Peter T. Rodgers

MANAGING PARTNER AND CHAIR OF THE MEDICAL, HOSPITAL & NURSING HOME MALPRACTICE PRACTICE GROUP

Peter Rodgers represents individuals in trials involving personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, wrongful death and business disputes. His work in medical malpractice has involved cardiac, neurologic, obstetrical, orthopedic, vascular and infectious disease lawsuits including the failure to diagnose cancer, heart disease and infectious disease. Peter has represented patients who are victims of surgical error and emergency room neglect. He also has represented those injured or killed in auto, premises and workplace accidents.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE RESULTS EXAMPLES
  • Failure to properly and timely diagnose and treat cerebral stroke resulting in cognitive, visual and motor impairment: $4.6 million
  • Esophageal intubation: settlement $6.85 million
  • Failure to diagnose and treat a dissection of the aorta: $2.3 million
  • Lacerated carotid artery during surgical procedure: settlement $2.1 million
  • Failure to treat of increased intraocular pressure in a pediatric patient: settlement $2.5 million
  • Injured intestine during C section delivery: settlement $1.05 million
  • Failure to diagnose cerebral hemorrhage: settlement $1.5 million
  • Injured bowel during gall bladder surgery: verdict $1.25 million
  • Cut ureter during oophorectomy: settlement $5.5 million
  • Failure to diagnose Compartment Syndrome: settlement $930,000
  • Intra partum birth asphyxia causing cerebral palsy: settlement $5.5 million
  • Failure to promptly diagnose and properly treat post-operative infection: settlement $1.5 million
  • Failure to correctly interpret EKG in a middle age man who subsequently dies from heart attack: settlement $800,000
  • Erb’s Palsy injury caused by negligent delivery: settlement $1.2 million
  • Failure to correctly interpret a CT scan of chest and abdomen depriving a cancer patient of the opportunity for prompt treatment of cancer recurrence: settlement $1 million
  • Failure to maintain proper cuff pressure in endotracheal tube resulting in tracheal necrosis: settlement $750,000
  • Failure to properly place a feeding tube: settlement $100,000
  • Failure to properly place a chest tube resulting in severe injury: settlement $2.5 million
  • Neurological injury to arm and hand during rotator cuff surgery: settlement $195,000
  • Failure to monitor patient following lumbar puncture resulting in patient’s fall and shoulder injury: settlement $195,000
  • Improper post operative pain medication in a surgical patient with a history of sleep apnea resulting cardiac arrest: settlement $250,000
  • Failure to perform arterial doppler study to rule out arterial blood clot in the leg: settlement $1 million
  • Failure to timely and accurately diagnose symptoms of a stroke resulting in partial loss of arm function: settlement $550,000
  • Perforation of the stomach during laparoscopic procedure: settlement $1.725 million
  • Failure of emergency room to protect the airway of a patient unable to swallow resulting in asphyxiation: settlement $1.925 million
  • Failure to protect a non displaced cervical spine fracture from displacement leading to neurological injury
  • Failure to timely and accurately diagnose and treat an arteriovenous malformation in the brain of an infant
  • Failure to properly perform cataract surgery leading to loss of vision in one eye
  • Failure to diagnose bladder tumor: settlement $520,000
  • Error in vascular embolization procedure causing injury: settlement $3 million
  • Failure to manage constipation in a hospitalized patient leading to bowel injury: settlement $700,000
  • Failure to properly remove 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 accurately read a CT scan as showing an aneurysm of a major artery, depriving the patient of surgical repair before rupture: settlement $1.1 million
  • Performing elective surgery on a patient with a known bacterial infection resulting in endocarditis: settlement $1.5 million
  • 54 year old woman suffers injury to common bile duct during cholecystectomy – a gall bladder surgery: settlement $450,000
  • Failure to completely remove foreign debris from the eye of a child: settlement $825,000
  • Failure to diagnose a pulmonary embolism: settlement $450,000
  • Failure to make a timely and accurate diagnosis of 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 during labor despite evidence of fetal distress causing birth injury related to hypoxia: settlement $5.6 million
  • Failure to properly control patient’s blood pressure during surgery causing ischemic stroke: settlement $1.2 million
  • Injury to the rectal wall during prostatectomy: settlement $300,000
PERSONAL INJURY RESULTS EXAMPLES
  • Woman suffers head injury in MVA accident: settlement $2.4 million
  • Woman suffers broken bones in MVA accident: settlement $700,000
  • Man injured in work accident: verdict $350,000
  • Man injured in fall at store: verdict $350,000
  • Man injured in motorcycle accident: settlement $1 million
  • Pedestrian struck by motor vehicle: settlement $2.25 million
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION RESULTS EXAMPLE
  • 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

Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
  • American College of Trial Lawyers
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  • New York State Academy of Law
  • Chair of the Attorney Grievance Committee of the Seventh Judicial District by the Appellate Division, Fourth Department (2002-2005)
  • Trustee of McQuaid Jesuit High School (2003 – Present)
  • Chair of McQuaid Jesuit High School Board of Trustees (2009 – 2016)
Education
  • State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D.)
  • Fordham University (B.A.)
ADMISSIONS
  • New York State Bar
  • United States District Courts
ABOUT Peter T. Rodgers

Peter resides in Rochester, New York, with his wife.

HONORS

Peter T. Rodgers is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years of trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.

Peter is listed in Best Lawyers in America and New York Super Lawyers. He received the Best Lawyer’s highest distinction of “Lawyer of the Year in Medical Malpractice – Plaintiffs” in 2013, 2017, and 2023 for Rochester, New York. Peter has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2007.

He is an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates and holds an “AV Preeminent Attorney,” the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Peter was recognized as a “Leader in Law” by the Daily Record in 2011.

See the Super Lawyers website the Best Lawyers website and the Avvo website for more details on rating and selection methodology. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

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N/A Peter T. Rodgers

Peter Rodgers represents individuals in trials involving personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, wrongful death and business disputes. His work in medical malpractice has involved cardiac, neurologic, obstetrical, orthopedic, vascular and infectious disease lawsuits including the failure to diagnose cancer, heart disease and infectious disease. Peter has represented patients who are victims of surgical error and emergency room neglect. He also has represented those injured or killed in auto, premises and workplace accidents.

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