Lewis v. St. Francis Hospital

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Burke, J.), dated October 14, 2003, which, upon reargument, vacated an order of the same court dated September 2, 2003, granting its motion pursuant to CPLR 3012 (b) to dismiss the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

In view of the short delay, the plaintiff’s timely request for an extension of time to serve the complaint, the absence of any prejudice to the defendant, the existence of a meritorious cause of action, and the strong public policy…