedure: settlement $275,000
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