Weiss v. Goldfarb

In this medical malpractice case tried to a jury, the jury determined that St. Michael’s Hospital’s negligence was a proximate cause of the death of plaintiffs decedent, and returned a damages verdict against the Hospital in the amount of $150,000. The jury also returned a verdict of no cause of action in favor of Doctors Rubenstein, Senft, and Haddad. On appeal, the Appellate Division ruled that the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiffs claims against Nurse Forshage at the close of plaintiffs case, and that because of trial error the verdict in favor of Dr. Haddad must be set aside and…