Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Jewish Hospital & Medical Center
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1978PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John A. Monteleone, J.
In this medical malpractice action plaintiff moves to strike items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the defendant Dr. Dolph Shapiro’s demand for a bill of particulars.
The relief requested herein is typical of numerous motions *681in this specialized area of law. The contested items appear in literally hundreds of demands for particulars by attorneys defending doctors and hospitals. The issue is whether these items are proper matters to be answered in a bill of particulars.
The contested demands read as follows:
"5. A statement of the accepted medical practices, customs…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pike v. . HonsingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- McDermott v. Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- Cirelli v. Victory Memorial HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- State v. Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Johnson v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Scalone v. Phelps Memorial Hospital CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Ginsberg v. GinsbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Patterson v. Jewish Hospital & Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- McKenzie v. St. Elizabeth HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Bouton v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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