Legal Opinion

Prince v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 14, 1989PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and defendant’s motion granted, in accordance with the following memorandum: The State appeals from an order of the Court of Claims which denied its motion to dismiss the claim on the ground that it was not accompanied by a CPLR 3012-a certificate of merit. In denying the claim, the court determined that the claim sounds solely in negligence, not medical malpractice, and that a CPLR 3012-a certificate thus was not required to be filed with the claim. We disagree.

The claim seeks damages for the conscious pain and suffering and wrongful…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Santangelo v. RaskinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. Steinberg v. Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterNew York Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Sullivan v. H.I.P. Hospital, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Brown v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1988
  5. Hannah v. McLaughlinNew York Supreme Court · 1987

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Kolb v. StroghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. Dye v. LeveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. Perez v. Lenox Hill HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Smith v. CruzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. Frisina v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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