Legal Opinion
Silvestri v. Smallberg
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 1, 1996PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Louise Gruner Gans, J., and a jury), entered July 21, 1995, inter alia, awarding plaintiff net present value damages of $1,700,692.50, plus interest, affirmed, without costs.
Conflicting testimony in this medical malpractice action as to whether defendant deviated from good and accepted standards of medical practice in not performing a lumbar puncture raised issues of credibility for the jury’s resolution, whose verdict on the issue of malpractice reflects a fair interpretation of the evidence (see, Lichtenstein v Bauer, 203 AD2d 89). There was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Rohring v. City of Niagara FallsNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Kirschhoffer v. Van DykeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Johnston v. JoyceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Lichtenstein v. BauerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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- Flynn v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1998
- Blakesley v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 2000
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