Legal Opinion
Friedmann v. New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 1, 2009PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.), entered July 11, 2005, which, to the extent appealed from, denied the motion of defendant Silvercrest Extended Care Facility (Silvercrest) for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, affirmed, without costs.
The right leg of plaintiffs decedent ruptured after it struck a bed rail while aides at Silvercrest were preparing her for dinner and adjusting her bedding. The decedent was bedridden and had fragile skin that was prone to rupture as a result of medications she took for her numerous ailments. The facility also…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Reardon v. Presbyterian HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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