Williams v. Philips Med. Sys. (Cleveland), Inc.

Full title: THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS…

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

Date published: Jul 7, 2017

2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 5541 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)

Opinion

813 CA 17-00038

07-07-2017

THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS (CLEVELAND), INC., A DIVISION OF PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS MR, INC., PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICAN CORPORATION, PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION AND C.F. MEDICAL, INC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. (APPEAL NO .2.)

JEFFREY R. PARRY, FAYETTEVILLE, FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT. GOODWIN PROCTER LLP, NEW YORK CITY (WILLIAM J. HARRINGTON OF COUNSEL), AND BARCLAY DAMON, LLP, SYRACUSE, FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, CARNI, CURRAN, AND SCUDDER, JJ.

PRESENT:

JEFFREY R. PARRY, FAYETTEVILLE, FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT.

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP, NEW YORK CITY (WILLIAM J. HARRINGTON OF COUNSEL), AND BARCLAY DAMON, LLP, SYRACUSE, FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Donald A. Greenwood, J.), entered May 3, 2016. The order appointed a referee to hear and report on the reasonableness of attorneys' fees.

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

Same memorandum as in Williams v Philips Med. Sys. (Cleveland), Inc. ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [July 7, 2017]).

All concur except Smith and Scudder, JJ., who dissent and vote to reverse in accordance with the same dissenting memorandum as in Williams v Philips Med. Sys. (Cleveland), Inc. ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [July 7, 2017]).

Entered: July 7, 2017

Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court