Uri Gilboa and Co. Law Office

Uri Gilboa and Co. Law Office is a leading boutique law firm specializing in medical malpractice and complex tort claims. The firm, founded in 1988, is well known for its professional excellence and the successes it produces for its clients while specializing in expert investigation and investigative fieldwork

Throughout 35 years of legal activity, the firm has gained extensive experience and in-depth expertise handling claims in the field of medical malpractice, including childbirth malpractice, pregnancy malpractice, failure to diagnose acquired diseases timely, and surgical malpractice. Moreover, the firm specializes in torts, with a particular emphasis on complex torts, where proof of liability is required, such as falls from buildings, injuries to innocents by the Israeli police, and fatal traffic accidents.
This law firm’s excellent reputation is based not only on the extensive knowledge and experience it has acquired over decades of practice, but also on its impressive record of handling complicated and complex cases in its areas of expertise.

Areas of Expertise

Medical Malpractice

Uri Gilboa and Co. Law Office represents its clients in medical malpractice lawsuits dealing with injuries caused by negligence on the part of the medical staff. The complex claims, involving high financial stakes, require special expertise, in-depth knowledge, and experience in complex litigation, including the investigation conducted by medical experts. Over the last three decades, the firm has accumulated a great deal of expertise in the field, which is reflected in the many successes it has achieved for its clients.

Tort Law

Uri Gilboa and Co. Law Office provides its clients with exceptional legal services in all matters related to Tort Law, including car accidents, workplace accidents, negligent acts, assault, and trespassing.
Furthermore, the firm handles insurance claims against insurance companies on behalf of the insured or third parties.

Attorney Uri Gilboa - Owner and Founder of the Firm

Attorney Uri Gilboa specializes in case management and complex litigation in the firm’s areas of expertise, with unique expertise in expert investigation and investigative fieldwork. He has many years of experience and proven successes in the field. Attorney Gilboa graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Faculty of Law and holds a mediation certification.
Attorney Gilboa served as a Major in the reserves and as a member of the disciplinary court of the Israel Police.

Adv. Amit Uria - Partner

Attorney Amit Uria specializes in the field of medical malpractice and represents his clients in complex tort cases.
Attorney Uria is a graduate of the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has extensive experience in the firm’s areas of expertise.

Selected Rulings

Uri Gilboa and Co. Law Office has obtained many rulings to its credit, including the following:

Medical Malpractice

• 3.4 million NIS was received in a settlement of a lawsuit against medical malpractice during a head surgery.
• 5.5 million NIS (3.65 net) was received in settlement of a lawsuit against a prestigious hospital that mishandled the childbirth, leaving the girl with cerebral palsy.
• NIS 4.3 million was awarded to the firm’s client in a lawsuit against attorney Amos Givon, who was negligent in managing a medical malpractice lawsuit.
• 3 million NIS in damages due to negligence in the repair of urine leaks during surgery.
• NIS 2.5 million was awarded to a family who lost their daughter during childbirth as a result of a uterine rupture caused by the administration of Pitocin. Data from a previous birth that would have revealed a narrow uterine canal was not reviewed by the medical staff.
• 2.7 million NIS was awarded for injuries caused by negligence to a 76-year-old woman who lost her kidneys following a simple urinary incontinence operation. The court ruled that the sequence of events points to serious mistakes made by Hadassah in treating the plaintiff, which led to the challenging situation the plaintiff reached, and there is no reason to attribute to the plaintiff “contributory fault” or to avoid minimizing the damages.
• NIS 2.2 million was awarded to the family of a mother who gave birth and was discharged home after suffering an undiagnosed stroke and died. The deceased’s family filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital through its lawyers Uri Gilboa and Amit Aryeh, claiming that effective medical treatment could have been provided had the required tests been performed on time.
• NIS 2.2 million in settlement for a 6-month delay in diagnosing lung cancer.
• NIS 1.5 million was awarded to parents who lost their daughter during childbirth due to infection. The hospital failed to perform the required tests and ignored the need to provide prophylactic antibiotics.

Work Accidents, Traffic Accidents and Lawsuits Against the Israel Police
• NIS 3.3 million was awarded as damages against the Israel Police (Police Investigation Department) for failing to prevent a murder.
• NIS 2.6 million was awarded to a citizen injured by the Israel Police.
• NIS 3.5 million was settled in the lawsuit of an employee who was killed by an excavator overturning during the construction of the Egyptian border fence.
• NIS 3.6 million was awarded to the surviving family members of a kibbutz member, who was electrocuted to death due to the kibbutz’s negligence.
• NIS 4 million was awarded to a construction worker from the West Bank who fell, leaving him disabled.

Pending Claims

• Claim exceeding NIS 3 million for negligent Dilation and Curettage that caused a hysterectomy and damage to the urinary system.
• A lawsuit totaling NIS 2.5 million was filed against Tel HaShomer Hospital for an incorrect paternity test.
• A lawsuit in the amount of NIS 2.5 million was filed due to a negligent delay in diagnosing a malignant tumor that resulted in the premature death of a young woman.
• A claim exceeding NIS 2.5 million was filed against the Israel Police for abuse of an innocent person.
• A claim exceeding NIS 2.5 million against a mental health facility that did not properly guard a patient who committed suicide.