Legal Opinion
Giventer v. Rementeria
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 1999PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph J. Maltese, J.
A physician who is a codefendant in a medical malpractice action may be asked to express an opinion about the actions of the other codefendant physicians or other medical staff members, if he or she is professionally qualified to render an opinion which is relevant to the case.
Facts
During a medical malpractice trial involving the delivery of a severely brain damaged baby the defense attorney, Raymond Belair, Esq., who represented an anesthesiologist, a pediatric resident, a neonatologist and the hospital, objected to plaintiffs’ counsel’s questions to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Becker v. . KochNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- McDermott v. Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- People Ex Rel. Kraushaar Bros. & Co. v. ThorpeNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Johnson v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Braun v. AhmedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Bubar v. BrodmanNew York Supreme Court · 2010