Legal Opinion
Peters v. Asarian
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 29, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In early December 2004, after the plaintiff was diagnosed with breast cancer, the defendant Armand Asarían, a surgeon, performed a mastectomy, and the defendant Nadeema Chaudhry, a plastic surgeon, performed breast-reconstruction surgery. The reconstruction entailed, inter alia, the insertion of a tissue expander. Asarían and Chaudhry both worked at the defendant Brooklyn Hospital Center, and shared an office suite. Asarían had recommended to the plaintiff that Chaudhry perform the reconstruction surgery. The plaintiff experienced pain after the surgeries and, within a few days, she asked…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Capece v. NashAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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