Helen Huntley, Respondent v. State of New York, Appellant

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s judgment that the State, as the operator of a psychiatric hospital, was negligent for failing to transmit a patient’s disclosed suicide plan to the supervising psychiatrist, and held that CPLR 4010’s collateral‑source limitation applies only to medical‑malpractice actions, not to common‑law negligence awards.