Howard v. Lecher
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtTitone, J.
In this medical malpractice action the Special Term denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the first cause of action in which the plaintiffs allege that they suffered mental distress and emotional disturbances as a result of their infant daughter being afflicted with, and eventually dying of, Tay-Sachs, a fatal genetic disease.
The defendant, an obstetrician and gynecologist, first treated plaintiff Laura Howard in March, 1968, and continued to treat her for two pregnancies, through February, 1973. With respect to the child Melisa who eventually died of the disease, the defendant treated and…
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