Legal Opinion
Weinberg v. Gibstein
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 15, 1991No. 89-CV-3000PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION & ORDER
BARTELS, District Judge.
The defendant in this diversity suit, Dr. Alan Gibstein, moves for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56 on the grounds that plaintiffs action is time barred by New York’s two and one-half year statute of limitations for medical malpractice actions. C.P.L.R. § 214-a. Plaintiff Samuel Weinberg, suing on behalf of his wife, decedent Estelle Weinberg, counters that the statute was tolled by the “continuous treatment” doctrine.
Facts
Plaintiff’s decedent Estelle Weinberg (hereafter “Weinberg”) first visited the Defendant Gibstein in March of…
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- Richardson v. OrentreichNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
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