Lien Luu v. Paskowski
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*857In a medical malpractice action, a plaintiff must prove that there was a deviation or a departure from good and accepted practice and that such departure or deviation was a proximate cause of injury or damage (see Myers v Ferrara, 56 AD3d 78 [2008]). On a motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, a defendant physician has the burden of establishing the absence of any departure from good and accepted practice, or, if there was a departure, that the plaintiff was not injured thereby (see Rebozo v Wilen, 41 AD3d 457, 458 [2007]; Thompson v Orner, 36 AD3d 791, 791-792 [2007]; Taylor v…
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