Legal Opinion · Dissent

Devadas v. Niksarli

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

Decided September 4, 2014No. 11697 107637/07Published

1DissentFriedman, J.

The majority affirms the judgment for plaintiff Johnson Devadas in this medical malpractice action based on its holding that a factual question was presented at trial as to whether the “continuous treatment” doctrine tolled the running of the statute of limitations from May 19, 2004, the date of plaintiffs last immediate postoperative consultation with defendant Kevin Niksarli, M.D., until February 21, 2007, the date of plaintiffs last consultation with defendant before he commenced this ac*1011tion.1 The majority reaches this result even though it is undisputed that, following defendant’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. McDermott v. TorreNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Young v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. Rizk v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Richardson v. OrentreichNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Curcio v. IppolitoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984

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