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West v Genuth
               2024 NY Slip Op 30533(U)
                   February 16, 2024
             Supreme Court, Kings County
         Docket Number: Index No. 507063/21
               Judge: Genine D. Edwards
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  FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 02/20/2024 04:37 PM                                                                  INDEX NO. 507063/2021
  NYSCEF DOC. NO. 149                                                                                RECEIVED NYSCEF: 02/20/2024
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                                                                                    At an IA Term Part 80 of the Supreme
                                                                                    Court of the State of ew York, held in and
                                                                                    for the County of Kings, at the Courthouse,
                                                                                    at 360 Adams Street Brooklyn, ew York
                                                                                    on the 16th day of February 2024.
             PRES E         T:

             HO . GE rNE D. EDWARDS,
                                  Justice.
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             GRA IE WE T as Administratrix of the Goods Chattels,
             and Credits of A DREW WE T Deceased,

                                                Plaintiff,                                   DECISIO /ORDER

                              -against-                                                      Index   o. 507063/21

             LEWI GE UTH M.D.                                                                  ot. Seq.   o. 4
             ADYA TAGECARE PHY ICIA S, P.C.,
             MARGARITA KHOTS A M.D.
             MA YA LI M.D. and
               EW YORK PRE BYTERIA BROOKLY METHODIST HOSPITAL

                                                Defendants.
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             The following e-filed papers read herein:                                                           o.:

              otice of Motion and Affirmation ....... ....... .. ...... . ....... ........... 139-140
             Memorandum of La in Opposition .... ............. ..... . ............... 143-144
             Reply Affirmation ... ..... ............... ........ ...................... ...... 147

                     In this action to recover damag s for medical malpractice and                      rongful death

             defendant Margarita Khat na M.D. Ma a Lin M.D. ("ER [emergency room]

             Attending Lin ) and           ew York Presbyterian Brookl n Methodist Ho pita} ( 'Methodi t )

             jointl move for lea          to r argue the branch of their prior motion that ought summary

             judgment in fa or of ER Attending Lin and Methodi t (the latter as to the potential

             vicarious liability for R Attending Lin) (collectivel                  the Lin defendants ) which           a

             deni d and upon reargum nt, granting summary judgment in favor of the Lin defendants

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           and vacating the prior order to that extent. Defendant Margarita Khotsyna, M.D.

           although a party to both the prior motion and the instant motion, is not moving for leave

           to reargue the prior motion as to her own (and, by extension, Methodist s) liability.

                  Gracie West(' plaintiff) as the administratrix of the good        chattels, and credit

           of Andrew West, deceased (the "patient"), opposes the instant motion, with the notation

           in Point IV of her memorandum of law that she "voluntarily withdraw all claim against

           [Methodist] in relation to the [patient' s] clinic pre entations on June 5 August 14 and

           August 28 of2018."

                                                     Discussion

                  As the Lin defendant correctly pointed out the affirmation of plaintiffs expert

           a double board-certified gastroenterologist and internist, lacked probative value because

           such expert failed to specify that he (or she) had any specific training or expertise in

           emergency medicine, or how he (or she) became familiar with the applicable standards of

           care in the specialized field of emergency medicine. See Corujo v. Caputo, _          A.D.3d

           _, _         .Y .. 2d _   , 2024   .Y. Slip Op. 00756 (2d Dept. 2024).

                  The Court considered the parties remaining contentions and found them

           unavailing. All relief not expressly granted herein is denied.

                                                     Conclusion

                  Accordingly, it is

                  ORDERED that in mot. seq. 4, leave to reargue the prior joint motion in

           mot. seq. 3 of defendants Margarita Khotsyna M.D., Maya Lin M.D. and New York

           Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital for ummary judgment is granted and upon

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           reargument, the prior motion is granted to the extent that plaintiff claims as against

           Maya Lin, M.D. and New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (solely as to

           potential vicarious liability of ER Attending Lin) are dismissed without costs or

           di bur ements and the remainder of th ir prior motion is denied and it is further

                   ORDERED that, on plaintiff's consent, her additional claims a against New

           York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in relation to the patient's clinic

            presentations on June 5 August 14 and August 28, 2018 are dismissed, and it is further

                  ORDERED that the action is severed and continued as against the remaining

            defendants Lewis Genuth, M.D. AdvantageCare Physicians, P.C. , Margarita Khotsyna

            M.D., and New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, and it is further

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                   ORDERED that to reflect the dismissal of defendant Maya Lin, M.D. from this

           action, the caption is amended to read as follows:

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           GRACIE WEST as Administratrix of the Goods Chattels
           and Credits of A DREW WEST Deceased

                                              Plaintiff,
                            -against-

           LEWIS GE UTH, M.D.,
           ADVA TAGECAREPHYSICIA S, P.C.
           MARGARITA KHOT      A M.D. and
            EW YORK PRE BYTERIA BROOKL                     METHODIST HOSPITAL,

                                              Defendants.
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                   and it is further

                   ORDERED that the movants counsel is directed to electronically erve a copy of

           this decision/order with notice of entry on the other parties ' respective counsel and to

            electronically file an affidavit of service with the Kings County Clerk, and it is further

                   ORDERED that the remaining parties are direct d to appear in person for

           Alternative Di pute Resolution on Apri l 16 2024 at 12PM.

                   This con titutes the decision/order of the Court.

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