NEWMAN v. MOUNT SINAI MED. CTR., INC.

Index No. 151392/16. Appeal No. 15971-15971A. Case Nos. 2021-04729, 2021-04730.

205 A.D.3d 548 (2022)

169 N.Y.S.3d 262

2022 NY Slip Op 03327

Aja Newman, Appellant, v. The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Inc., et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants.

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

Decided May 19, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary A. Lichtman Law Firm, New York ( Katherine E. Smith of counsel), for appellant.

Aaronson Rappaport Feinstein & Deutsch, LLP, New York ( Elliott J. Zucker of counsel), for respondents.

Concur—Webber, J.P., Mendez, Pitt, Higgitt, JJ.


Defendant Newman pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting four female patients, including plaintiff, who came under his care in the emergency room of Mount Sinai between the Fall 2015 and January 2016. Plaintiff asserts causes of action against Mount Sinai for, among other things, negligent hiring, retention, and supervision of employees. Mount Sinai asserts that certain information plaintiff seeks in discovery, including incident reports regarding defendant Newman, is protected...

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