Legal Opinion
Drooker v. South Nassau Communities Hospital
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 2, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bruce D. Alpert, J.
In this application defendant Andrew M. Goldstein, M.D. moves for summary judgment pursuant to CPLR 3212.
The instant application is supported, inter alia, by a copy of the amended summons and complaint, the answer interposed by the movant, portions of testimony taken at an examination before trial of codefendant Lawrence M. Kleinman, M.D. and an affidavit authored by the movant in which he renders opinions of an exculpatory nature.
"As we have stated frequently, the proponent of a summary judgment motion must make a prima facie showing of entitlement to…
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