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.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the appellate division should affirm the Supreme Court's order denying the defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint.
Holdings
- 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.