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IN RE PETITION OF MARY McMILLAN, ETC., PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, MARY McMILLAN, ETC., PETITIONER, v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ET AL., RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS.

The infant, who claims that her brain damage, cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia were caused by respondents' malpractice, should not be penalized for the two-year delay of her mother in seeking legal counsel and the ensuing five-year delay caused by counsel's law-office failure, where respondents have been in possession of her medical records since the time of the alleged malpractice, and, accordingly, have not been prejudiced by the delay (see, Spaulding v. New York City Health Hosps. Corp., 210 A.D.2d 128, citing Matter of Williams v. Bronx Mun. Hosp. Center, 205 A.D.2d 420; Cruz v. City of New York, 200 A.D.2d 407, 408; see also, Matter of Kurz v. New York City Health Hosps. Corp., 174 A.D.2d 671). Respondents' claim of prejudice by reason of two of the doctors accused of malpractice having left their employ is unconvincing absent a showing that the doctors are actually unavailable.

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IN RE McMILLAN v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK
(Jan 9, 2001)