Hill v. Highland Hospital
Cases that cite this one
8 later published cases cite this decision.
- Jackson v. Oklahoma Memorial Hospital (Okla. 1995)
- DiGiacomo v. Cabrini Medical Center (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2005)
- Rosales-Rosario v. Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2003)
- States v. Lourdes Hospital (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)
- Macko v. Rainstein (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2000)
- Ceresa v. Karakousis (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1994)
- Mays v. Children's Hospital (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1989)
- Kerber v. Sarles (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1989)
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Opinion of the Court
Order insofar as appealed from unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Special Term properly denied defendant Root’s motion for summary judgment in this medical malpractice action to recover for second and third degree burns plaintiff’s decedent suffered during surgery to remove blockage in an artery in his leg. Plaintiff established that defendant Root, an anesthesiologist, was present throughout the surgery. Plaintiff’s expert opined that the burns appeared to be similar to classical thermal burns caused by contact with hot materials or objects. This evidence is sufficient to establish a prima facie case of defendant Root’s negligence on the basis of a permissible inference under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur
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