{"id":3637,"date":"2024-06-07T09:23:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3637"},"modified":"2024-06-24T09:40:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T13:40:50","slug":"new-york-court-distinguishes-medical-malpractice-from-ordinary-negligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-distinguishes-medical-malpractice-from-ordinary-negligence\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Court Distinguishes Medical Malpractice from Ordinary Negligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Medical professionals have an obligation to provide their patients with competent care. If they neglect to do so, thereby causing their patients harm, it may constitute medical malpractice. Not all injuries that occur in the context of medical care constitute medical malpractice, however. In a recent New York opinion,<\/a> a court distinguished medical malpractice from ordinary negligence, ultimately finding that the harm in question was the result of a deviation from a professional standard of care. If you were hurt by the carelessness of a treatment provider, it is smart to talk to a Syracuse medical malpractice lawyer about what claims you may be able to pursue.<\/p>\n

Factual and Procedural Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is reported that in January 2016, the decedent was a patient at the medical center operated by the defendants. During a procedure in the catheter lab, attended by a nurse employed by the medical center and another nurse employed by a staffing company, the decedent, who was legally blind, fell from an examination table after one of the nurses momentarily stepped away. The fall resulted in injuries to the decedent. In 2016, the decedent initiated a lawsuit alleging medical malpractice and lack of informed consent against the medical center and its nurse, filing a certificate of merit as required by law.<\/p>\n

Allegedly, in 2018, the decedent began a separate action against the defendants, alleging negligence in her care, specifically mentioning failures in supervision and fall risk assessment due to her blindness, medical conditions, and medications. The decedent died while the case was ongoing, and the plaintiff, as the administrator of the estate, was substituted in the case. The defendants filed a cross-motion to compel the plaintiff to serve a certificate of merit and notice of medical malpractice and to transfer the case to the medical malpractice part. The plaintiff opposed, arguing the case was one of negligence, not medical malpractice. The court denied the defendants’ cross-motion, leading to the appeal. Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Medical professionals have an obligation to provide their patients with competent care. If they neglect to do so, thereby causing their patients harm, it may constitute medical malpractice. Not all injuries that occur in the context of medical care constitute medical malpractice, however. 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