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HAYDU v. HOSP. FOR JOINT DISEASES ORTHOPAEDIC INST.

No. 81 Civ. 1872(MEL).

557 F.Supp. 577 (1983)

Arnold HAYDU, Widower and Executor under the Last Will and Testament of Justine B. Haydu, also known as Justine Briel Haydu, deceased, Plaintiff, v. HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE, Beth Israel Medical Center, Reuben Hoppenstein, David Present, Harvey Lozmen, R. Harf, Andrew J. Werner, Adam Greenspan and Lester Rose, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

March 1, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goldsmith & Tabak, P.C., New York City, for plaintiff; T. Lawrence Tabak, New York City, of counsel.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York City, for defendant Reuben Hoppenstein, M.D.; Robin E. Eichen, New York City, of counsel.

LASKER, District Judge.

This action for wrongful death arises from alleged medical malpractice of defendants in their treatment of Justine Haydu. Haydu, a long time resident of Connecticut, began to consult with Dr. Reuben Hoppenstein, a New York resident and practitioner, in June, 1979 concerning her back problems. Dr. Hoppenstein recommended surgery, and on July 19, 1979, Haydu underwent surgery at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute in New York...

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