Kirkland v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

—In a medical malpractice action, the defendants Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, and Community Family Planning Council, d/b/a United Parents Center, separately appeal from stated portions of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bellard, J.), entered July 6, 1999, which, inter alia, granted that branch of the plaintiffs motion which was to amend the complaint to assert a cause of action against them to recover damages for wrongful death.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

The Supreme Court…