Legal Opinion

Davis v. Patel

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

Decided October 9, 2001PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for medical malpractice, the defendants Pankaj Patel and Syng Yong Kwak appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Rosenberg, J.), dated December 1, 2000, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against them.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, the complaint is dismissed insofar as asserted against the appellants, and the action against the remaining defendants is severed.

In April 1989 the plaintiffs decedent, who was 47 years old and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Bell v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. Weinreb v. RiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Ibguy v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Nestorowich v. RicottaNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. Park v. KovachevichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. Salvatore v. Winthrop University Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. Stephen v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. Feteha v. ScheinmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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