Chen v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

—In a medical malpractice action, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Weiss, J.), dated *446March 12, 1999, which granted the defendant’s motion for leave to amend its answer to assert the defense of the Statute of Limitations and for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is modified, on the law, by deleting the provisions thereof granting those branches of the defendant’s motion which were for leave to amend its answer and for summary judgment with respect to the first and second causes of action, and substituting therefor…