Legal Opinion
Bernard v. Sayegh
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 26, 2013PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.), entered May 15, 2012, which, in this medical malpractice action, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied defendants-appellants’ motions to dismiss pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5), unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motions granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment dismissing the complaint as against defendants-appellants.
The general release states that consideration provided by defendant hospital constituted “complete payment for all damages and injuries” and was intended to release…
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- Sonnenschein v. Douglas Elliman-Gibbons & IvesNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Ribacoff v. Chubb Group of Insurance CompaniesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Rodriguez v. SaalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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