Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Bronx Cross County Medical Group, P. C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Stanley Green, J.), entered September 9, 1997, which, upon a jury verdict, awarded plaintiffs damages structured pursuant to CPLR 5031, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Upon review of the record in this medical malpractice action, we conclude that the jury’s resolution of credibility issues, particularly with respect to the sharply conflicting testimony of the medical experts, was not against the weight of the evidence. As a result of the malpractice, plaintiff had already undergone two hip replacement operations at the age of 21, and it was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Smith v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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