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Fourth Department – Proximate Cause: Tallarico v. Kolli

Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Proximate Cause – Medical Malpractice – Jury’s Verdict   Tallarico v. Kolli CA 13-02248 Appealed Supreme Court, Niagra County   Background: The plaintiffs commenced a medical malpractice action for injuries their child received during the labor ...

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Fourth Department — Proximate Cause: Przesiek v. State of New York

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Proximate Cause Multiple Causes Przesiek v. State of New York CA 13-01816 Appealed from Court of Claims Background: The claimants commenced an action after being involved in a motor vehicle accident that occurred at an intersection. ...

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Fourth Department — Proximate Cause: Brongo v. Town of Greece

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Proximate Cause Negligence — Against the Weight of Evidence Brongo v. Town of Greece CA 07-00015 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: A decedent commenced an action seeking damages for injuries he sustained while riding ...

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Court of Appeals — Proximate Cause: Williams, et al. v. State of New York

New York State Court of Appeals Proximate Cause Negligent Supervision of Mental Patient Williams, et al. v. State of New York No. 77 Memorandum Background: The claimants brought a negligence action against the state after her leg was broken by ...

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Fourth Department — Medical Malpractice: Gagnon v. St. Joseph’s Hospital, et al.

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Medical Malpractice Proximate Cause — Summary Judgment Gagnon v. St. Joseph’s Hospital, et al. CA 11-00343 Appealed from Supreme Court, Oneida County Background: The plaintiffs brought a medical malpractice action and appeal the dismissal of their ...

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Fourth Department — Negligence: Schreiber v. University of Rochester Medical Center

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Negligence Proximate Cause Schreiber v. University of Rochester Medical Center CA 11-00742 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The plaintiff commenced a medical malpractice action seeking damages for skin ulceration and resulting leg injury that ...

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Appellate Department, Fourth Division – Proximate Cause: Moran v. Muscarella, et al.

Appellate Department, Fourth Division Proximate Cause Pre-existing Conditions Moran v. Muscarella, et al. CA 10-02148 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The defendants appealed from an order denying summary judgment in the plaintiff’s medical malpractice action. The plaintiffs had ...

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Wrongful Death: Hernandez, et al. v. Town of Hamburg, et al

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Wrongful Death Special Relationship — Proximate Cause Hernandez, et al. v. Town of Hamburg, et al. CA 10-01296 Appeal from the Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her son’s ...

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Municipal Liability: Hill v. Carpenter

Appellate Division, Third Department Municipal Liability Proximate Cause Hill v. Carpenter 508629 Appealed from Supreme Court, Montgomery County Background: The appeal is from an order that granted Montgomery County’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against it. The plaintiff ...

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