Legal Opinion
Wert v. Lenox Hill Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 5, 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the defendant Lenox Hill Hospital appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Monteleone, J.), entered December 9, 1987, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed as against the defendant Lenox Hill Hospital.
In this action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff charged that she suffered mental anguish as a result of an erroneous pathology report…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Fileccia v. Massapequa General HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
3Cited by5 opinions
- Menzel v. PlotnickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Fritz v. Southside HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Schaefer v. MarchianoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- O'Shaughnessy v. HinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Santangelo v. Crouse Medical Group, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994