New York Hospital Gets Claims Trimmed in Billing Practices Suit

A self-pay patient may not proceed on his claim that a New York hospital negligently concealed or misrepresented its emergency room billing practices because the hospital had no duty to “speak with care” on the subject, a state appeals court said.

But Eric Krobath can move forward with his claim that South Nassau Communities Hospital violated New York’s unfair and deceptive trade practices law with respect to billing for emergency treatment, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department said.

The appeals court Dec. 11 reversed a trial court order denying the hospital’s motion for summary judgment on the ...