{"id":2722,"date":"2020-03-23T08:20:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T12:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2722"},"modified":"2020-03-18T21:21:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T01:21:57","slug":"dismissal-of-medical-malpractice-case-brought-by-family-following-patients-death-from-stroke-and-heart-attack-affirmed-by-new-york-court-of-appeals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/dismissal-of-medical-malpractice-case-brought-by-family-following-patients-death-from-stroke-and-heart-attack-affirmed-by-new-york-court-of-appeals\/","title":{"rendered":"Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Case Brought by Family Following Patient&#8217;s Death from Stroke and Heart Attack Affirmed by New York Court of Appeals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Syracuse medical malpractice lawsuits often come down to a &#8220;battle of the experts.&#8221; Sometimes this happens during the pre-trial phase, in which the parties submit their respective expert witnesses&#8217; statements in support of, or in opposition to, a motion by the defendant(s) for judgment as a matter of law. Unless the plaintiff&#8217;s expert opinion is such that it can effectively refute the defendant&#8217;s motion and the defendant&#8217;s evidence in support thereof, the plaintiff&#8217;s case may end before it reaches the trial phase.<\/p>\n<p>In other situations, the case proceeds to a jury trial, and multiple experts testify. Each will likely offer a different opinion, and it will be up to the jury to resolve any conflicts in the testimony of these witnesses. If you believe that you have a claim for medical malpractice against a doctor or other health care provider, you should talk to an attorney who can assist you in the process of finding an appropriate expert witness to review your medical records and, if necessary, testify at trial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs in a recent medical malpractice <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/new-york\/appellate-division-second-department\/2020\/2017-03211.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">case<\/a> arising in the Supreme Court of Kings County were the statutory wrongful death claimants of a 51-year-old man who died after being treated by the defendant medical providers several times over a multi-day period in 2009. The man had suffered with high blood pressure since his teens but had stopped taking his medication for hypertension about 6 months prior to his treatment by the defendants. When he first presented to the emergency room, he complained of a mild cough, chest pain, fever, chills, and malaise.\u00a0 He was admitted to the hospital and released three days later, returned the same day that he was released only to return the next day, and died about a week later after having experienced both a stroke and a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/dismissal-of-medical-malpractice-case-brought-by-family-following-patients-death-from-stroke-and-heart-attack-affirmed-by-new-york-court-of-appeals\/#more-2722\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syracuse medical malpractice lawsuits often come down to a &#8220;battle of the experts.&#8221; Sometimes this happens during the pre-trial phase, in which the parties submit their respective expert witnesses&#8217; statements in support of, or in opposition to, a motion by the defendant(s) for judgment as a matter of law. 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