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THE FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE THE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT IN THIS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTION WAS NOT A GROUND FOR DIMSISSAL OF THE COMPLAINT (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined, under the facts, plaintiff had not abandoned this medical malpractice action and plaintiff’s failure to timely file the certificate of merit was not a ground for dismissal of the complaint:

… [P]laintiff’s attorney filed an alternative certificate with the complaint that he was unable to timely procure the required consultation in view of the impending statute of limitations in accord with CPLR 3012-a (a) (2). In such an instance, the certificate of merit must be filed within 90 days of commencement, a deadline that plaintiff did not meet … . The mere failure to meet that deadline, however, does not require a dismissal of the action … . … [P]laintiff expressly identified his medical expert in the … discovery response. In his opposing affidavit, plaintiff’s counsel explained that the failure to file the certificate of merit was an oversight, i.e., basic law office failure, and further affirmed that he duly consulted with the physician in accord with the requirements of CPLR 3012-a (a) (1). In any event, plaintiff did not formally move for leave to file a late certificate of merit and, therefore, whether plaintiff established good cause under CPLR 2004 for such leave is not at issue … . … [W]e find no basis to dismiss the complaint based on the certificate of merit issue. Duvernoy v CNY Fertility, PLLC, 2022 NY Slip Op 01084, Third Dept 2-17-22

 

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