79 A.D.3d 564 (1st Dept. 2010)
(judgment notwithstanding verdict granted; $3,000,000 verdict dismissed; affirmed on re-argument and leave denied)
Samantha E. Quinn
Alleged negligent management of an osteochondroma
Alcala v. Soundview Medical Center, 77 A.D.3d 591, 909 N.Y.S.2d 359 (1st Dept. 2010)
(decision denying leave to amend bill of particulars affirmed)Thomas K. Wittig
Pichardo v. Herrera-Acevedo
77 A.D.3d 641 (2nd Dept. 2010)
(decision denying summary judgment reversed; case dismissed; affirmed on re-argument and leave to appeal denied)
Samantha E. Quinn
Failure to properly refer patient for cardiac catheterization
Alleged wound dehiscence & infection after surgery
Fahie v. NYCHHC
09-CV-08101 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)
(dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint on the grounds that plaintiff has failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, namely, that NYCHHC is not a “person” that can be sued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983)
Angela M. Ribaudo
Prato v. Arzt
79 A.D.3d 622 (1st Dept. 2010)
(decision denying motion to change venue affirmed)
Samantha E. Quinn
End-of-Life Decisions in the American Legal System
Publication: THE RISK MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY (Fall 2010)
Authored By: Samantha E. Quinn & Richard W. Nicholson