In its recent decision in Mazella v. Beals, 27 N.Y.3d 694 (2016), the Court of Appeals addressed several issues pertinent to medical malpractice litigation, including the legal sufficiency of evidence of causation and the admissibility of a consent order stemming from charges relating to professional misconduct. The court reversed a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and ordered a new trial.
The action stemmed from the suicide of the plaintiff’s decedent (her husband) in September 2009. The decedent, Joseph Mazella, was initially treated by the defendant Dr. William Beals for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorder with Paxil, an antidepressant, from October 1993 until April 1994.
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