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Balendran v. North Shore Medical Group

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 17, 2003
303 A.D.2d 529 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)

Opinion

2002-01236

Argued February 27, 2003.

March 17, 2003.

In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice and lack of informed consent, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Burke, J.), entered January 4, 2002, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the defendants North Shore Medical Group, P.C., and Paul Shineman and against him dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against those defendants.

Andrew Rosner, Garden City, N.Y. (David Shumer of counsel), for appellant.

Mitchell J. Angel, PLLC, Mineola, N.Y. (James D. McCarthy of counsel), for respondents.

Before: MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, J.P., ANITA R. FLORIO, WILLIAM D. FRIEDMANN, HOWARD MILLER, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff's contention that the judgment should be reversed and a new trial granted because the jury verdict was influenced by ethnic prejudice is unpreserved for appellate review. In any event, his contention is speculative and, therefore, without merit (see People v. Perez, 221 A.D.2d 798, 799; compare Tabchi v. Duchodni, 56 Pa D C 4th 238).

The plaintiff's contention that one of his medical experts was not permitted to testify is also unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, is without merit.

ALTMAN, J.P., FLORIO, FRIEDMANN and H. MILLER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Balendran v. North Shore Medical Group

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 17, 2003
303 A.D.2d 529 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
Case details for

Balendran v. North Shore Medical Group

Case Details

Full title:KANNEN BALENDRAN, ETC., appellant, v. NORTH SHORE MEDICAL GROUP, P.C., ET…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Mar 17, 2003

Citations

303 A.D.2d 529 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
756 N.Y.S.2d 454

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