Legal Opinion

Padula v. Bucalo

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 29, 1999PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals, on the ground of inadequacy, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Feuerstein, J.), dated August 19, 1998, which, upon a jury ■verdict, is in her favor and against the defendant Terrace Heights Hospital only in the sum of $246,617.08.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

We reject the plaintiff’s contention that the Supreme Court should have charged the jury that the defendant Terrace Heights Hospital (hereinafter the hospital) could be held vicariously liable for the alleged negligence…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hill v. St. Clare's HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Litwak v. Our Lady of Victory Hospital of LackawannaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. Abraham v. DulitAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. Ryan v. New York City HealthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Sampson v. ContilloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. Orgovan v. BloomAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Johnson v. Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Christopherson v. Queens-Long Island Medical Group, P.C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Gardner v. Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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