Opinion
2015-02-6
In re: SMALL SMILES LITIGATION Kelly Varano, as Parent and Natural Guardian of Infant Jeremy Bohn, Plaintiff–Respondent, v. FORBA Holdings, LLC, now Known as Church Street Health Management, LLC, FORBA, N.Y., LLC, FORBA, LLC, now Known as LICSAC, LLC, FORBA N.Y., LLC, now Known as LICSAC N.Y., LLC, DD Marketing, INC., DeRose Management, LLC, Small Smiles Dentistry of Syracuse, LLC, Daniel E. DeRose, Michael A. DeRose, D.D.S., Edward J. DeRose, D.D.S., Adolph R. Padula, D.D.S., William A. Mueller, D.D.S., Michael W. Roumph, Naveed Aman, D.D.S., Koury Bonds, D.D.S., Yaqoob Khan, D.D.S., Defendants–Appellants, et al., Defendants.
Appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Deborah H. Karalunas, J.), entered September 17, 2013. The order, insofar as appealed from, denied in part the summary judgment motions of defendants-appellants. Goldberg Segalla LLP, Albany (Matthew S. Lerner of Counsel), for Defendants–Appellants FORBA Holdings, LLC, now Known as Church Street Health Management, LLC, FORBA, N.Y., LLC and Small Smiles Dentistry of Syracuse, LLC. O'Connor, O'Connor, Bresee & First, P.C., Albany (Lia B. Mitchell of Counsel), for Defendants–Appellants FORBA, LLC, now Known as LICSAC, LLC, FORBA N.Y., LLC, now Known as LICSAC N.Y., LLC, DD Marketing, Inc., DeRose Management,LLC, Daniel E. DeRose, Michael A. DeRose, D.D.S., Edward J. DeRose, D.D.S., Adolph R. Padula, D.D.S., William A. Mueller, D.D.S. and Michael W. Roumph.
Appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Deborah H. Karalunas, J.), entered September 17, 2013. The order, insofar as appealed from, denied in part the summary judgment motions of defendants-appellants.
Goldberg Segalla LLP, Albany (Matthew S. Lerner of Counsel), for Defendants–Appellants FORBA Holdings, LLC, now Known as Church Street Health Management, LLC, FORBA, N.Y., LLC and Small Smiles Dentistry of Syracuse, LLC. O'Connor, O'Connor, Bresee & First, P.C., Albany (Lia B. Mitchell of Counsel), for Defendants–Appellants FORBA, LLC, now Known as LICSAC, LLC, FORBA N.Y., LLC, now Known as LICSAC N.Y., LLC, DD Marketing, Inc., DeRose Management, LLC, Daniel E. DeRose, Michael A. DeRose, D.D.S., Edward J. DeRose, D.D.S., Adolph R. Padula, D.D.S., William A. Mueller, D.D.S. and Michael W. Roumph.
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Albany (Melissa A. Murphy–Petros of Counsel), for Defendants–Appellants Naveed Aman, D.D.S., Koury Bonds, D.D.S. and Yaqoob Khan, D.D.S.
Powers & Santola, LLP, Albany (Michael J. Hutter of Counsel), for Plaintiff–Respondent.
MEMORANDUM:
Defendants-appellants (defendants) appeal from an order denying in part their pretrial motions for summary judgment. We note that, in Varano v. FORBA Holdings, LLC (Appeal No. 2), 125 A.D.3d 1395, –––N.Y.S.3d ––––, 2015 WL 505953 (Feb. 6, 2015), decided herewith, we are reversing the order that granted plaintiff's motion pursuant to CPLR 4404(a) to set aside the verdict, and we are remitting the matter to Supreme Court to decide the motion following an evidentiary hearing. In the interest of judicial economy, we hold this case and reserve decision, pending resolution of that motion ( see generally Buffalo United Charter Sch. v. New York State Pub. Empl. Relations Bd., 107 A.D.3d 1437, 1438, 965 N.Y.S.2d 905). In the event that the court denies plaintiff's motion upon remittal, these appeals by defendants will be moot ( see generally Douglas v. Kingston Income Partners '87, 2 A.D.3d 1079, 1082, 770 N.Y.S.2d 153, lv. denied 2 N.Y.3d 701, 778 N.Y.S.2d 459, 810 N.E.2d 912).
It is hereby ORDERED that the case is held and the decision is reserved. SMITH, J.P., FAHEY, CARNI, VALENTINO, and WHALEN, JJ., concur.