Andrade v Milhorat

Andrade v Milhorat 2012 NY Slip Op 03386 Decided on May 1, 2012 Appellate Division, Second Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on May 1, 2012
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKAPPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
PETER B. SKELOS, J.P.
THOMAS A. DICKERSON
JOHN M. LEVENTHAL
JEFFREY A. COHEN, JJ.
2011-04071
(Index No. 606/10)

[*1]Solmaria Andrade, et al., appellants,

v

Thomas H. Milhorat, etc., et al., respondents.




Locks Law Firm PLLC, New York, N.Y. (Andrew P. Bell, Gene
Locks, Steven P. Knowlton, and Janet C. Walsh of counsel), and
Goldsmith, Ctorides & Rodriguez, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Lee
S. Goldsmith and Christina Ctorides of counsel), for appellants
(one brief filed).
Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP, New York, N.Y. (Barbara
Goldberg, Anthony M. Sola,
Rosaleen T. McCrory, and Nancy J. Block
of counsel), for respondents Thomas
H. Milhorat, Paolo A. Bolognese, L.
Thierry Remy, Salvatore A. Insinga,
Misao Nishikawa, Sol Mora, Amit
Shelat, North Shore-Long Island
Jewish Health System, Inc., Chiari
Institute, and Harvey Cushing
Institutes of Neuroscience.
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP, White Plains, N.Y.
(Daniel S. Ratner and Daryl Paxson
of counsel), for respondent
Chanland Roonprapunt.


DECISION & ORDER

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for fraud and medical malpractice, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jackson, J.), dated November 17, 2010, which granted the respective motions of the defendants Thomas H. Milhorat, Paolo A. Bolognese, L. Thierry Remy, Salvatore Insinga, Misao Nishikawa, Sol Mora, Amit Shelat, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc., Chiari Institute, and Harvey Cushing Institutes of Neuroscience, and the defendant Chanland Roonprapunt pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(7) to dismiss the third cause of action, which alleged fraud, insofar as asserted against each of them.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.

The Supreme Court properly granted the respective motions of the defendants Thomas H. Milhorat, Paolo A. Bolognese, L. Thierry Remy, Salvatore Insinga, Misao Nishikawa, Sol Mora, Amit Shelat, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc., Chiari Institute, and Harvey Cushing Institutes of Neuroscience, and the defendant Chanland Roonprapunt to dismiss the fraud cause of action insofar as asserted against each of them since the injuries arising from the alleged fraud are no different from those resulting from the alleged lack of informed consent and malpractice (see Simcuski v Saeli, 44 NY2d 442; McNamara v Droesch, 49 AD3d 511; Karlin v IVF Am., 239 AD2d 560, mod on other grounds 93 NY2d 282; Luciano v Levine, 232 AD2d 378; [*2]Spinosa v Weinstein, 168 AD2d 32).

The plaintiffs' contention that the Supreme Court erred in dismissing their demand for punitive damages, insofar as it relates to the third cause of action, which alleged fraud, has been rendered academic in light of our determination.
SKELOS, J.P., DICKERSON, LEVENTHAL and COHEN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court