Legal Opinion
Slotnik v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided August 26, 1985No. Claim No. 68520PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gerard M. Weisberg, J.
These motions address the issue of whether the privilege afforded a document by Education Law § 6527 (3) is waived when the writing is used to refresh the recollection of a witness at a deposition.
In this action for the wrongful death and conscious pain and suffering of Iris Slotnik, claimant Gerald Slotnik has sought discovery of various items. The defendant, the State of New York, owner and operator of Downstate Medical Center (Downstate), where decedent met her death, has moved for a protective order under CPLR 3122 and claimant has cross-moved to…
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- People v. GezzoNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Lenard v. New York University Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Doxtator v. SwarthoutAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
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