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ATTENDING PHYSICIAN NOT VICARIOUSLY LIABLE FOR NEGLIGENCE OF PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT BASED UPON THE PHYSICIAN’S STATUS AS A SHAREHOLDER IN THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION WHICH EMPLOYED THE PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT; $3 MILLION VERDICT EXCESSIVE (FIRST DEPT). ​

The First Department set aside the verdict against the attending physician and found the $3 million damages award excessive in this medical malpractice action. The attending physician, Tigges, could not be held vicariously liable fir the negligence of the physician’s assistant, Caputo, based on Tigges being a shareholder in the professional service corporation which employed Caputo. The First Department held the plaintiff should stipulate to damages in the amount of $500,000:

Dr. Tigges was not involved in plaintiff’s treatment during her admission, notwithstanding that he was often listed as the attending physician on her chart … . He was also not liable for Caputo’s conduct pursuant to Department of Health Regulations (10 NYCRR) § 94.2 or Business Corporation Law § 1505 (a). There is no indication that Dr. Tigges, and not another of the doctors at [defendant] OADC, was the doctor supervising Caputo at the time in question … .

We find that the $3 million jury award deviates materially from what would be reasonable compensation and should be reduced as indicated (see generally CPLR 5501[c] … ). Although none of the cases relied on by the parties are squarely on point, the subject award is well outside the range of awards in all of these cases … . Appleyard v Tigges, 2023 NY Slip Op 00260, First Dept 1-24-23

Practice Point: The attending physician in this medical malpractice case could not be held vicariously liable for the negligence of the physician’s assistant on the ground that the attending physician was a shareholder in the professional service corporation which employed the physician’s assistant.

 

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