Legal Opinion

Jaffe v. New York Hospital

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

Decided April 28, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Karla Moskowitz, J.), entered October 29, 1996, denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendant dismissing the complaint.

In 1980, the infant plaintiff was treated at defendant hospital, at which time he tested positive for H. influenza meningitis and septic arthritis. Plaintiffs 1991 action raising medical malpractice claims alleging a failure to diagnose and treat meningitis was dismissed for failure to bring the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Romano v. StanleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  3. Fileccia v. Massapequa General HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Sisko v. New York HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. Jaffee v. New York HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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