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PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN THIS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISMISSED (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the claim for punitive damages in this medical malpractice action should have been dismissed because there was no evidence defendant doctor acted with malice or evil intent. Apparently, plaintiff alleged defendant’s fallure to adequately treat a skin condition warranted punitive damages:

Defendant explained that he initiated conservative treatment because, given plaintiff’s other conditions, it was appropriate to address plaintiff’s abdominal skin condition by attempting to alleviate her inflammatory process before considering surgical intervention. Defendant’s submissions established that, contrary to plaintiffs’ allegations, he had indeed treated plaintiff’s abdominal skin condition, albeit conservatively as he deemed appropriate under the circumstances, and that he had not abandoned plaintiff’s treatment in that regard … . We conclude that, even viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, defendant established that his conduct “did not manifest spite or malice, or a fraudulent or evil motive . . . , or such a conscious and deliberate disregard of the interests of others that the conduct may be called wilful or wanton” … . Gaines v Brydges, 2021 NY Slip Op 05193, Fourth Dept 10-1-21

 

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