Legal Opinion
Motichka v. Cody
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 11, 2001PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered October 13, 1999, which, after a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor, denied defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict as to liability but granted his motion to the extent of directing a new trial as to damages unless plaintiff stipulated to a reduction of the jury’s $2,250,000 pain and suffering award to $850,000, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The verdict, finding defendant doctor liable for failing to obtain plaintiff’s informed consent to the modified radical mastectomy he performed on her, was supported by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- King v. JordanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Teichner v. W & J Holsteins, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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