Brooks v. Mohawk Val. Health Sys.

2025 NY Slip Op 05386 · Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department · October 3, 2025 · No. 677 CA 24-00380

Summary

This per curiam opinion from the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, resolves an appeal in a medical malpractice action. The defendants-appellants challenged a trial court order that had denied their motion to dismiss specific claims against them. The appellate panel unanimously affirmed the lower court's ruling without costs, relying on the reasoning previously articulated by the Supreme Court.

Court
Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
Writing for the Court
Curran, J.P.; Bannister, J.; Smith, J.; DelConte, J.; Keane, J.
Jurisdiction
New York
Decision date
October 3, 2025
Docket number
677 CA 24-00380
Procedural posture
Appeal from order of the Supreme Court, Oneida County denying defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint.
Precedential value
published
Parties
Mohawk Valley Health System, Faxton-St. Luke's Hospital, David McMurray, D.O., Women's and Children's Health Center/St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Mark Bristol, M.D., Benjamin Flinn, M.D., Phyu Thwe, M.D. v. Chantel Brooks, individually and as administrator of the estate of X.H., deceased, and on behalf of Darrell L. Harris, personally
Disposition
affirmed

Topics

negligence

Practice areas

torts

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the appellate division should affirm the Supreme Court's order denying the defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint.

Holdings

  1. The order is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Key quotations

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision at Supreme Court.

Factual background

Chantel Brooks filed a medical malpractice action on behalf of the estate of a deceased patient and on behalf of Darrell L. Harris against Mohawk Valley Health System and affiliated physicians and hospitals. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint, and the trial court denied the motion.

Procedural history

The Supreme Court, Oneida County entered an order on Jan. 26, 2024 denying defendants' motion to dismiss the medical malpractice complaint; the parties appealed and the Appellate Division affirmed the order.

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