Imperato v Mount Sinai Med. Ctr.

Imperato v Mount Sinai Med. Ctr. 2012 NY Slip Op 00107 Decided on January 12, 2012 Court of Appeals 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 January 12, 2012
No. 63 SSM 45

[*1]Maryann Imperato, et al., Respondents, The

v

Mount Sinai Medical Center, et al., Appellants.




Submitted by Richard E. Lerner, for appellants.
Submitted by Arnold DiJoseph, III, for respondents.


MEMORANDUM: [*2]

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs. The certified question should be answered by stating that the preclusion order was properly vacated.

Under the circumstances of this case, the Appellate Division correctly determined that plaintiffs demonstrated the existence of a meritorious claim for purposes of avoiding preclusion. Specifically, the expert witness disclosure submitted by plaintiffs pursuant to CPLR 3101 (d) (1) (i) detailed the expert medical opinion evidence supporting the claim.
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules, order affirmed, with costs, and certified question answered by stating that the preclusion order was properly vacated, in a memorandum.
Decided January 12, 2012