Keith v. Schulman

OPINION OF THE COURT

David Friedman, J.

Plaintiff, Pluma D. Keith, suffered an injury to the left eye as a result of being mugged. On March 4,1993, he sought treatment from an ophthalmologist, Dr. Elaine Schulman, of the Central Medical Group, P. C. (CMG). Dr. Schulman operated on plaintiffs eye on March 26, 1993. After this surgery it was apparent that plaintiff was blind in his left eye. In an attempt to treat the blindness, Dr. Schulman operated again upon plaintiff. The operation failed, however, to restore plaintiffs vision.

Plaintiff continued under the care of Dr. Schulman and CMG. His…