Legal Opinion

Collins v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

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

Decided November 1, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice and wrongful death, the defendant New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Posner, J.), dated October 14, 1998, which granted the plaintiffs motion to restore the action to the trial calendar.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is dismissed.

In order to successfully move to restore to the trial calendar an action which has been dismissed pursuant to CPLR 3404, a plaintiff must establish (1) a meritorious cause…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Civello v. GrossmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Robinson v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Fico v. Health Insurance Plan of Greater New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. Jeffs v. Janessa, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. Swedish v. BourieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Castillo v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Costigan v. BleifeldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Karwowski v. Wonder Works ConstructionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Miller v. FeinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. Stancati v. WeberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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