Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Bay Ridge Obstetrical & Gynecological Associates
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 27, 1988PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Plaintiffs appeal from an order dismissing their malpractice complaint for failure to state a cause of action (CPLR 3211 [a] [7]). In her complaint and supporting papers (see, CPLR 3211 [c]), plaintiff* alleges that she consulted defendant Rubino, her gynecologist, because she had not had a menstrual period for over three months and her "home pregnancy tests” were negative. After a visual examination and with no blood or urine analysis, defendant informed her that she was not pregnant. Without explaining any of the attendant risks, he prescribed the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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