{"id":3401,"date":"2022-05-18T20:30:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T00:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3401"},"modified":"2022-05-26T22:01:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T02:01:59","slug":"new-york-court-dismisses-medical-malpractice-case-due-to-the-absence-of-a-doctor-patient-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-dismisses-medical-malpractice-case-due-to-the-absence-of-a-doctor-patient-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Court Dismisses Medical Malpractice Case Due to the Absence of a Doctor-Patient Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doctors have an obligation to provide their patients with competent care, and doctors that fail to uphold this duty may be deemed liable for medical malpractice. Medical malpractice can only arise in the context of a treatment relationship, however. In other words, if there is no patient-doctor relationship between an injured party and a physician, the courts will not consider any medical malpractice claim the injured party files against the physician. This was demonstrated recently in an opinion<\/a> issued in a New York medical malpractice case. If you were injured by a treatment provider, it is in your best interest to meet with a \u00a0Syracuse medical malpractice attorney about your rights.<\/p>\n

The Plaintiff\u2019s Harm<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is alleged that the decedent fell from her bed and sustained fatal injuries. She was 87 years old. At the time of the fall, the defendant home health aid, who was assigned to care for the decedent by the defendant home health company, was sleeping in another room that she was provided by the decedent\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the defendants alleging claims of negligence, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and lack of informed consent. The defendants moved for summary judgment on all counts, and the court granted their motion. The plaintiff then appealed. Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Doctors have an obligation to provide their patients with competent care, and doctors that fail to uphold this duty may be deemed liable for medical malpractice. Medical malpractice can only arise in the context of a treatment relationship, however. 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