Legal Opinion

Pingtella v. Jones

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 2, 2003PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lawton, J.

In this medical malpractice matter, we are asked to determine whether defendant psychiatrist owed a duty of care to the child of his patient. Defendant appeals from an order that, inter alia, denied those parts of his motion seeking dismissal of the cause of action for physical and psychiatric injuries on behalf of the child and the derivative cause of action for plaintiffs care of the child. On appeal, defendant contends that he owed no duty of care to the child, while plaintiff contends that, under the facts of this case, defendant owed a duty to the child to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Eiseman v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. De Angelis v. Lutheran Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Purdy v. Public AdministratorNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Schrempf v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Williams v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1955

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Shaw v. QC-Medi New York Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Herrgesell v. Genesee HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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