RICE, RICHARD J. v. CORASANTI, M.D., JAMES G.

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: November 21, 2014
• Docket: CA 14-00702
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

1066 CA 14-00702 PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., CENTRA, LINDLEY, SCONIERS, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ.

RICHARD J. RICE AND TAMMY A. SCHUELER, AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF ALEXANDRIA M. RICE, DECEASED, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,

V MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JAMES G. CORASANTI, M.D., DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. (APPEAL NO. 2.)

CONNORS & VILARDO, LLP, BUFFALO (TERRENCE M. CONNORS OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS.

LAW OFFICES OF EPSTEIN, GIALLEONARDO & HARTFORD, GETZVILLE (ROBERT L. HARTFORD OF COUNSEL), AND HARRIS BEACH PLLC, BUFFALO, FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (John L. Michalski, A.J.), entered October 11, 2013. The order, insofar as appealed from, denied in part the motion of plaintiffs for a protective order to prevent the disclosure of the mental health records of plaintiffs’ decedent.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order insofar as appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs and the motion is granted in its entirety.

Same Memorandum as in Rice v Corasanti ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [Nov. 21, 2014]).

Entered: November 21, 2014 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court