Leighton v. Lowenberg

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.), entered on or about July 5, 2011, which, in this dental malpractice action, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied plaintiffs motion to amend the complaint to add a cause of action for lack of informed consent, granted the dentist defendants’ (defendants) motion for partial summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs gross negligence and breach of implied warranty claims and her demand for punitive damages, and denied plaintiff’s cross motion for leave to amend the complaint to add a claim for breach of contract…