Doctor Fred L. Pasternack v. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 2016-06-30

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Fahey, J. (dissenting). I respectfully dissent. I would reformulate the first certified question and answer it to say that, under New York common law, both a laboratory and a medical review officer (MRO) owe a duty of care to the subject of a drug test to conduct that procedure in keeping with professional standards. I would also reformulate the second certified question and answer it to say that, under New York common law, a pla…

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