{"id":3187,"date":"2021-04-17T09:36:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T13:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3187"},"modified":"2021-04-14T17:37:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T21:37:32","slug":"new-york-appellate-tribunal-agrees-with-lower-court-that-doctors-motion-for-dismissal-for-failure-to-comply-with-discovery-was-properly-denied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-appellate-tribunal-agrees-with-lower-court-that-doctors-motion-for-dismissal-for-failure-to-comply-with-discovery-was-properly-denied\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Appellate Tribunal Agrees with Lower Court That Doctor&#8217;s Motion for Dismissal for Failure to Comply with Discovery Was Properly Denied"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a New York medical malpractice case, there is a strong preference that matters be determined on their merits. This means, among other things, that such a case is rarely dismissed for failure to comply with discovery requests during the litigation process. Generally speaking, the courts prefer to use less drastic measures whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p>Still, dismissal of an otherwise valid claim for failure to abide by procedural requirements is a possibility in some cases. Thus, it is important that a would-be medical negligence litigant seek the counsel of a qualified attorney who can assist with all aspects of the pre-trial, trial, and post-trial phases of the case.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant&#8217;s insurance company will jump at any opportunity to have the plaintiff&#8217;s case dismissed, and an aggressive defense is to be expected. This typically includes an attempt to end the case prior to trial, either via a motion to dismiss or a motion for summary judgment.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-appellate-tribunal-agrees-with-lower-court-that-doctors-motion-for-dismissal-for-failure-to-comply-with-discovery-was-properly-denied\/#more-3187\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a New York medical malpractice case, there is a strong preference that matters be determined on their merits. This means, among other things, that such a case is rarely dismissed for failure to comply with discovery requests during the litigation process. Generally speaking, the courts prefer to use less drastic measures whenever possible. Still, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New York Appellate Tribunal Agrees with Lower Court That Doctor&#039;s Motion for Dismissal for Failure to Comply with Discovery Was Properly Denied &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; April 17, 2021<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a New York medical malpractice case, there is a strong preference that matters be determined on their merits. 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