JONES v. NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL

5663. 301984/11.

158 A.D.3d 474 (2018)

67 N.Y.S.3d 835

2018 NY Slip Op 00913

DOROTHY JONES, Appellant, v. NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, Also Known as COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, et al., Respondents.

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

Decided February 8, 2018.


As a result of defendant's negligence, plaintiff suffered a comminuted proximal humerus fracture, which healed in a misaligned manner. The injury resulted in chronic pain and a permanent reduction in plaintiff's range of motion and has had a significant impact on plaintiff's quality of life, as she remains unable to care for herself.

Under these circumstances, an award for past pain and suffering in excess of $400,000 deviates materially from what would be reasonable...

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