Legal Opinion

Scicchitano v. Gerstein

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

Decided April 26, 2011Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for wrongful death, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Martin, J.), entered August 24, 2009, which, upon a jury verdict finding that the defendant did not depart from good and accepted medical practice, is in favor of the defendant and against her, in effect, dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff failed to request a charge regarding spoliation of evidence, and failed to preserve for appellate review any issue regarding the trial court’s failure to instruct…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rossetti v. CampanellaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. Columbia v. HorowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. Schlecter v. AbbondadelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. Rockowitz v. GreensteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Chajet v. BronnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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