Lambe v. Lenox Hill Hosp.

Full title: Michael LAMBE, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. LENOX HILL HOSPITAL, et al.…

Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.

Date published: Nov 20, 2012

100 A.D.3d 518 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012)

2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 7865

953 N.Y.S.2d 855

Opinion

2012-11-20

Michael LAMBE, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. LENOX HILL HOSPITAL, et al., Defendants, Smith Carroad Levy P.C., Defendant–Respondent.

Silver & Silver, LLP, New York (Herbert J. Silver of counsel), for appellant. Smith, Carroad, Levy & Wan, Commack (Timothy Wan of counsel), for respondent.

Silver & Silver, LLP, New York (Herbert J. Silver of counsel), for appellant. Smith, Carroad, Levy & Wan, Commack (Timothy Wan of counsel), for respondent.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard F. Braun, J.), entered July 27, 2011, which granted defendant-respondent's (defendant) motion to dismiss the complaint as against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff failed to state a cognizable cause of action as against defendant. Indeed, read generously, the complaint merely alleges that defendant issued restraining notices on a duly filed default judgment, obtained by predecessor counsel. This conduct does not amount to a tort (*856Caribbean Constr. Servs. & Assoc. v. Zurich Ins. Co., 267 A.D.2d 81, 83, 700 N.Y.S.2d 129 [1st Dept. 1999] ).

TOM, J.P., ANDRIAS, SAXE, ACOSTA, FREEDMAN, JJ., concur.