Niemann v. St. Joseph's Hosp. Health Ctr.

Full title: ERICA L. NIEMANN AND DANIEL ELLIS, AS CO-ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF…

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

Date published: Sep 30, 2011

2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 6792 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)

Opinion

1030 CA 11-00662

09-30-2011

ERICA L. NIEMANN AND DANIEL ELLIS, AS CO-ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY W. NIEMANN, DECEASED, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER, RONALD CAPUTO, M.D., SJH CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.

GROSS, SHUMAN, BRIZDLE & GILFILLAN, P.C., BUFFALO (DAVID H. ELIBOL OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS. HANCOCK ESTABROOK, LLP, SYRACUSE (MAUREEN E. MANEY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER. MARTIN, GANOTIS, BROWN, MOULD & CURRIE, P.C., DEWITT (BRIAN M. GARGANO OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS RONALD CAPUTO, M.D. AND SJH CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES.

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PRESENT: , J.P., FAHEY, SCONIERS, GREEN, AND MARTOCHE, JJ.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Deborah H. Karalunas, J.), entered January 11, 2011 in a wrongful death action. The order denied the motion of plaintiffs to vacate a stipulation of discontinuance.

GROSS, SHUMAN, BRIZDLE & GILFILLAN, P.C., BUFFALO (DAVID H. ELIBOL OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS.

HANCOCK ESTABROOK, LLP, SYRACUSE (MAUREEN E. MANEY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER.

MARTIN, GANOTIS, BROWN, MOULD & CURRIE, P.C., DEWITT (BRIAN M. GARGANO OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS RONALD CAPUTO, M.D. AND SJH CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Patricia L. Morgan

Clerk of the Court