Legal Opinion
Mason v. Central Suffolk Hospital
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 2004PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
R.S. Smith, J.
In Gelbard v Genesee Hosp. (87 NY2d 691, 698 [1996]), we left open the question “whether a breach of contract action can be predicated on a violation of medical staff bylaws.” We now answer that question in part, holding that no action for damages may be based on a violation of medical staff bylaws, unless clear language in the bylaws creates a right to that relief.
Facts
Doctor Roger Mason was a member of the medical staff of Central Suffolk Hospital and a specialist in laparoscopic surgery (surgery performed by means of a narrow tube called a laparoscope…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Maas v. Cornell UniversityNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Tedeschi v. Wagner CollegeNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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- Giannelli v. St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Gelbard v. Genesee HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
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