Kavanaugh v. Nussbaum

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1988-03-29

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OPINION OF THE COURT Kaye, J. A physician who designates another doctor to "cover” for him, in the circumstances presented, is not liable for the covering doctor’s own negligence in treating the regular physician’s patient. Plaintiff Justin Kavanaugh was born, in obvious distress, at 4:46 a.m., December 16, 1974, after only 31 weeks’ gestation, weighing about three pounds. His mother, plai…

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