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In Tica v. Metz, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 31497 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2024), a case involving allegations of medical malpractice, lack of informed consent, and negligent hiring, plaintiffs claim that the mistakes of doctors at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital led to a wrongful death.

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Marie Trebilcock, a 68-year-old woman, had a complex medical history including a prior stroke, stenosis of her right internal carotid artery, coronary artery disease, and a traumatic brain injury from a car accident in 1999. On October 30, 2016, she attended a family wedding in Brooklyn. While dancing, she began to feel dizzy and weak. An ambulance was called, and she arrived at New York Presbyterian’s emergency department at 10:02 pm. Her initial vitals were mostly normal except for elevated blood pressure. She complained of severe headache and dizziness.