Hyatt v. Maguire

Rose, J.P.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Mc-Keighan, J.), entered March 19, 2012 in Washington County, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Flaintiff was diagnosed by orthopedist Richard Saunders as having suffered a dislocated left sternoclavicular (hereinafter SC) joint as the result of a motor vehicle accident and, following roughly a year of unsuccessful treatment, Saunders performed surgery to remove approximately three centimeters from her left radial clavicle. Subsequently, plaintiff commenced this negligence action against…