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Oppenheim v. United Charities of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 23, 1999
266 A.D.2d 116 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

November 23, 1999

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Lorraine Miller, J.), entered May 24, 1999, dismissing the complaint and third-party complaint, and bringing up for review a prior order, same court and Justice, entered on or about December 18, 1998, which, in an action for personal injuries allegedly caused by defendants' negligent maintenance of premises, granted defendants' motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Robert M. Ginsberg for plaintiff-appellant.

Christian H. Gannon and Martin McGlynn for defendants-respondents.

ELLERIN, P.J., ROSENBERGER, TOM, ANDRIAS, BUCKLEY, JJ.


The IAS court properly precluded plaintiff's expert from testifying with respect to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome, without a hearing, on the ground that plaintiff failed to adduce evidence sufficient to raise an issue of fact as to whether such a diagnosis has gained general acceptance in the scientific community after defendants had made a prima facie showing that it has not (see, Frank v. State of New York, 972 F. Supp. 130 [NDNY]; Collins v. Welch, 178 Misc.2d 107). There being no proof of other injuries caused by defendants' alleged negligence, the complaint was properly dismissed.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

Oppenheim v. United Charities of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 23, 1999
266 A.D.2d 116 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

Oppenheim v. United Charities of New York

Case Details

Full title:VICKI OPPENHEIM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED CHARITIES OF NEW YORK, et…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Nov 23, 1999

Citations

266 A.D.2d 116 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
698 N.Y.S.2d 144

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