Czerniak v. Longshore

BOYLAN, J,

This litigation stems from a medical malpractice action. On April 20, 2005, plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants alleging the loss of visual acuity as a result of their negligence during and following her May 16,2003 cataract surgery. Plaintiff’s counsel drafted the complaint with the aid of an expert report prepared by Dr. John Lombardo, a licensed ophthalmologist, who believed that the case was meritorious and was willing to testify at trial. (PI. pet., Fullam aff. ¶11.) However, Plaintiff did not file the requisite certificates of merit with her complaint or within 60…