{"id":2434,"date":"2019-07-27T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T17:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2434"},"modified":"2019-07-23T13:17:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T17:17:18","slug":"new-york-court-reverses-lower-tribunals-order-disqualifying-attorney-for-estate-of-deceased-alleged-medical-malpractice-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-reverses-lower-tribunals-order-disqualifying-attorney-for-estate-of-deceased-alleged-medical-malpractice-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Court Reverses Lower Tribunal’s Order Disqualifying Attorney for Estate of Deceased Alleged Medical Malpractice Victim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Syracuse medical malpractice lawsuits can have multiple complications, especially when the alleged act of medical negligence resulted in a loved one’s death. Part of the reason for this is that the actual plaintiff in such a case is the deceased person’s estate – not his or her survivors. Although family members may ultimately receive the proceeds of the litigation, if it is successful, the action is maintained in the name of the estate, not the individuals. This added layer of complexity means that extra time may be needed in order for all of the appropriate steps to be taken as the case is prepared to be filed, so please act quickly if you have lost a loved one due to a doctor or hospital’s neglect.<\/p>\n

Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a recently decided wrongful death case<\/a>, the plaintiff was the administrator of the estate of a woman who allegedly died due to medical malpractice by the defendants, a nursing and rehabilitation center and another medical provider. The plaintiff filed suit in the Supreme Court of Nassau County, asserting a wrongful death claim. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(3) and (7) on the basis that the plaintiff lacked the capacity to maintain the action due to alleged disqualification; the plaintiff was not only the administrator of the decedent’s estate, he was also the decedent’s son, one of two distributees of the decedent’s estate, an attorney, and one of three witnesses to the alleged medical negligence at issue.<\/p>\n

The trial court agreed with the defendants that the advocate-witness rule barred the plaintiff from acting as counsel for the decedent’s estate and granted their motion to the extent of disqualifying the plaintiff as counsel for the decedent’s estate. The plaintiff appealed.
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Syracuse medical malpractice lawsuits can have multiple complications, especially when the alleged act of medical negligence resulted in a loved one’s death. Part of the reason for this is that the actual plaintiff in such a case is the deceased person’s estate – not his or her survivors. 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