Legal Opinion
Hill v. Springer
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 29, 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stanley L. Sklar, J.
The issue presented is whether a patient may secure a videotape of an operation performed upon him, for the purpose of review by a medical expert to determine whether he *1013has a meritorious medical malpractice claim. I hold that the patient does not have a right to access to the videotape for that purpose.
FACTS
Terrance Hill was operated on in November 1983. The operation was performed by Dr. Springer, one of a small number of physicians who perform that type of operation. Since the operation was not of a garden variety nature, he had it videotaped for use…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pizzo v. BunoraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Heller v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1968
- Striegel v. TofanoNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- Newell v. MakhuliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- In re HofbergNew York Court of Claims · 1966
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Administration for Children's Services v. Silvia S.New York City Family Court · 2007
- Matter of Administration for Children's Servs. v. Silvia S.New York Family Court, Queens County · 2007