Legal Opinion
Zeleznik v. Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 26, 1975PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartuscello, Acting P.J.
The plaintiff suffered a serious *200injury to his right hand following a right brachial angiography administered to discover the cause of a neurological deficit of his left side. By special verdicts, defendants Drs. Pomina and Berman were held liable for lack of the plaintiff’s informed consent to the procedure and for negligence in treatment following the angiography. The jury awarded damages of $500,000. These defendants have appealed from so much of the ensuing judgment as is against them based on this award of damages.
We hold that the charge to the jury as to various aspects of the cause of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Fogal v. Genesee HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Hartley v. SzadkowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Carroll v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
3Cited by30 opinions
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- Gerety v. DemersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
- Dance v. Town of SouthamptonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Karlsons v. GuerinotAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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