DeAngelis v. Lutheran Medical Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gibbons, J.
The issue on these appeals is whether a child has a cause of action for the loss of parental consortium for injuries negligently inflicted on the parent by third parties. After a review of the considerable arguments that have been generated on both sides of the question, we conclude that no such cause of action should be recognized. We perceive several practical and policy considerations that support this conclusion, notwithstanding the real harm suffered by a child upon the loss of parental care, guidance and training.
In the first case, DeAngelis v Lutheran…
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