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Hicksville man says doctor gave him 'death sentence'

Raymond Bookstaver sought Dr. Harvey Finkelstein's help to ease the pain in his aching back. Bookstaver left, he says, with a disease that he could have for the rest of his life.

Bookstaver, 49, a former mechanic from Hicksville, identified himself as one of at least two people the state says contracted hepatitis C from Finkelstein. He later sued Finkelstein, claiming the doctor gave him...

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