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Lawsuit Prohibited by Unambiguous Release

In reversing the trial court, the Second Department determined a medical malpractice complaint should have been dismissed based on the unambiguous language of a release signed by the plaintiff:

The action should have been dismissed as against defendants-appellants based on the unambiguous language in the release, which clearly intended to put an end to the action …. Given the unambiguous terms of the release, the motion court should not have considered extrinsic evidence… . Bernard v Sayegh, 2013 NY Slip Op 02027, 8619, 111756/06, 1st Dept. 3-26-13

 

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