Hookman v. Lenox Hill Hospital

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Elliott Wilk, J.), entered August 6, 1996, which, after a nonjury trial, found in favor of defendant hospital and against plaintiff resident, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

A fair interpretation of the evidence (see, Charles J. Hecht, P. C. v Clowes, 224 AD2d 312) supports the trial court’s credibility determination that defendant’s reasons for terminating plaintiffs residency, primarily clinical incompetence, were not a pretext for retaliation motivated by her complaints of illegally excessive hours in violation of 10 NYCRR 405.4 (b) (6). In any…