Subject: Zion v NY Hospital/Ruling Author: CourtTV Uploaded By: CourtTV Date: 6/13/1995 File: ZION.TXT (2310 bytes) Estimated Download Time (53797 baud): < 1 minute Download Count: 134 A New York judge set aside part of the jury's verdict in the medical malpractice suit filed by author Sidney Zion against four doctors and New York Hospital. The judge ruled on May 1, 1995 that the jury improperly heard evidence about Libby Zion's cocaine use. As a result, he threw out the jury's finding that Libby Zion was 50 percent responsible for her death. Here's the judge ruling.