Legal Opinion · Dissent

Fahey v. Canino

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

Decided April 24, 2003Published

1DissentLahtinen, J.

I respectfully dissent. Concedediy, the lines of liability in this troublesome and emotionally compelling area of law are not delineated with acuity and have resulted in many divided decisions (see Tebbutt v Virostek, 65 NY2d 931 [1985] [three judge plurality, one judge concurring on constraint; two separately penned dissents]; see also Lynch v Bay Ridge Obstetrical & Gynecological Assoc., 72 NY2d 632 *1073[1988] [divided court]; Martinez v Long Is. Jewish Hillside Med. Ctr., 70 NY2d 697 [1987] [divided court]; Vaccaro v Squibb Corp., 52 NY2d 809 [1980] [divided court]). Under prevailing…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Lynch v. Bay Ridge Obstetrical & Gynecological AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Vaccaro v. Squibb Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Martinez v. Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Ferrara v. BernsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Canty v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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