Scialdone v. Shah

—In an action to recover damages for wrongful death based on psychiatric malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Barone, J.), dated March 16, 1992, *568which (1) denied her cross motion to vacate the findings of the medical malpractice panel, (2) granted the State employee defendants’ motion to amend their answer to raise the defenses of collateral estoppel and res judicata, and (3) granted summary judgment in favor of the State employees, and the defendants Pyramid Construction Co., Majestic Construction Co., Harvey A. Coleman, and Martin M. Butwin…