Legal Opinion
Cynthia B. v. New Rochelle Hospital Medical Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 3, 1982PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gibbons, J. P.
■The appeals present for resolution the somewhat unusual question of whether, in a medical malpractice action *257in which the plaintiff alleges that the defendant had aggravated a pre-existing mental disorder, a nonparty private hospital may, despite plaintiff’s authorization and waiver of her physician-patient privilege, properly resist the release of her psychiatric hospital records for discovery and inspection.
This action against the New Rochelle Hospital Medical Center and three physicians was commenced in or about July of 1979 by the plaintiff, Cynthia B.,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Koump v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Prink v. Rockefeller Center, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Mulligan v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Gotkin v. MillerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1974
- Camacho v. IafrateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Pizzo v. BunoraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Shapiro v. LevineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Kusterman v. GlickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985