Legal Opinion
Jeffreys v. Griffin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 2003PublishedCited by 120 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Read, J.
This appeal calls upon us to decide whether a finding of sexual misconduct by a Hearing Committee of the New York State Department of Health’s Board for Professional Medical Conduct precludes defendant physician from contesting liability for assault and battery in plaintiff patient’s civil action to recover money damages. In light of the circumstances of this case and the flexible nature of the doctrine of collateral estoppel, we conclude that it does not.
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In December 1991, plaintiff Christine A. Jeffreys began treatment with defendant Dr. Patrick H. Griffin, a…
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