Legal Opinion
Shiffman v. Harris
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 1, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Crew III, J. P.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (O’Brien, III, J.), entered October 18, 1999 in Tompkins County, which, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment.
In 1982, plaintiff Antonia B. Shiffman had prophylactic bilateral subcutaneous mastectomies, following which she had breast reconstruction that included the insertion of breast implants. In 1990, Shiffman’s physician, James Allen, observed an abnormality on her left breast and referred her to defen*753dant. Defendant saw Shiffman on June 28, 1990, examined her breasts, performed a mammogram and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nykorchuck v. HenriquesNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Young v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Davis v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
3Cited by4 opinions
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