Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Tzimas
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1987PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stanley L. Sklar, J.
The issue raised on the application of plaintiffs’ counsel for *336leave to withdraw in this medical malpractice case is whether they may withdraw at a late date, after discovery, after the case has been calendared, and after a medical malpractice panel hearing has been held, when counsel has determined that they cannot secure the services of an expert witness to testify at trial. Leave to withdraw is granted.
FACTS
Plaintiffs originally retained one law firm to prosecute the claim of the then infant plaintiff, and her father’s derivative claim. Ms. Cohen,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Weynberg v. City of New York Commission on Human RightsNew York Supreme Court · 1968
- Schwartz v. JonesNew York Supreme Court · 1969
- Rindner v. Cannon Mills, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1985
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Kingdom v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1995
- LeMin v. Central Suffolk HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Hannah v. McLaughlinNew York Supreme Court · 1987
- Elton v. DoughertyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
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