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THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE DR. VELASQUEZ WAS NEGLIGENT; HIS SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION IN THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED; THE OPINION IS FACT-SPECIFIC AND DETAILED (FIRST DEPT). ​

The First Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Mendez, determined this medical malpractice action against one of the defendants, Dr. Velasquez, should have been dismissed. The opinion is fact-specific and goes through the evidence in granular detail. Roth v Velasquez, 2026 NY Slip Op 04915, First Dept 8-6-26

 

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