Vona v. Wank
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for dental malpractice, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Davis, J.), dated September 27, 2001, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $250,000.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
To establish a prima facie case of dental malpractice, the plaintiff was required to show a deviation or departure from accepted practice, and that such departure was a proximate cause of her injury (see Holton v Sprain Brook Manor Nursing Home, 253 AD2d 852 [1998];…
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