Velinskie v. Gottlieb

In 2007 the plaintiff was the patient of the individual defendant, Joel S. Gottlieb, a chiropractor. In 2008 the plaintiff com*942menced an action in the Small Claims Part of the Civil Court of the City of New York (hereinafter the Small Claims Action). In February 2009 that action was dismissed when the plaintiff failed to appear on a scheduled court date. Approximately four months later, the plaintiff commenced this action against Gottlieb and his chiropractic practice in the Supreme Court, seeking to recover damages for chiropractic malpractice. The parties do not dispute that the claims in…