Legal Opinion
Velasquez v. Skory
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 20, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
Plaintiff, on behalf of herself and her infant daughter, commenced this medical malpractice action against, among others, defendant David S. Skory (hereinafter defendant), an obstetrician. Briefly stated, plaintiff alleged that shortly before her due date, she presented with physical characteristics which should have led defendant to diagnose her fetus as macrosomic (abnormally large for the gestational age), a condition that increases the risk of injury during vaginal delivery. When defendant subsequently performed a vaginal delivery, plaintiffs child became stuck and sustained injuries…
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