Luce v. St. Peter's Hospital

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sweeney, J. P.

This is a medical malpractice action against the two defendant doctors based on the alleged negligent administering of oxygen to plaintiffs’ prematurely born daughter on May 15,1969, as a result of which she is blind. Pursuant to section 148-a of the Judiciary Law, a hearing was held before a medical malpractice panel which resulted in a unanimous recommendation that defendants be held not liable. At the trial, plaintiffs’ counsel called the physician *195and attorney panel members as witnesses, but was not allowed to question them on possible bias or prejudice.…