Vinciguerra v. Jameson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harvey, J.
Plaintiff commenced this action in December 1987 to recover damages for alleged medical malpractice committed by defendant during a surgical operation performed on plaintiff to remove a cyst on her left ovary in November 1983. Plaintiff alleges that during the course of the operation, defendant mistakenly applied hemoclips (small metallic devices used to control bleeding during surgery) to plaintiff’s ureter instead of attaching them to a blood vessel. These hemoclips were reportedly allowed to remain in plaintiff’s abdomen after completion of the surgery. As a…
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