Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Sheehan Memorial Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 29, 2000PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion denied and complaint against defendant Sheehan Memorial Hospital reinstated. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in granting the motion of Sheehan Memorial Hospital (defendant) for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against it. Although a hospital may not be held liable for the negligence of a private attending physician practicing at its facility, it “may yet be held concurrently liable with a private practitioner for the independent negligence of [its] medical staff’ (Gerner v Long Is. Jewish Hillside Med. Ctr., 203 AD2d 60,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Gerner v. Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Indelicato v. Wyckoff Heights HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Pellegrino v. CunananAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Groeger v. Col-Les Orthopedic Associates, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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3Cited by3 opinions
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