Pierre-Louis v. Ching-Yuan Hwa
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lawrence, J.
On this appeal, we must consider the scope of the "continuous treatment” doctrine. The plaintiffs acknowledge that this action was commenced more than 2Vz years after the last examination or treatment by any of the defendant physicians. However, the plaintiffs contend that the Statute of Limitations was tolled through February 1, 1988, as a result of "continuous treatment” provided by others at the defendants’ hospital.
In 1982, the plaintiff Raymonde Pierre-Louis, who had a pacemaker installed three years before, was hospitalized at Kingsbrook Hospital for…
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