Legal Opinion
Vargas v. Rosal-Arcillas
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 1981PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Arthur W. Lonschein, J.
This is an action stemming from the allegedly unauthorized circumcision of the infant plaintiff by the defendants. There are four causes of action, alleging (1) that the circumcision was done without consent of the infant’s parents; (2) that the defendants negligently failed to adhere to standards of good and accepted medical practice in allowing the circumcision to be performed without the parents’ consent; and (3) and (4) derivative causes of action by each parent. Specific ad damnum clauses are appended to each cause of action except the second.
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