Sheikh v. S. N. Sinha

—In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, ICings County (Bellard, J.), dated May 17, 1999, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

In this action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the defendant made a prima facie showing of his entitlement to judgment in his favor as a matter of law. The burden then shifted to the plaintiff to lay bare his proof and demonstrate the existence of a triable issue of fact (see, Kaplan v…