Opinion
2012-05-1
Heather HARJA, also known as Cassidy Harja, et al., appellants, v. Thomas H. MILHORAT, etc., et al., respondents.
Locks Law Firm PLLC, New York, N.Y. (Andrew P. Bell, Gene Locks, Steven P. Knowlton, and Janet C. Walsh of counsel) and Goldsmith, Ctorides & Rodriguez, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Lee S. Goldsmith and Christina Ctorides of counsel), for appellants (one brief filed). Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP, New York, N.Y. (Barbara Goldberg, Anthony M. Sola, Rosaleen T. McCrory, and Nancy J. Block of counsel), for respondents Thomas H. Milhorat, Paolo A. Bolognese, Misao Nishikawa, L. Thierry Remy, Sol N. Mora, Dora Pinkhasova, John Xi Chen, North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc., Chiari Institute, and Harvey Cushing Institutes of Neuroscience.
Locks Law Firm PLLC, New York, N.Y. (Andrew P. Bell, Gene Locks, Steven P. Knowlton, and Janet C. Walsh of counsel) and Goldsmith, Ctorides & Rodriguez, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Lee S. Goldsmith and Christina Ctorides of counsel), for appellants (one brief filed). Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP, New York, N.Y. (Barbara Goldberg, Anthony M. Sola, Rosaleen T. McCrory, and Nancy J. Block of counsel), for respondents Thomas H. Milhorat, Paolo A. Bolognese, Misao Nishikawa, L. Thierry Remy, Sol N. Mora, Dora Pinkhasova, John Xi Chen, North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc., Chiari Institute, and Harvey Cushing Institutes of Neuroscience.
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP, White Plains, N.Y. (Daniel S. Ratner and Daryl Paxson of counsel), for respondent Chanland Roonprapunt.
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for fraud and medical malpractice, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (McCarty, III, J.), entered December 10, 2010, which granted the respective motions of the defendants Thomas H. Milhorat, Paolo A. Bolognese, Misao Nishikawa, L. Thierry Remy, Sol Mora, Dora Pinkhasova, John Xi Chen, North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc., Chiari Institute, and Harvey Cushing Institutes of Neuroscience, and the defendant Chanland Roonprapunt pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(7) to dismiss the third cause of action, which alleged fraud, insofar as asserted against each of them.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.
The Supreme Court properly granted the respective motions of the defendants Thomas H. Milhorat, Paolo A. Bolognese, Misao Nishikawa, L. Thierry Remy, Sol Mora, Dora Pinkhasova, John Xi Chen, North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc., Chiari Institute, and Harvey Cushing Institutes of Neuroscience, and the defendant Chanland Roonprapunt to dismiss the third cause of action, which alleged fraud, insofar as asserted against each of them since the injuries arising from the alleged fraud are no different from those resulting from the alleged lack of informed consent and malpractice ( see Simcuski v. Saeli, 44 N.Y.2d 442, 406 N.Y.S.2d 259, 377 N.E.2d 713; McNamara v. Droesch, 49 A.D.3d 511, 855 N.Y.S.2d 555; Karlin v. IVF Am., 239 A.D.2d 560, 658 N.Y.S.2d 73, mod. on other grounds 93 N.Y.2d 282, 690 N.Y.S.2d 495, 712 N.E.2d 662; Luciano v. Levine, 232 A.D.2d 378, 648 N.Y.S.2d 149; Spinosa v. Weinstein, 168 A.D.2d 32, 571 N.Y.S.2d 747).