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Cunningham v. Newman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 3, 2011
81 A.D.3d 440 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)

Opinion

No. 4190.

February 3, 2011.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan B. Lobis, J.), entered December 30, 2009, which, in this medical malpractice action, granted defendants ` motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Benjamin Cunningham, appellant pro se.

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman Dicker LLP, New York (Anna R. Mercado of counsel), for respondents.

Before: Saxe, J.P., Friedman, Catterson, Acosta and Richter, JJ.


There was no basis to strike the affirmation of defendants' expert, which, in conjunction with other evidence, established defendants' prima facie entitlement to summary judgment dismissal. In opposition, plaintiff failed to offer evidence sufficient to raise a triable issue regarding malpractice ( see Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557, 562). The court also properly dismissed plaintiffs claims against defendants for alleged violations of the so-called "Patient's Bill of Rights" ( see Public Health Law §§ 2801-d, 2803-c).

We have considered plaintiffs remaining contentions and find them unavailing.

[Prior Case History: 2009 NY Slip Op 33072(U).]


Summaries of

Cunningham v. Newman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 3, 2011
81 A.D.3d 440 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
Case details for

Cunningham v. Newman

Case Details

Full title:BENJAMIN CUNNINGHAM, Appellant, v. DAVID NEWMAN, M.D., et al., Respondents

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Feb 3, 2011

Citations

81 A.D.3d 440 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 628
916 N.Y.S.2d 771

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