At the end of the opening statements in this action for malpractice and assault, defendant moved to dismiss the plaintiff's causes of action on the ground that they are barred by article 8 of the Civil Rights Law, formerly article 2-A of the Civil Practice Act (see, also, Fernandez v Lazar, NYLJ, Sept. 15, 1971, p 19, col 6 [Sp Ct, NY County, LEFF, J.]). I denied this motion and now render this formal opinion.
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