N. X. v. Cabrini Medical Center

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 2002-02-14

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OPINION OF THE COURT Wesley, J. This troubling case involves an egregious abuse of the physician-patient relationship — the conscious use of a doctor’s professional position to exploit a patient’s vulnerabilities for self-gratification through sexual contact. Plaintiff N. X., a young woman recovering from vaginal surgery at Cabrini Medical Center, was sexua…

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