PETTWAY v. VOROBYEVA

2019-05207. Index No. 850/15.

202 A.D.3d 1116 (2022)

159 N.Y.S.3d 909

2022 NY Slip Op 01190

Debora Pettway, Appellant, v. Larissa Vorobyeva, Respondent.

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

Decided February 23, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Krentsel & Guzman, LLP, New York, NY ( Marcia K. Raicus of counsel), for appellant.

Silverson, Pareres & Lombardi, LLP, White Plains, NY ( Rachel H. Poritz of counsel), for respondent.

Brathwaite Nelson, J.P., Iannacci, Rivera and Ford, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for medical malpractice after she allegedly suffered a second degree burn, caused by an electrocautery device, while undergoing a myomectomy to remove uterine fibroids. The defendant was a physician who assisted the primary surgeon during the procedure. After the completion of discovery, the defendant moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. By order...

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