Teitelbaum v. North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc.

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (O’Donoghue, J.), entered October 10, 2013, which denied his motion pursuant to CPLR 3215 (a) for leave to enter judgment on the issue of liability against the defendant upon its failure to appear or answer, and granted the defendant’s cross motion, in effect, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) to dismiss the complaint on the ground of lack of personal jurisdiction.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the matter is remitted to the…