New York Court of Appeals

Roberta Spensieri, Appellant v. Charles W. Lasky, Respondents

December 2, 199994 N.Y.2d 231

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower courts, holding that the Physicians' Desk Reference is hearsay and cannot by itself establish the standard of care in a medical malpractice action, that the Mulder rule is not adopted in New York, and that the trial court's jury charge was proper.