Legal Opinion
Mercy Flight Central, Inc. v. Kondolf
Canandaigua City Court
Decided July 2, 2013PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stephen D. Aronson, J.
In a case of first impression, this court holds that a helicopter air ambulance service may be barred from recovering the cost of its services if the services were not medically necessary.
The Pleadings
Mercy Flight Central, Inc. filed a complaint in October 2010 against James Kondolf. Plaintiff contends, in words or sub*485stance, that defendant owes plaintiff $7,935 for services it provided to defendant on October 15, 2009, when it transported him from Victor, New York to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York by helicopter. Defendant filed an…
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