Jeske v. Mount Sinai Medical Center

This case involves an appeal from the trial court’s partial summary judgment order against Charlotte Jeske. The trial court ruled that: (1) a parent of an adult child is not entitled to recover damages for the loss of society and companionship of the *507child where he or she is allegedly injured by medical malpractice; (2) a parent is not entitled to recover damages for the negligent infliction of emotional distress derived from a child's injury where the parent is not within the range of ordinary physical peril due to the allegedly tortious activity; and, (3) where there is no basis for…