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AFENTAKIS v. MEM'L HOSP.

174 Misc.2d 962 (1997)

667 N.Y.S.2d 602

Sophia Afentakis, Individually and as Coadministrator of The Estate of Panos Afentakis, Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Memorial Hospital et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

October 28, 1997

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf, L. L. P., New York City, for defendants. Richard A. Jaffe, Houston, Texas, for plaintiffs.

STANLEY L. SKLAR, J.

The issue presented on this motion is whether to recognize a new cause of action for the breach of the right to dignity of a terminal cancer patient. Defendant Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases (Memorial), claiming that the proposed cause of action should not be recognized, has moved pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) and 3212 for an order dismissing that cause of action asserted...

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