FERRARA v. NY DOWNTOWN HOSP.


180 Misc.2d 33 (1999)

687 N.Y.S.2d 572

Jane Ferrara, Plaintiff, v. New York Downtown Hospital et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

March 4, 1999


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown & Tarantino, L. L. P., Rochester (Thomas M. Prato of counsel), for Coastal Practice Services of the Northeast, Inc., defendant. Martin Clearwater & Bell, New York City, for New York Downtown Hospital, defendant. Santangelo, Benvenuto & Slattery, New City (Thomas Benvenuto of counsel), for Hillard Boskey, defendant. Marian Polovy, New York City, for Howard Huey, defendant. Henry S. Simon, White Plains (George Catlett of counsel), for plaintiff.


STANLEY L. SKLAR, J.

The principal issue presented is whether an entity which provided physicians, including the defendant in this case, to staff a hospital's emergency room is entitled to summary judgment dismissing the complaint based on the claim that defendant physician was an independent contractor. I hold that issues of fact preclude the granting of the motion.

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