Legal Opinion
Magnavita v. County of Nassau
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 23, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for wrongful death and medical malpractice, the defendants County of Nassau, Nassau County Medical Center, and Paul Kleinman appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (DiNoto, J.), entered September 15, 1999, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $691,526.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The trial evidence presented a valid line of reasoning to support the jury’s conclusion that the defendant Paul Kleinman departed from good and accepted medical practice by failing to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Gray v. McParlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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