¶ Order affirmed, with costs.
¶ Relevant to this appeal is the meaning of "medical malpractice" as that term is used in CPLR 214-a which prescribes a two-year, six-month Statute of Limitations for "medical malpractice" actions. ¶ CPLR 214-a was added by chapter 109 of the Laws of 1975, in response to the perceived medical malpractice insurance crisis involving the lack of adequate medical malpractice insurance coverage in the State (see Mem of State...
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