Laskowitz v. CIBA Vision Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Friedmann, J.
On this appeal we are asked to consider whether the Legislature, by codifying in Public Health Law § 2805-d actions involving medical, dental, or podiatric malpractice based upon a lack of informed consent, repealed the common-law doctrine of informed consent as to health care professionals not expressly included in that statute.
The plaintiff at bar suffered permanent damage to her right eye following her use of extended-wear contact lenses which had been prescribed for her by her optometrist, the defendant Joseph Kurtz. It was the plaintiff’s position that…
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