AKEL v. GERARDI

Index No. 805364/15. Appeal No. 13554. Case No. 2019-04418.

193 A.D.3d 476 (2021)

146 N.Y.S.3d 108

2021 NY Slip Op 02216

Alexander Akel, Respondent, v. Leonard Gerardi, M.D., et al., Appellants.

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

Decided April 8, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP, New York ( Barbara D. Goldberg of counsel), for appellants.

Concur—Webber, J.P., Mazzarelli, González, Mendez, JJ.


In this medical malpractice action, plaintiff seeks to recover for injuries allegedly caused as a result of defendants' negligence in performing surgeries to treat plaintiff's heart condition. Plaintiff claims injuries including shortness of breath, chest pain and tightness, dyspnea, heart palpitations, tachycardia, dizziness, nausea, insomnia, fatigue, maralgia paresthetica, and "difficulty with activities of daily living." Defendants contend that many of these complaints...

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