Pjetri v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

Kupferman, J. (dissenting in part and concurring in part).

In this medical malpractice action, in which negligence was conceded, a judgment was obtained in the principal amount of $7,000,000 for the injured plaintiff, who had suffered profound *109brain damage due to oxygen deprivation during the course of an operation, and $1,500,000 in favor of his wife on her derivative claim.

Incidentally, the jury award was $24,500,000 and $3,000,000, respectively, which was reduced to $7,000,000 and $1,500,000 pursuant to stipulation.

At issue is the question of interest, judgment having been entered and…