Gilbert v. State

*634OPINION OF THE COURT

John P. Lane, J.

This decision memorializes in greater detail than stated on the record the reasons for my ruling that a health care faculty member of the State University of New York (State University or SUNY) may testify in support of his patient’s claim and be compensated for an appearance in this court. Ralph Benedict, a neuropsychologist who is an associate professor in the Neurology Department of the School of Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo, has been called as a witness for Nichelle Gilbert. Dr. Benedict, whose position is tenured, is…