Legal Opinion

Richardson v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

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

Decided March 25, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Douglas McKeon, J.), entered April 9, 1991, which denied plaintiffs’ motion to serve a late notice of claim, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The infant’s claim is time-barred since the maximum 10 year extension of the Statute of Limitations afforded to infants in medical malpractice actions by CPLR 208 runs from the initial negligent act, not from the end of any period of subsequent continuous treatment (Matter of Daniel J. v New York City Health & Hosps. Corp., 77 NY2d 630). The infant’s mother’s claim is also time-barred since it is derivative of the *377…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Daniel J. v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Wojnarowski v. CherryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. Kramer v. Twin County GrocersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sassen v. LazarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Sarjoo v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Batish v. GandhiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  4. Sassen v. LazarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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