WATSON v. JONES MEM. HOSP.

CA 11-02234.

100 A.D.3d 1374 (2012)

953 N.Y.S.2d 517

LARINDA WATSON, Individually and as Limited Administrator of the Estate of TUCKER S. WATSON, Deceased, Respondent, v. JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL et al., Defendants, and FITZGERALD A. HUDSON, M.D., Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department.

November 9, 2012.


It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: In this medical malpractice action, Fitzgerald A. Hudson, M.D. (defendant) appeals from an order that, inter alia, denied his cross motion to dismiss plaintiff's claim for punitive damages. Contrary to defendant's contention, Supreme Court properly denied the cross motion. "Punitive damages may be awarded when a defendant...

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