Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Physicians Hospital
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edwin Kassoff, J.
In this medical malpractice and negligence action, plaintiff Gregory Hughes, by his father and guardian ad litem Robert Hughes, moves to resettle an order of this court dated September 13, 1990. This case involves the issues of whether it is appropriate for this court to appoint a guardian ad litem for the plaintiff and whether this court should approve the payment of the settlement proceeds into a supplemental needs trust for the benefit of plaintiff.
The facts in this case are not in dispute. In 1985 plaintiff Gregory Hughes, an adult who had not been…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sengstack v. SengstackNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- Wurster v. . ArmfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Navarro Ex Rel. Navarro v. SullivanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1990
- Weingarten v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1978
3Cited by7 opinions
- Tudorov v. CollazoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- DiGennaro v. Community Hospital of Glen CoveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Frerks v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Mills v. DurstNew York Supreme Court · 1993
- Frerks v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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