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New York Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defendants Not Liable For Patient’s Stroke Due To Endocarditis

January 23, 2024

Background Facts In May 2011, Barbara Petillo sought treatment from the defendant Paul Maller, her primary care doctor, for an unexplained fever. After treatment with oral antibiotics failed, Maller ordered a CT scan, among other tests. Based on Petillo’s history of lymphoma and the imaging re[...]

New York Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement

November 26, 2020

The New York Appellate Division, Second Department (“New York Appellate Court”), in its decision dated November 4, 2020, refused to enforce a nursing home arbitration agreement, stating that the nursing home “failed to demonstrate that the resident, or William as her representative[...]

New York Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Hospital On Vicarious Liability Claim In Medical Malpractice Case

June 17, 2018

The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department (“New York Appellate Court”) in its May 16, 2018 Decision & Order reversed summary judment granted to the defendant hospital in a New York medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff conten[...]

New York Rejects Attempt To Cap Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases At $250,000

August 23, 2011

During the recent New York legislative session, the New York Senate’s Republican majority’s support of a measure to limit noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000 failed when the Speaker of the Assembly strongly opposed the measure and Governor Andrew Cuomo rejected[...]

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New York Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defendants Not Liable For Patient’s Stroke Due To Endocarditis

New York Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement

New York Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Hospital On Vicarious Liability Claim In Medical Malpractice Case

New York Rejects Attempt To Cap Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases At $250,000

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