Legal Opinion
Hinlicky v. Dreyfuss
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 2006PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
In October 1996, decedent Marie Hinlicky, age 71, underwent an endarterectomy to remove plaque buildup in her carotid artery. Though the surgery was completed successfully, she suffered a heart attack and died 25 days later. Plaintiff, as administrator of her estate, 1 brought this medical malpractice action alleging negligence on the part of internist Robert O. Frank, surgeon David C. Dreyfuss and anesthesiologists Riverside Associates.
At the nine-day jury trial 16 witnesses testified: plaintiff and his brother; three nurses and a nonparty doctor who…
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