Stilloe v. Contini

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mikoll, J. P.

The issue here is whether defendant William Contini or defendant Associates in Medicine, P. C. (hereinafter AIM) rendered continuous treatment to plaintiff by renewing plaintiff’s prescription for prednisone by telephone and, thus, tolling the Statute of Limitations. Under the doctrine of continuous treatment, the time in which to bring a malpractice action is stayed when the course of treatment which includes the wrongful acts or omissions has run continuously and is related to the same original condition or complaint (see, McDermott v Torre, 56 NY2d 399,…