Bernstein v. Bodean

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jones, J.

Following introduction in evidence of the recommendation of a medical malpractice panel concerning the question of liability, pursuant to section 148-a of the Judiciary Law, the doctor panel members called as witnesses may be examined, subject to the customary oversight of the Trial Judge, on any matter which will reasonably assist the triers of fact in assessing the probative worth of the panel recommendation.

Deborah Bernstein was the victim of a rare malignancy which originated as a small growth on the left thumb and metastasized first to her arm and then to her…