Legal Opinion
Forrester v. Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology Group
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 3, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Segal, J.), dated May 11, 1999, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion is denied.
A cause of action to recover damages for medical malpractice must be founded upon the existence of a physician-patient relationship (see, Delacy v University Radiology Assocs., 254 AD2d 450; Megally v LaPorta, 253 AD2d 35; Heller v Peekskill Community…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lee v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Hickey v. Travelers InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Heller v. Peekskill Community HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Megally v. LaPortaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Delacy v. University Radiology Associates, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
3Cited by5 opinions
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- White v. Southside HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Gedon v. Bry-Lin Hospitals, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Bazakos v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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