Legal Opinion

Khosrova v. Westermann

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 25, 2013PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice and lack of informed consent, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Baisley, Jr., J.), dated October 4, 2011, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

“The requisite elements of proof in a medical malpractice action are a deviation or departure from accepted community standards of medical practice, and evidence that such deviation or departure was a proximate cause of injury or damage (see Castro v New York…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Stukas v. StreiterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Rebozo v. WilenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Geffner v. North Shore University HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Deutsch v. ChaglassianAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Castro v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  4. Ahmed v. PannoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. Mitchell v. Grace Plaza of Great Neck, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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