Legal Opinion

Ferrara v. Leventhal

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

Decided April 4, 1977PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtShapiro, J.

In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered May 23, 1975, on a jury verdict in favor of the defendants Harvey R. Leventhal and the County of Nassau. We reverse and grant a new trial.

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE

This is an action based upon the medical malpractice of Dr. Harvey R. Leventhal, a neurosurgeon, and Nassau County, the owner and operator of the Nassau County Medical Center (also known as Meadowbrook Hospital) for failing to diagnose and treat plaintiff’s unruptured intracranial aneurysm with the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Schreiber v. CestariAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
  2. Dunn v. Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn & Queens, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  3. Ward v. KovacsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  4. Quinones v. Public AdministratorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  5. Morse v. RapkinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Flanigan v. Prudential Federal Savings & Loan Assoc.Montana Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Chudson v. RatraCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1988
  3. Cicorelli v. CapobiancoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. LeBlanc v. Northern Colfax County HospitalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Cicorelli v. CapobiancoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

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