Legal Opinion
Weiss v. Zuckerman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 12, 1985PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a medical malpractice action to recover damages for personal injuries, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Greenstein, J.), entered March 9, 1984, which, upon the motion of defendant for judgment as a matter of law made at the conclusion of the presentation of evidence by plaintiff, dismissed his complaint for failure to make out a prima facie case.
Judgment affirmed, with costs.
In order to establish a prima facie case of medical malpractice, expert testimony is required to establish proximate cause unless the causal relationship is readily apparent to the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lipsius v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Hirsch v. SafianAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Ledogar v. GiordanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- McDonald v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Minardo v. MussioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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