Legal Opinion

OrthoTec v. Healthpoint Capital

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 31, 2011PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Melvin L. Schweitzer, J.), entered November 27, 2009, dismissing the amended complaint against defendants Healthpoint Capital, LLC, John Foster, Mortimer Berkowitz, III, Healthpoint Capital Partners, LFj and Healthpoint Capital Partners II, LP pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5), unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs, and the amended complaint reinstated.

The instant action is not barred by collateral estoppel. “[T]he prior denial of a motion in the underlying case to set aside a default and default judgment has no collateral estoppel effect to bar an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

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  4. Ionescu v. BrancoveanuAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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