Legal Opinion
Williams v. Roosevelt Hospital
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1985PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
A witness at an examination before trial in a medical malpractice action may invoke the physician-patient privilege (CPLR 4504) to avoid revealing the substance of confidential communications made to her physician, but may not refuse to testify as to relevant medical incidents or facts concerning herself or her children. Accordingly, we find no error in the Appellate Division’s decision granting defendants’ motion for further examination of the nonparty witness.
The infant plaintiff, Rashan Williams, was born on March 17, 1979, and, the complaint alleges,…
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