Legal Opinion
Ganess v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 1995PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*735OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Plaintiff was born on August 6, 1973 at Elmhurst General Hospital, Queens County, with a medical condition known as Erb’s palsy, which affects his left shoulder and arm. Beginning shortly after his birth, plaintiff visited doctors at the Hospital’s Pediatric Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Clinic where his condition was monitored and his parents received instruction in a therapeutic program of home exercises.
At a meeting with his parents when plaintiff was 3 Vi years old, the doctors at Elmhurst explained that plaintiff’s injuries were likely to be permanent. At that meeting,…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- McDermott v. TorreNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Borgia v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Nykorchuck v. HenriquesNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Richardson v. OrentreichNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Daniel J. v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
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4Cited by41 opinions
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- Plummer v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Couch v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Chulla v. DiStefanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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