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Spagnole v Staten Is. Univ. Hosp.Spagnole v Staten Is. Univ. Hosp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Second Department
Oct 19, 2010
2009-06335
Versions:77 AD3d 816
2010 NY Slip Op 07526

Levine & Gilbert, New York, N.Y. (Harvey A. Levine of counsel), for appellant.

Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf LLP, New York, N.Y. (Martin B. Adams and P. Bruin Hays III of counsel), for respondents.

In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Giacobbe, J.), entered May 18, 2009, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the defendants and against her dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

Jury interrogatories must be based on claims supported by the evidence (see Marzuillo v Isom, 277 AD2d 362, 363 [2000]). Here, the Supreme Court properly declined to submit to the jury the proposed interrogatory regarding whether the defendants departed from the standard of care and proximately caused the plaintiff‘s injuries by failing to order a CT scan on November 20, 2002, as that theory of recovery was not based on evidence adduced at trial (see Murray v Maniatis, 21 AD3d 1012, 1013 [2005]; cf. Beizer v Schwartz, 15 AD3d 433, 434 [2005]).

The plaintiff‘s remaining contention is raised for the first time on appeal and is not properly before this Court. Santucci, J.P., Balkin, Leventhal and Austin, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Spagnole v Staten Is. Univ. Hosp.
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Second Department
Date Published: Oct 19, 2010
Citations: 77 AD3d 816; 2010 NY Slip Op 07526; 2009-06335
Docket Number: 2009-06335
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div. 2nd
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