Legal Opinion
Hazell v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 28, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Patterson, J.), dated March 9, 2001, which granted the motion of the defendants New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. and Kings County Hospital to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against them for failure to properly serve a notice of claim.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Service of a notice of claim upon the respondent New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. (hereinafter HHC) is a condition precedent to the commencement of a tort action…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Davidson v. Bronx Municipal HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Stallworth v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Viruet v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Oxley v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Henderson v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
3Cited by4 opinions
- Jones v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Hall v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- King v. WuAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Scantlebury v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004