Legal Opinion
Marte v. Montefiore Medical Center
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lewis R. Friedman, J.
As part of a "comprehensive reform” of the malpractice adjudication system, the Legislature, in the Medical Malpractice Insurance Company Reform Act of 1985 (L 1985, ch 294), provided special mandatory calendar practice rules for those actions. The proposal was sponsored by the Governor. His program memorandum noted that the new procedures were "to expedite the resolution of malpractice claims”; presumably, expeditious determinations would reduce malpractice *746insurance premiums by controlling litigation expenses and reducing the "uncertainty in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Barasch v. MicucciNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- A. G. Ship Maintenance Corp. v. LezakNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. GrudenNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- A & J Concrete Corp. v. ArkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Lentlie v. EganNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Tewari v. TsoutsourasNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Kolb v. StroghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Negron v. Hospital of Albert Einstein College of MedicineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Tewari v. TsoutsourasNew York Supreme Court · 1989