Failure to Warn

In Ormond v. Weinstein, No. 2024-05486, 4017, 952107/23, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 04755, 2025 WL 2412641 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Aug. 21, 2025), the court unanimously affirmed the denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim asserted under the Adult Survivors Act. From the decision: Plaintiff, a well-known actress, brought this action under the Adult Survivors…

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Consider this law-school-exam-like scenario: Person goes to hospital, where she is prescribed medication that makes her drowsy (but not told that it will do so). She then, under the influence of the medication, drives and hits plaintiff with her car. Can plaintiff sue the hospital for negligence? These are the (simplified/summarized) facts of the Court…

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