A Verified Complaint filed on March 29, 2021 in the Superior Court of the State of New York County of Bronx alleged, in part:

On or about May of 2013 infant plaintiff J.B. was under the medical care, diagnoses and treatment of defendants VERONICA SANTILLI, M.D., BELA REYNGOLD, M.D., and GALINA SLOOTSKY, M.D, and BROOK ISLAND PEDIATRIC GROUP and/or their agents continuing to on or about June of 2015 infant plaintiff J.B. was under the medical care, diagnoses and treatment of defendants’ VERONICA SANTILLI, M.D., BELA REYNGOLD, M.D., and GALINA SLOOTSKY, M.D, and BROOK ISLAND PEDIATRIC GROUP and as a result of these and all defendants’ failure to timely and/or properly treat infant plaintiff J.B., including but not limited to, the failure to render timely and/or properly provide pediatric care, failure to diagnose and/or timely diagnose lyme disease and other tick co-pathogens, in failing to timely and/or properly order serological testing, in failing to proscribe antibiotics, in failing to recognize clinical indications of lyme disease and/or tick borne illness, in failing to diagnose a bullseye rash, in failing to appreciate the severity of the
situation, in failing to properly analyze, serological testing, in failing to properly refer, in failing to have a proper plan, in failing to properly document patient notes, in failing to properly evaluate, diagnose and treat clinical indications of lyme disease and/or tick borne related diseases, and other negligence, infant plaintiff J.B. suffered severe, serious and permanent injuries including, but not limited to nerve damage; paraplegia; epilepsy; acute flaccid paralysis; paralysis; and other severe, serious and permanent injuries.

Said occurrences were due to the carelessness and negligence of the defendants VERONICA SANTILLI, M.D., BELA REYNGOLD, M.D., and GALINA SLOOTSKY, M.D and/or their agents, servants and/or employees, in failing to render
good and proper pediatric and/or medical care and in failing to treat infant plaintiff J.B. in the accepted and proper medical manner and all without any fault or lack of care of the infant plaintiff J.B.

By reason of the foregoing carelessness and negligence of the defendants, their agents, servants and/or employees, infant plaintiff J.B. sustained severe and serious personal injuries, a severe shock to her nervous system and certain internal injuries and was caused to suffer severe physical pain and mental anguish and as a result thereof, and upon information and belief these injuries were of a permanent and lasting nature; that infant plaintiff was confined to her bed, home and medical institutions as a result thereof, and was incapacitated from attended her regular activities, and was caused to be expended a sum of money for the medical and hospital care on her behalf.

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