Is a blood sample taken from a patient at the hospital where he was admitted as a result of a medical malpractice case?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Meade, 117 N.Y.S.3d 805 (Table), 64 Misc.3d 1234 (A) (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 2019):
Citing to People v. Petro , 122 AD2d 309 (3rd Dept. 1986), the defendant posits that the blood samples taken from him at the hospital, and the subsequent testing of that blood, should be considered "information" within the ambit of C.P.L.R. 4504's prohibition.2
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