Court Opinion

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

1322
CA 14-00594
PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., PERADOTTO, CARNI, LINDLEY, AND SCONIERS, JJ.

IN THE MATTER OF SMALL SMILES LITIGATION
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KELLY VARANO, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN
OF INFANT JEREMY BOHN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,

                    V                                               ORDER

FORBA HOLDINGS, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS CHURCH STREET
HEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, FORBA, N.Y., LLC,
FORBA, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC, LLC, FORBA
NY, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC NY, 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., AND
YAQOOB KHAN, D.D.S., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
(APPEAL NO. 1.)

GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP, ALBANY (MATTHEW S. LERNER OF COUNSEL), AND
SMITH, SOVIK, KENDRICK & SUGNET, P.C., SYRACUSE, 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 NY, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC NY, 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.

     Appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County
(Deborah H. Karalunas, J.), entered December 3, 2013. The order
granted the motion of plaintiff for a new trial.
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                                                         CA 14-00594

     It is hereby ORDERED that said appeals are unanimously dismissed
without costs (see Loafin’ Tree Rest. v Pardi [appeal No. 1], 162 AD2d

985, 985).

Entered:   February 6, 2015                    Frances E. Cafarell
                                               Clerk of the Court