Creed v. United Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mangano, P. J.
The primary issue to be resolved on this appeal is whether the plaintiffs’ malpractice action, which seeks damages for emotional and psychic injuries only, can withstand a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action. In our view, this question must be answered in the negative.
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The defendant Dr. Albert Parker was retained under a written agreement with the defendant I.V.F. Australia (USA) Ltd. (hereinafter I.V.F. [USA]) to assist in the performance of in vitro fertilizations. In 1987, the plaintiffs, a married couple, enrolled in the in vitro…
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